Patents by Inventor Ramana Krishnamshetty

Ramana Krishnamshetty 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).

  • Patent number: 6603837
    Abstract: Systems and methods of cooperating with a telephone exchange to provide a user with centralized access to messages are presented. In accordance with the method, telephone numbers of users are stored. A telephone call is received. The telephone call is forwarded from a telephone exchange. The telephone call has a destination telephone number and originates from a calling party. The destination telephone number is compared with the telephone numbers. If the destination telephone number matches one of the telephone numbers, a user corresponding to the destination telephone number is identified, the calling party is prompted to leave a voice mail message for the user, the voice mail message is stored in a database, and the user is granted access to the voice mail message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Kinera, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Kesanupalli, Sreeram Akella, Guhan Lakshminarayanan, Ramana Krishnamshetty