Patents by Inventor Joseph Brian Burton

Joseph Brian Burton 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).

  • Customized ring tones for mobile phones based on context information
    Patent number: 8977249
    Abstract: A method in one embodiment includes receiving, by a mobile client device, an incoming call sent by a caller, a caller ID being associated with the incoming call. A node connected to a packet-based network is accessed to obtain information about the caller. Information about the caller is then received from the node by the mobile client device. This information is applied to a set of client rules that selects a specific ring tone from a plurality of ring tones stored on the mobile client device. Finally, the specific ring tone is generated on the mobile client device to announce the incoming call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shantanu Sarkar, Joseph Brian Burton
  • Active tags
    Patent number: 8713053
    Abstract: A method for retrieving data in a data source is provided. The method includes receiving a search term; identifying an active tag associated with the search term; correlating the active tag to dynamic data that is operative to adapt to a mining context in which data is stored; and retrieving the data using the dynamic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Cullen F. Jennings, Joseph Brian Burton, Thomas M. Wesselman, Shantanu Sarkar
  • ACTIVE TAGS
    Publication number: 20110225193
    Abstract: A method for retrieving data in a data source is provided. The method includes receiving a search term; identifying an active tag associated with the search term; correlating the active tag to dynamic data that is operative to adapt to a mining context in which data is stored; and retrieving the data using the dynamic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Cullen F. Jennings, Joseph Brian Burton, Thomas M. Wesselman, Shantanu Sarkar
  • Customized ring tones for mobile phones based on context information
    Publication number: 20090311999
    Abstract: A method in one embodiment includes receiving, by a mobile client device, an incoming call sent by a caller, a caller ID being associated with the incoming call. A node connected to a packet-based network is accessed to obtain information about the caller. Information about the caller is then received from the node by the mobile client device. This information is applied to a set of client rules that selects a specific ring tone from a plurality of ring tones stored on the mobile client device. Finally, the specific ring tone is generated on the mobile client device to announce the incoming call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shantanu Sarkar, Joseph Brian Burton