Inventor · Plano, TX, US

Eric Valentine

75Patents
30h-index
26Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1995 → Oct 30, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6011973A Method and apparatus for restricting operation of cellular telephones to well delineated geographical areas Electricity 403 Expired
US6185426A System, method, and apparatus for delivery of location information about caller Electricity 208 Expired
US6175743A System and method for delivery of short message service messages to a restricted group of subscribers Electricity 161 Expired
US5978673A Providing location-based call forwarding within a mobile telecommunications network Electricity 144 Expired
US6018654A Method and apparatus for downloading tones to mobile terminals Electricity 134 Expired
US6327267A Systems and methods for routing a message through a signaling network associated with a public switched telephone network (PSTN), including a method for performing global title routing on an internet protocol (IP) address Electricity 123 Expired
US5987318A Call conference within a home zone Electricity 98 Expired
US7366157B1 Methods and system for routing emergency calls through the internet Electricity 89 Expired
US5943619A Shared interworking of subscriber features within mobile telecommunications networks Electricity 89 Expired
US6317609A System and method for transporting digital speech and digital pictures Electricity 85 Expired
US6081731A Selective carrier denial for mobile subscribers Electricity 72 Expired
US6477366B1 System and method for virtual citizen's band radio in a cellular network Electricity 65 Expired
US5815808A Location based screening in a mobile telecommunications system Electricity 58 Expired
US8068952B2 Interworking among automobile buses, portable user equipment and mobile networks Electricity 58 Active
US6408182B1 Redundant mobile switching center (MSC) architecture for a radio telecommunications network Electricity 51 Expired
US5878338A System and method of restricting incoming calls by comparing the forwarded-from directory number to a directory number stored within the network Electricity 51 Expired
US6442394B1 Systems and methods for providing vehicular traffic information to a mobile station (MS) through a wireless telecommunications network Electricity 48 Expired
US6356755B1 Methods and arrangements for controlling re-registration of a mobile communications station based on satellite call optimization Electricity 45 Expired
US5966653A Validating a forward-to-number within a mobile telecommunications system Electricity 44 Expired
US6363253B1 System and method for flash call setup in an internet protocol based cellular network Electricity 43 Expired
US6112090A System and method for forwarding calling party information Electricity 40 Expired
US5924041A Method and apparatus for providing a dispatch system in a cellular radiotelephone system Electricity 40 Expired
US5819180A Automatic call generator with a mobile telecommunications network based upon mobile subscriber's location Electricity 39 Expired
US6791988B1 Processing of calls terminating in a packet switched protocol based cellular communication network Electricity 39 Expired
US5884170A Subscriber feature controlled high penetration messaging Electricity 36 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.