Patents by Inventor Barbara Allyn Vozar

Barbara Allyn Vozar 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).

  • System and Method for Identifying Redirected Calls
    Publication number: 20090304171
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing information regarding an incoming call are provided. A particular method includes generating a first distinctive ring at a communication device receiving the incoming call when the incoming call is received without being redirected. The method also includes generating a second distinctive ring at the communication device when the incoming call is a redirected call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry B. Pearson, Dianna Inara Tiliks, John Wesley Moss, Barbara Allyn Vozar, Robert Carl Hager
  • System and method for identifying redirected calls
    Patent number: 7596216
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying redirected calls are provided. A particular method includes receiving a redirected call. When the redirected call is redirected from a first address, the method includes generating a first distinctive ring at a communication device. When the redirected call is not redirected from the first address, the method includes generating a second distinctive ring at the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry B. Pearson, Dianna Inara Tiliks, John Wesley Moss, Barbara Allyn Vozar, Robert Carl Hager
  • System and Method for Identifying Redirected Calls
    Publication number: 20090028319
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying redirected calls are provided. A particular method includes receiving a redirected call. When the redirected call is redirected from a first address, the method includes generating a first distinctive ring at a communication device. When the redirected call is not redirected from the first address, the method includes generating a second distinctive ring at the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry B. Pearson, Dianna Inara Tiliks, John Wesley Moss, Barbara Allyn Vozar, Robert Carl Hager
  • System and method for identifying redirected calls
    Patent number: 7450710
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying redirected calls are provided. A method may include receiving data related to a call termination request. The call termination request may indicate call redirection. The method may also include selecting one of a plurality of distinctive rings in response to the data related to the call termination request. A first distinctive ring is selected when a redirect number address associated with the call termination request does not match a specified redirect number address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry B. Pearson, Dianna Tiliks, John W. Moss, Barbara Allyn Vozar, Robert Carl Hager
  • System and method for identifying redirected calls
    Patent number: 7239690
    Abstract: In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a system for identifying redirected calls that includes a service switch point and a service control point. The service switch point is coupled to a communications network. The service switch point is configured to receive a call termination request that indicates call redirection. The service control point is coupled to the service switch point and is configured to direct the service switch point to utilize a distinctive ring in response to receiving the call termination request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry B. Pearson, Diana Tiliks, John W. Moss, Barbara Allyn Vozar, Robert Carl Hager