Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Y. Fung

Elizabeth Y. Fung 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).

  • Country-based language selection
    Patent number: 6069939
    Abstract: A method for providing a called party with audio messages/prompts in a language selected by the caller or a language spoken in the called party's geographic location comprises the steps of determining the geographic location of the called party; selecting a language from a plurality of language selections by a calling party for delivery of audio prompts to the called party in response to the determined geographic location of the called party; and providing the called party with audio messages/prompts in a selected language. Alternatively, the called party may be provided with audio prompts/messages in a language selected by a calling party through a method comprising the steps of determining dialed digits that identify the called party; selecting a language from a plurality of languages for delivery of audio prompts in response to determined dialed digits; and providing the called party with audio prompts in a language selected by the calling party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: AT&T Corp
    Inventors: Elizabeth Y. Fung, Shubert A. Hau, Walter H. Hawkins, A. Helen McGrath, Christine Patricia Peterson