Patents by Inventor Ricky Lynn Willis

Ricky Lynn Willis 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).

  • Provision of location information to a call party
    Patent number: 7085578
    Abstract: Apparatus and method provide location information for a calling party to a called party and/or provide a location for called party to a calling party. The information may be provided to a customer on a subscription basis or a customer may query for location information for the party at the other end of a call on an ad hoc basis (413). The customer may select the granularity (303) of the location information as well as the format (309) in which the information is sent. A party may optionally disable (403) the location ID feature so that the other person is not able to receive the party's location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Deborah L. Barclay, John J. MacNamara, Ricky Lynn Willis
  • Provision of location information to a call party
    Publication number: 20030119522
    Abstract: Apparatus and method provide location information for a calling party to a called party and/or provide a location for called party to a calling party. The information may be provided to a customer on a subscription basis or a customer may query for location information for the party at the other end of a call on an ad hoc basis (413). The customer may select the granularity (303) of the location information as well as the format (309) in which the information is sent. A party may optionally disable (403) the location ID feature so that the other person is not able to receive the party's location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Deborah L. Barclay, John J. MacNamara, Ricky Lynn Willis