Patents by Inventor Ann Wander Shaub

Ann Wander Shaub has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Presence lite
    Patent number: 8005463
    Abstract: A service is provided to cell phone subscribers to improve reachability. A home location register node maintains state information on a subscriber's cell phone status. Cell phone status information includes: off; on, registered and available to receive calls; on, registered but busy participating in an ongoing call; on, registered but temporarily unavailable; and on, registered but unattended. Temporarily unavailable is further qualified: poor reception location, high interference, cell throughput saturation, intentional user disposition. Long term unavailability may also be inferred and indicated depending on the device and/or system status. When a call to a subscriber's cell phone cannot be completed or is not answered, the service annunciates the reason to the calling party. The calling party can then make a more informed decision as to when to reattempt the call and is more likely to reattempt the call. The service is provided in conjunction with call forwarding to landlines phones and/or voicemail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignees: Verizon Laboratories Inc., Verizon Services Corp.
    Inventors: Gregory Wayne Cermak, Douglas Reynold Jones, Timothy Wayne Schmidt, Sandra Kelly Teare, Eric Andrew Goodheart, Margaret Malagon, Elizabeth Louise Fuller, Aaron Joseph Dagen, David Anthony Fay, Piotr Kajetan Boni, Beth Shelley Davis, Dermot Anthony Murray, Ann Wander Shaub, Joanne Snare LaCourse
  • PRESENCE LITE
    Publication number: 20100297986
    Abstract: A service is provided to cell phone subscribers to improve reachability. A home location register node maintains state information on a subscriber's cell phone status. Cell phone status information includes: off; on, registered and available to receive calls; on, registered but busy participating in an ongoing call; on, registered but temporarily unavailable; and on, registered but unattended. Temporarily unavailable is further qualified: poor reception location, high interference, cell throughput saturation, intentional user disposition. Long term unavailability may also be inferred and indicated depending on the device and/or system status. When a call to a subscriber's cell phone cannot be completed or is not answered, the service annunciates the reason to the calling party. The calling party can then make a more informed decision as to when to reattempt the call and is more likely to reattempt the call. The service is provided in conjunction with call forwarding to landlines phones and/or voicemail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: VERIZON SERVICES CORP.
    Inventors: Gregory Wayne Cermak, Douglas Reynold Jones, Margaret Malagon, Elizabeth Louise Fuller, Aaron Joseph Dagen, Dermot Anthony Murray, Ann Wander Shaub, Joanne Snare LaCourse, David Anthony Fay, Piotr Kajetan Boni, Beth Shelley Davis, Timothy Wayne Schmidt, Sandra Kelly Teare, Eric Andrew Goodheart
  • Presence lite
    Patent number: 7773974
    Abstract: A service is provided to cell phone subscribers to improve reachability. A home location register node maintains state information on a subscriber's cell phone status. Cell phone status information includes: off; on, registered and available to receive calls; on, registered but busy participating in an ongoing call; on, registered but temporarily unavailable; and on, registered but unattended. Temporarily unavailable is further qualified: poor reception location, high interference, cell throughput saturation, intentional user disposition. Long term unavailability may also be inferred and indicated depending on the device and/or system status. When a call to a subscriber's cell phone cannot be completed or is not answered, the service annunciates the reason to the calling party. The calling party can then make a more informed decision as to when to reattempt the call and is more likely to reattempt the call. The service is provided in conjunction with call forwarding to landlines phones and/or voicemail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Verizon Services Corp.
    Inventors: Gregory Wayne Cermak, Douglas Reynold Jones, Timothy Wayne Schmidt, Sandra Kelly Teare, Eric Andrew Goodheart, Margaret Malagon, Elizabeth Louise Fuller, Aaron Joseph Dagen, David Anthony Fay, Piotr Kajetan Boni, Beth Shelley Davis, Dermot Anthony Murray, Ann Wander Shaub, Joanne Snare LaCourse