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BELLSOUTH CORP

Overview
  • Total Patents
    321
About

BELLSOUTH CORP has a total of 321 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1985. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets telecommunications, digital networks and machines are TECNOMEN OY, ASPECT TELECOMM CORP and ACCESSLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing BELLSOUTH CORPs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Comer Edward I 25
#2 Comer Edward Irby 23
#3 Weisser Frank J Jr 20
#4 Cardina Donald M 16
#5 Frerking Melvin Duane 16
#6 Chambers Craig Brent 15
#7 Malik Dale W 14
#8 Desai Nailesh B 12
#9 Smets Raymond J 12
#10 Kraus Evan 12

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
CA2264430A1 System and method for managing customer blocking of advanced intelligent network services
AU1915999A Method and system for transmitting information to a cellular telephone
AU9476798A Digital telepathology imaging system with bandwidth optimization and virtual focus control functions
US6356756B1 Method and system for routing calls to a wireless telecommunications services platform
US6324269B1 Method and system for billing remote calls as if made from a primary line
WO9905849A1 Apparatus for protecting coin-operated telephones from vandalism and larceny
WO9856190A2 Processes and systems for dynamically measuring switch traffic
US6070372A Auxiliary fold-out room
US6154535A Methods and system for obtaining processing information relating to a communication
WO9844441A1 A system and method for associating services information with selected elements of an organization
IL130735D0 Method and system for tracking network use
US5889835A Method and system for testing a transmission line in a non-addressable network for continuity
US5903636A System and method for providing caller identification in conjunction with calling card calls
US6415281B1 Arranging records in a search result to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database
AU3504897A A system and a method to provide an audio calling name service implemented through an advanced intelligent network
US6151500A Method and apparatus for directing a wireless communication to a wireline unit
US5852657A Method for visual delivery to a caller of selected information associated with a telephone number in an advanced intelligent network via public switch telephone network
US5937168A Routing information within an adaptive routing architecture of an information retrieval system
US5901201A Switch-based line continuity verification method and system
US6286011B1 System and method for recording transactions using a chronological list superimposed on an indexed list