Patents

US 9325656 B2: Negotiated call delivery capability

Granted
2016-04-26
Filed
2014-09-18 application 14490568
Type
Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract

According to the invention, a method for establishing a personal communication between an originating end and a terminating end of a communication system is disclosed. In one step, a first number of personal communication modes associated with the originating end is retrieved. A determination is made if a second number of personal communication modes associated with the terminating end comprises any personal communication modes compatible with the first number of personal communication modes. A compatible personal communication mode from the first number of personal communication modes and the second number of personal communication modes is chosen to indicate the compatible personal communication mode to the terminating end.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160426.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
Qwest Communications International Inc. 105 patentsUS company or organizationDenver, COQWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationallyPVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Steven E. NorbyLafayette, CO5PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communicationH04L51/226PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10
H04MTelephonic communicationH04M3/42229PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2024-03-25Release of security interest
Release of security interest
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A, AS SUCCESSOR TO WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-03-22QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. MONROE, LA66885/917PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2020-01-24Security interest Security interest
Notes security agreement
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2020-01-24WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY51692/646PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2017-11-01Security interest Security interest
Security interest
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. signed 2017-11-01BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC44652/829PASDL, file of 2026-10-15
2015-01-15Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
NORBY, STEVEN E. signed 2001-06-01QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DENVER, CO34723/465ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.

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