Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080212746 | System and Method for Communicating Medical Alerts - A system and method for communication based on a condition of a user. A VoIP telephone is linked with a device for monitoring one or more health metrics of a user. The one or more health metrics of the user are received from the device. A speaker of the VoIP telephone is enabled to make a call in response to determining the one or more health metrics are not within a pre-defined rage. A receiving party is called in response to determining the one or more health metrics are not within a pre-defined range. | 09-04-2008 |
20090271522 | System, Method and Apparatus For On-Demand Recording Of A Communication Session - A method for on-demand recording of a communication session according to one embodiment includes establishing a communication session between a first communication device and a second communication device. The method further includes receiving a request to initiate recording of the communication session at a network server in response to a user input. The method still further includes recording the communication session by the network server in response to receiving the recording request, and storing the recorded communication session in a storage device associated with the network server. | 10-29-2009 |
20090273810 | INTEGRATING TARGETED ADS IN FAXES - A system and method for inserting an advertisement for a document to be faxed. In this embodiment, a processor may be configured to determine a category associated with content in a document being faxed. The processor may select at least one advertisement that is related to the associated category. A determination may be made for a location within the document being communicated for one or more advertisements to be positioned. The processor may be further configured to place one or more selected advertisement into the determined location in the document being communicated. | 11-05-2009 |
20090281937 | System, Method and Apparatus for Associating a Credit Card Account with Sub-Account Codes - A system, method, and apparatus for processing a purchase transaction includes receiving a purchase request associated with an item of purchase. The purchase request includes sub-account information associated with a sub-account of a credit account. The method further includes associating at least one approved purchase category with the sub-account information, and determining a purchase category of the item. If the purchase category of the item is not in an approved purchase category, the method further includes sending a notification message to an account holder associated with the credit account. Embodiments further include denying purchase of the item if the purchase category is not in an approved purchase category, and authorizing purchase of the item if the purchase category is in an approved purchase category. | 11-12-2009 |
20090305683 | System, Method and Apparatus for Remotely Configuring Selective Call Features - A method, system and apparatus for remotely configuring selective call features includes receiving a selective call feature request message addressed to a feature configuration address associated with a first communication device from a second communication device. The selective call feature request message includes a selective call feature command. The method further includes enabling a selective call feature indicated by the selective call feature command for the first communication device. In various embodiments, the selective call feature request message is a text message. In some embodiments, the method further includes sending a selective call feature acknowledgment message to the second communication device. The selective call feature acknowledgment message indicates that the selective call feature is enabled for the first communication device. In various embodiments, the selective call feature request message includes a selective call forwarding command, a selective call acceptance command, or a selective call rejection command. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307090 | System and Method for Inserting Advertisements in Voicemail - A method and system for inserting targeted advertisements into voicemail. User demographics, location of the user, and/or keywords within the voicemail may be used to target advertisements to customers, thus providing relevant advertisements within the voicemail to the customers. One embodiment includes receiving a voicemail for delivery to a recipient. One or more keywords received in the voicemail may be identified. An advertisement may be selected in response to the identification of one or more keywords. The selected advertisement may be sent with the voicemail. | 12-10-2009 |
20090312040 | System and method for inserting advertisements into SMS messages - A method and system for inserting advertisements into text messages includes receiving a text message for delivery to a user. One or more keywords received in the text message may be identified. An advertisement may be associated with the identified one or more keywords. The associated advertisement may be sent to the user with the text message. | 12-17-2009 |
20090323912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A USER OF A TELEPHONE ABOUT ANOTHER PARTY ON A TELEPHONE CALL - A system and method for displaying information to a user of a telephone during a telephone call may include requesting information from a plurality of applications in response to receiving data indicative of a telecommunications device during a telephone call. The information may include information associated with a second user of the telecommunications device. The information received from the applications may be displayed for the first user to view during the telephone call. | 12-31-2009 |
20090323919 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED CALL FORWARDING FUNCTIONALITY - A system and method for providing call forwarding. Telephone information of one or more telephones assigned to a user may be stored, where the telephone information may include location coordinates (e.g., GPS coordinates). Telephone information, including location coordinates, of one or more telephones assigned to an organization of which the user is associated may be stored. The organization may be an employer of the user, for example. If call forwarding is enabled by the user, then a call to a wireless device of the user may cause a determination as to whether the wireless device is within a predetermined range of a telephone assigned to either the user or organization may be made. A distinctive ring may be generated to notify the user that a call forwarding call is being received. | 12-31-2009 |
