Patents by Inventor Jerry Crawford

Jerry Crawford 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).

  • Publication number: 20210335141
    Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for improving cash management system operation. In one implementation, a method for improving cash management system operation includes detecting an intervention event in connection with user activity of a user involving a cash management system. The method determines whether the intervention event meets an intervention threshold. A customized intervention particular to the intervention event and a the user is generated when the intervention event meets the intervention threshold. The customized intervention is output for presentation to the user. The customized intervention improves the user activity involving the cash management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Darren Taylor, John T. Lee, Jerry Crawford, Steven Remis, Christopher Shelton
  • Patent number: 10510099
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a memory and a processor for performing operations including accessing a user persona comprising a plurality of attributes and a plurality of content preferences of a user of a communication device, presenting at an interactive site a plurality of content suggestions that are generated according to the user persona, receiving a content selection from a presentation of the plurality of content suggestions at the interactive site, and updating the plurality of content preferences of the user persona according to the content selection. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Jerry Crawford, Quyen Quach
  • Patent number: 10455410
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting sensor data obtained from a sensor of a device, such as a mobile communication device. An operational capability is determined based on the sensor data, and a determination is made that the operational capability is not available at the device. In response to determining that the operational capability is not available at the device, an application program is identified based on the operational capability and a transfer is facilitated of the application program to the device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Patent number: 10171390
    Abstract: A request for assistance from a user employing a first user device is received. The request is converted into a plurality of formatted requests. Each formatted request is formatted for receipt by a respective recipient in the list of recipients. Each of the plurality of formatted requests is broadcasted to each respective recipient in the list of recipients. A location of the first user device is provided to each recipient in the list of recipients. An assistance response to the request is received. The assistance response is sent by a particular recipient in the list of recipients. A message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients, other than the particular recipient, indicating that the particular recipient provided the assistance response. Upon receiving an update message from the particular recipient, the update message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients other than the particular recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Publication number: 20170366489
    Abstract: A request for assistance from a user employing a first user device is received. The request is converted into a plurality of formatted requests. Each formatted request is formatted for receipt by a respective recipient in the list of recipients. Each of the plurality of formatted requests is broadcasted to each respective recipient in the list of recipients. A location of the first user device is provided to each recipient in the list of recipients. An assistance response to the request is received. The assistance response is sent by a particular recipient in the list of recipients. A message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients, other than the particular recipient, indicating that the particular recipient provided the assistance response. Upon receiving an update message from the particular recipient, the update message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients other than the particular recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Publication number: 20170353530
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting sensor data obtained from a sensor of a device, such as a mobile communication device. An operational capability is determined based on the sensor data, and a determination is made that the operational capability is not available at the device. In response to determining that the operational capability is not available at the device, an application program is identified based on the operational capability and a transfer is facilitated of the application program to the device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Patent number: 9781063
    Abstract: A request for assistance from a user employing a first user device is received. The request is converted into a plurality of formatted requests. Each formatted request is formatted for receipt by a respective recipient in the list of recipients. Each of the plurality of formatted requests is broadcasted to each respective recipient in the list of recipients. A location of the first user device is provided to each recipient in the list of recipients. An assistance response to the request is received. The assistance response is sent by a particular recipient in the list of recipients. A message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients, other than the particular recipient, indicating that the particular recipient provided the assistance response. Upon receiving an update message from the particular recipient, the update message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients other than the particular recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Publication number: 20160099895
    Abstract: A request for assistance from a user employing a first user device is received. The request is converted into a plurality of formatted requests. Each formatted request is formatted for receipt by a respective recipient in the list of recipients. Each of the plurality of formatted requests is broadcasted to each respective recipient in the list of recipients. A location of the first user device is provided to each recipient in the list of recipients. An assistance response to the request is received. The assistance response is sent by a particular recipient in the list of recipients. A message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients, other than the particular recipient, indicating that the particular recipient provided the assistance response. Upon receiving an update message from the particular recipient, the update message is broadcasted to each recipient in the list of recipients other than the particular recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Publication number: 20160071157
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a memory and a processor for performing operations including accessing a user persona comprising a plurality of attributes and a plurality of content preferences of a user of a communication device, presenting at an interactive site a plurality of content suggestions that are generated according to the user persona, receiving a content selection from a presentation of the plurality of content suggestions at the interactive site, and updating the plurality of content preferences of the user persona according to the content selection. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Jerry Crawford, Quyen Quach
  • Patent number: 8634519
    Abstract: A message greeting system receives a notification that a party is unavailable in response to a communication initiated by a contacting party. In response to receiving the notification, the message greeting system acquires contextual data associated with the contacting party, determines a message greeting that is appropriate for the contacting party based upon the contextual data, acquires the appropriate message greeting, and sends the appropriate message greeting to a contacting party device associated with the contacting party. The appropriate message greeting includes a message greeting that is usable by the contacting party given a context in which the contacting party is involved as identified by the contextual data. In some embodiments, the message greeting system acquires the appropriate message greeting by adapting an inappropriate message greeting for the context in which the contacting party is involved, thereby creating the appropriate message greeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Publication number: 20130322607
    Abstract: A message greeting system receives a notification that a party is unavailable in response to a communication initiated by a contacting party. In response to receiving the notification, the message greeting system acquires contextual data associated with the contacting party, determines a message greeting that is appropriate for the contacting party based upon the contextual data, acquires the appropriate message greeting, and sends the appropriate message greeting to a contacting party device associated with the contacting party. The appropriate message greeting includes a message greeting that is usable by the contacting party given a context in which the contacting party is involved as identified by the contextual data. In some embodiments, the message greeting system acquires the appropriate message greeting by adapting an inappropriate message greeting for the context in which the contacting party is involved, thereby creating the appropriate message greeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Patent number: 8509395
    Abstract: A message greeting system receives a notification that a party is unavailable in response to a communication initiated by a contacting party. In response to receiving the notification, the message greeting system acquires contextual data associated with the contacting party, determines a message greeting that is appropriate for the contacting party based upon the contextual data, acquires the appropriate message greeting, and sends the appropriate message greeting to a contacting party device associated with the contacting party. The appropriate message greeting includes a message greeting that is usable by the contacting party given a context in which the contacting party is involved as identified by the contextual data. In some embodiments, the message greeting system acquires the appropriate message greeting by adapting an inappropriate message greeting for the context in which the contacting party is involved, thereby creating the appropriate message greeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventor: Jerry Crawford
  • Publication number: 20020057289
    Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for providing a component customization and personalization function. The method comprises the steps of providing a user station including (a) a user interface, and (b) a manufacturing subsystem; enabling a user, via the user interface, to access a graphics subsystem to define a desired design to be placed on a consumer product; receiving, at the manufacturing subsystem, data descriptive of the desired design; and manufacturing, by the manufacturing subsystem at the user station, at least one component of the consumer product to have the desired design. A further step employs an e-commerce engine to conduct a financial transaction with the user in order to make an accounting for the manufactured component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2000
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Jerry Crawford, Kari Hiltunen