Patents by Inventor Jennifer Ann Pierce

Jennifer Ann Pierce 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 effecting special number communications by a multi-mode phone using a preferred mode
    Patent number: 8180320
    Abstract: A method for effecting emergency service communications using a preferred mode by a communication station configured for communicating using multiple modes includes: (a) evaluating the multiple modes to identify a plurality of extant operationally viable modes for the communication station; (b) evaluating the plurality of extant operationally viable modes to identify the preferred mode among the plurality of extant operationally viable modes; the preferred mode having a generally best communicating milieu among the plurality of extant operationally viable modes; and (c) initiating the emergency service communications employing the preferred mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventor: Jennifer Ann Pierce
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTING SPECIAL NUMBER COMMUNICATIONS BY A MULTI-MODE PHONE USING A PREFERRED MODE
    Publication number: 20110009088
    Abstract: A method for effecting emergency service communications using a preferred mode by a communication station configured for communicating using multiple modes includes: (a) evaluating the multiple modes to identify a plurality of extant operationally viable modes for the communication station; (b) evaluating the plurality of extant operationally viable modes to identify the preferred mode among the plurality of extant operationally viable modes; the preferred mode having a generally best communicating milieu among the plurality of extant operationally viable modes; and (c) initiating the emergency service communications employing the preferred mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: WEST CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jennifer Ann Pierce
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AVAILING INFORMATION RELATING TO A CIRCUMSTANCE
    Publication number: 20100093306
    Abstract: A system for effecting wireless emergency service communication using text messaging includes: (a) at least one network configured for treating received text messaging; each respective network identifying emergency service text communications among the received text messaging; (b) at least one request distributing unit coupled with the at least one network for receiving the emergency service text communications; and (c) at least one emergency service network coupled with the at least one request distributing unit. Each received emergency service text communication is evaluated by at least one of a network and a request distributing unit to ascertain a communication originating locus relating to each received emergency service text communication. Each received emergency service text communication is distributed within the at least one emergency service network by at least one request distributing unit according to the respective communication originating locus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: WEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuen-Yih Hwang, Shreenidhi Bharadwaj, Michael Arthur Koepke, Jennifer Ann Pierce