Patents by Inventor Margaret Avino

Margaret Avino 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).

  • Instant messaging using a wireless interface
    Patent number: 6876728
    Abstract: The present invention allows telephony users and on-line users to communicate with one another using an instant messaging (IM) service. The on-line user will provide and receive textual messages, wherein the telephony user will provide and receive corresponding audible messages. These messages may convey emotion using associated emotional indicia, such as emoticons, or other emotional indicia, including the use of capitalization, emphasis, and the like. Emotional indicia provided in the text messages from the on-line user are audibly conveyed to the telephony user. Similarly, emotional indicia provided by the telephony user in the form of actual emotions or commands are provided in text to the on-line user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kredo, Margaret Avino, Richard Bergman
  • Efficient instant messaging using a telephony interface
    Patent number: 6816578
    Abstract: The present invention allows telephony users and on line users to communicate with one another using an instant massaging (AIM) service. The on line IM user will provide and receive textual messages, wherein the telephony user will provide and receive corresponding audible messages. To allow more efficient interaction with the telephony user, responses to queries posed to the telephony user are structured with possible answers. The answers are used to define and limit the voice recognition grammar for processing the telephony user's response. Predefining the grammar for responses increases the effectiveness of the speech recognition system and the integrity of the IM session. Further, voice commands may be predefined to facilitate better control of the IM session as well as provide more effective communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kredo, Margaret Avino, Richard Bergman
  • Instant messaging using a wireless interface
    Publication number: 20030002633
    Abstract: The present invention allows telephony users and on-line users to communicate with one another using an instant messaging (IM) service. The on-line user will provide and receive textual messages, wherein the telephony user will provide and receive corresponding audible messages. These messages may convey emotion using associated emotional indicia, such as emoticons, or other emotional indicia, including the use of capitalization, emphasis, and the like. Emotional indicia provided in the text messages from the on-line user are audibly conveyed to the telephony user. Similarly, emotional indicia provided by the telephony user in the form of actual emotions or commands are provided in text to the on-line user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kredo, Margaret Avino, Richard Bergman