20090326939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSCRIBING AND DISPLAYING SPEECH DURING A TELEPHONE CALL - A system and method for providing speech transcription to a user during a telephone call may include a receiver configured to receive a telecommunications signal forming a telephone call. The telecommunications signal communicates speech data representative of words spoken by a telephone call participant. A processing unit may be in communication with the receiver and be configured to transcribe the speech data representative of words into text. A display unit may be in communication with the processing unit and be configured to display the text for a user during the telephone call. | 12-31-2009 |
20100002718 | Content Downloading Over TDM With Download Pausing - A telecommunications device and method for downloading content using Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) includes receiving a request for content to be downloaded using TDM. The content may be communicated in response to receiving the content request. In response to receiving a call request for use of a telephone line, a download status of the telephone line may be determined. If the download status of the telephone line is indicative of content being downloaded, the content may be suspended from being communicated to enable a call associated with the call request to be connected with the telephone line. Otherwise, if the download status of the telephone line is not indicative of content being downloaded, a call associated with the call request may be connected with the telephone line. | 01-07-2010 |
20100009665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY CALL FORWARDING SERVICES - A system and method for forwarding a telephone call includes routing a telephone call from a calling party to a first telephone of a called party. A determination may be made that the telephone call was not answered by the called party. A determination may be made as to whether the telephone call is to be forwarded to an unrelated second telephone within a predetermined distance of the first telephone. Geographic coordinates of the first telephone may be determined. A determination of geographic coordinates of at least one second telephone may be made. A determination as to whether the at least one unrelated second telephone is within the predetermined distance of the first telephone. An unrelated second telephone determined to be within the predetermined distance of the first telephone may be selected. The telephone call may be forwarded to the selected unrelated second telephone. | 01-14-2010 |
20100022220 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING INFORMATION FROM A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for projecting information from a wireless messaging device. User preferences are received for projecting the information. An event is detected. Information regarding the event is projected onto a surface in response to detecting the event. | 01-28-2010 |
20100022274 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PROJECTION ENABLED VOIP PHONE - A system and method for projecting information from a phone. User preferences are received for projection. The user preferences indicate information associated with one or more types of communications. A communication is received. A determination is made whether the received communication is one of the one or more types of communications associated with the user preferences. The indicated information associated with the received communication is projected in response to the determination. The indicated information being projected by a projector integrated with the phone onto a display surface. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023975 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER SERVICES ON A PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for providing digital video recorder services with a portable wireless device (PWD). The PWD includes at least a transceiver, a processing unit and a memory unit. The transceiver receives a video content signal transmitted from a broadcaster of mobile broadcast digital TV, and an electronic program guide (EPG). The processing unit is in communication with the transceiver and the memory unit and the processing unit: stores the TV programming information on the memory unit; displays, responsive to a first user input, the TV programming information; records on the memory unit, responsive to a second user input, a selected video content signal received by the transceiver; and plays back the selected video content signal, responsive to a third user input, from the memory unit. | 01-28-2010 |
20100040215 | System and Method for Routing Calls to Multiple Communication Devices Associated with One Phone Number - An embodiment of a method for routing an incoming call includes receiving an incoming call addressed to a single phone number associated with a plurality of users at a network routing device. The method further includes determining, by the network routing device, an incoming caller identifier associated with the incoming call and determining, by the network routing device whether the incoming caller identifier matches at least one caller identifier in a caller list associated with at least one particular user of the plurality of users. If the caller identifier matches a caller identifier in a caller list associated with the particular user, the incoming call is routed, by the network routing device, to at least one telephone associated with the particular user. | 02-18-2010 |
20100091762 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR USER-INITIATED PROVISIONING OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An embodiment of a method and apparatus for provisioning of a communication device includes receiving a registration request from a first communication device. The registration request includes an address associated with the first communication device. The method further includes registering the first communication device in response to receiving the registration request, placing a call request to the first communication device, and establishing a call session with the first communication device. The method further includes prompting a user of the first communication device for a user identifier, and receiving a user identifier from the user of the first communication device. The method still further includes sending one or more configuration parameters associated with the user identifier to the first communication device. The one or more configuration parameters are operable to configure the first communication device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100106612 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ONLINE SMS GAMES - In accordance with the disclosed embodiments, a system and method is presented for providing online SMS games to any SMS equipped device without having to install any additional applications on the SMS equipped device. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a text message from a SMS equipped device. The method sends a text message that includes a list of available online SMS games to the SMS equipped device. The method receives a text message from the SMS equipped device that indicates a selected SMS game from the list of available online SMS games. The method sends a text message to the SMS equipped device to initiate playing of the selected SMS game. | 04-29-2010 |
