Patents by Inventor Ronald Perrella
Ronald Perrella 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).
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Patent number: 10229449Abstract: A server receives an electronic shopping cart from a client device. The electronic shopping cart describes an item for purchase from a merchant. The server comparison-shops to determine a different merchant offering the same or comparable item for sale. The server sends a notification to the client device describing a lower price offered by the different merchant. The server may then receive an approval to replace the item selected for purchase from the merchant with the item offered by the different merchant.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Publication number: 20170169502Abstract: A server receives an electronic shopping cart from a client device. The electronic shopping cart describes an item for purchase from a merchant. The server comparison-shops to determine a different merchant offering the same or comparable item for sale. The server sends a notification to the client device describing a lower price offered by the different merchant. The server may then receive an approval to replace the item selected for purchase from the merchant with the item offered by the different merchant.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2017Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 9619832Abstract: A server receives an electronic shopping cart from a client device. The electronic shopping cart describes an item for purchase from a merchant. The server comparison-shops to determine a different merchant offering the same or comparable item for sale. The server sends a notification to the client device describing a lower price offered by the different merchant. The server may then receive an approval to replace the item selected for purchase from the merchant with the item offered by the different merchant.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 8935352Abstract: Methods and systems to minimize the number of messages transmitted between a client and a server in a client-server network. The messages may be error messages, and may be associated with a log such as an error log. The client requests permission of the server to transmit a message(s) to the server. Upon receipt of the request, the server provides the client with a filter, which may include a filter table with a filter parameter(s). The server may provide the filter in real time and/or without the client or server having to go off-line. The client uses the filter to filter at least a selected message from the message(s). Once the client has filtered the selected message the client transmits the selected message and/or the associated log of the selected message to the server.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2005Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Steve Thobe, Gaiye Zhou
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Publication number: 20140304022Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou
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Publication number: 20140297460Abstract: A server receives an electronic shopping cart from a client device. The electronic shopping cart describes an item for purchase from a merchant. The server comparison-shops to determine a different merchant offering the same or comparable item for sale. The server sends a notification to the client device describing a lower price offered by the different merchant. The server may then receive an approval to replace the item selected for purchase from the merchant with the item offered by the different merchant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 8788368Abstract: An electronic shopping cart may reference multiple items from different merchants. Any merchant may inspect the electronic shopping cart and make counteroffers to a purchaser. If the purchaser approves one of the counteroffers, then an item in the electronic shopping cart is replaced with a substitute item offered by a different merchant.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 8768739Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou
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Publication number: 20130282422Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou
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Publication number: 20130282517Abstract: An electronic shopping cart may reference multiple items from different merchants. Any merchant may inspect the electronic shopping cart and make counteroffers to a purchaser. If the purchaser approves one of the counteroffers, then an item in the electronic shopping cart is replaced with a substitute item offered by a different merchant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Barrett M. Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 8494921Abstract: Methods, systems, and products facilitate electronic purchases. An electronic shopping cart is received at a server associated with a first merchant. The electronic shopping cart is inspected for an item selected for purchase from a different merchant. If the first merchant can offer better terms for the item, the server sends a recommendation to a customer to remove the item from the electronic shopping cart and to add a substitute item offered by the first merchant. If the customer approves, then the server replaces the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item associated with the first merchant.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett Morris Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 8452632Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou
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Publication number: 20120158448Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou
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Patent number: 8150719Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou
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Patent number: 8091120Abstract: A method of providing data communications between first and second computing devices over a data network may include receiving a request for data communication at the first computing device from the second computing device over the data network. After receiving the request for data communication, a request for a credential according to an authentication standard may be transmitted from the first computing device to the second computing device, and the request for the credential may identify the authentication standard. After transmitting the request for the credential according to the authentication standard, a credential according to the authentication standard may be received, and the credential maybe verified. Responsive to receiving the request for data communication and responsive to verifying the authentication credential, the requested data communication may be allowed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Barrett Kreiner, Samuel Bailey, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110106655Abstract: Methods, systems, and products facilitate electronic purchases. An electronic shopping cart is received at a server associated with a first merchant. The electronic shopping cart is inspected for an item selected for purchase from a different merchant. If the first merchant can offer better terms for the item, the server sends a recommendation to a customer to remove the item from the electronic shopping cart and to add a substitute item offered by the first merchant. If the customer approves, then the server replaces the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item associated with the first merchant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Barrett Morris Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 7890379Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for facilitating electronic purchases. A record of a customer's selection of items is received at a merchant's server. Some items in the record are associated with a different merchant and were selected from the different merchant's website. The merchant inspects the record for items associated with the different merchant. The merchant sends a recommendation to the customer to remove a different merchant's item and to instead add a substitute item associated with the merchant.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Barrett Morris Kreiner, Ronald Perrella
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Patent number: 7869798Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for redirecting telephone calls from a wireless device in a telecommunications network. The existence of a predefined condition is determined after an incoming call is received in the wireless device. The predefined condition may be based on a number of criteria including the current time and date, the current quantity of minutes used in the wireless device, the current estimated bill for usage of the wireless device, a current quantity of received calls in the wireless device when the incoming call is received, and the telephone number associated with the incoming call when the incoming call is received. If the predefined conditions exists, call forwarding rules stored in the wireless device are retrieved and executed from the wireless device. The call forwarding rules include instructions, based on the predefined condition, for redirecting the incoming call.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2004Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ronald Perrella, John Slemmer, Barrett Kreiner
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Publication number: 20100332596Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou
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Patent number: 7813950Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar of a user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ronald Perrella, Jai Menon, Gaiye Zhou