20100277563 | VIDEO CONFERENCING EYEWEAR - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for enabling a user to participate in a videoconference. For example, in one embodiment, a video conferencing eyewear apparatus that includes a network interface for receiving a data stream from a video conference server, the data stream including a video and audio associated with a first party, and a shared presentation. In addition, the video conferencing eyewear apparatus includes a data storage component that stores computer executable instructions; and a processor that executes the computer executable instructions to display the video on a first display of the video conferencing eyewear apparatus; display the shared presentation on a second display of the video conferencing eyewear apparatus; and output the audio to an audio output component of video conferencing eyewear apparatus. | 11-04-2010 |
20110193934 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING AND PROJECTION UTILIZING A HAND HELD DEVICE - A system, method, and hand held device configured for video conferencing. The hand held device includes display logic operable to determine that a communication includes displayable content. The hand held device further includes a projector in communication with the display logic. The projector is operable to project the displayable content onto a surface. The hand held device further includes a camera in communication with the display logic. The camera is operable to capture an image of the user. The displayable content and the image are utilized for a video communication. | 08-11-2011 |
20120196606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED CALL FORWARDING FUNCTIONALITY - The disclosed embodiments include a method of determining a particular communications device to signal in order to contact a user associated with an organization. The method includes storing a plurality of device locations in memory. Each device location is associated with a facility of the organization and is also associated with one of a plurality of communications devices. The method includes receiving a current location of a wireless device associated with the user, comparing the received current location and one or more of the device locations, and determining the distance between the current location and the one or more of the device. The method involves selecting the particular communications device to signal from the plurality of communications devices in response to the determined distance. A ring signal is sent to the particular communications device in order to contact the user associated with the organization. | 08-02-2012 |
20120322419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING INFORMATION FROM A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system and method for projecting information from a wireless device. User preferences are received for projecting the information. An available projector is determined from a number of projectors. The information regarding the event is automatically projected from the available projector onto a surface in response to detecting the event and according to the user preferences. | 12-20-2012 |
20130194373 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTION UTILIZING A WIRELESS DEVICE - A system, method, and wireless device configured for projecting displayable content. The wireless device includes display logic operable to determine that displayable content is available to the wireless device. The wireless device further includes at least two projectors in communication with the display logic, wherein the at least two projectors are operable to project the displayable content onto a surface. | 08-01-2013 |
20130273896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED CALL FORWARDING FUNCTIONALITY - The disclosed embodiments include a method of determining a particular communications device to signal in order to contact a user. The method includes storing a plurality of device locations in memory. The method includes determining a current location of a user or user device in response to receiving a communication request, comparing the received current location and one or more of the device locations, and selecting a particular communications device to route the communication request. A distinctive call forwarded ring signal may be sent to the particular communications device in order to indicate to the user that the call is intended for the user. | 10-17-2013 |
20140259068 | System, Method, and Apparatus for Providing Digital Video Recorder Services on a Portable Wireless Device - Methods and apparatus for providing digital video recorder services with a portable wireless device (PWD). The PWD includes at least a transceiver, a processing unit and a memory unit. The transceiver receives a video content signal transmitted from a broadcaster of mobile broadcast digital TV, and an electronic program guide (EPG). The processing unit is in communication with the transceiver and the memory unit and the processing unit: stores the TV programming information on the memory unit; displays, responsive to a first user input, the TV programming information; records on the memory unit, responsive to a second user input, a selected video content signal received by the transceiver; and plays back the selected video content signal, responsive to a third user input, from the memory unit. | 09-11-2014 |
20140369240 | System and Method for Providing Information to a User of a Telephone about Another Party on a Telephone Call - A system and method for displaying information to a user of a telephone during a telephone call may include requesting information from a plurality of applications in response to receiving data indicative of a telecommunications device during a telephone call. The information may include information associated with a second user of the telecommunications device. The information received from the applications may be displayed for the first user to view during the telephone call. | 12-18-2014 |
20150078373 | System, Method, and Apparatus for User-Initiated Provisioning of a Communication Device - An embodiment of a method and apparatus for provisioning of a communication device includes receiving a registration request from a first communication device. The registration request includes an address associated with the first communication device. The method further includes registering the first communication device in response to receiving the registration request, placing a call request to the first communication device, and establishing a call session with the first communication device. The method further includes prompting a user of the first communication device for a user identifier, and receiving a user identifier from the user of the first communication device. The method still further includes sending one or more configuration parameters associated with the user identifier to the first communication device. The one or more configuration parameters are operable to configure the first communication device. | 03-19-2015 |