Patents by Inventor Wayne Robert Heinmiller
Wayne Robert Heinmiller 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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Publication number: 20090192907Abstract: A smart card application system and method are disclosed. A method includes controlling access to first restricted data stored at a database server of a transaction processing system. The first restricted data is associated with a commercial transaction. Access to the first restricted data is granted upon receipt of a first merchant code associated with a first merchant and a first user identification code associated with a smart card.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: AT & T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, JR., Edmond W. Iaraelski, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Jordan Howard Light, Gayle Roberta Ekstrom
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Patent number: 7548197Abstract: A non-GPS capable stationary device and method thereof is presented that permits the stationary device to receive location and time information from a mobile, GPS capable device using a non-GPS wireless protocol. This permits the stationary device to make use of the location information in combination with other information from the stationary device, communicated from the mobile device and/or communicated from other devices in a network of devices connected to the stationary device, to customize features of the stationary device accordingly. The stationary device is activated through an external trigger or automatically through an internal trigger.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2005Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Carol Shilrin Gruchala, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Dianna Inara Tiliks
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Patent number: 7539738Abstract: A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: May 26, 2009Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventors: Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Richard Omanson, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., James Richard Morse, Kent E. Genin
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Patent number: 7523489Abstract: A system has a plurality of memory locations and a processor. The plurality of memory locations is partitioned by security level and by smart card application. The plurality of memory locations has at least one limited access partition to store limited access information associated with a smart card. The processor is coupled to the plurality of memory locations to receive a transaction request related to the smart card, to authenticate the smart card, to access the limited access information of the limited access partition in response to a data pointer of the smart card, and to process the transaction request according to the limited access information. The limited access information includes a restriction defined by an owner of the smart card.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Robert W. Bossemeyer, Edmond W. Israelski, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Jordan Howard Light, Gayle Roberta Ekstrom
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Patent number: 7478144Abstract: A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2007Date of Patent: January 13, 2009Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventors: Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Richard Omanson, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., James Richard Morse, Kent E. Genin
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Patent number: 7454197Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for routing a call to a landline communication unit or a wireless communication unit based on the availability of the wireless communication unit. A call placed to a landline communication unit is routed to the wireless communication unit if the wireless communication unit is determined available. Otherwise, the call is routed to the landline communication unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: AT&T Knowlegdge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Richard N. Roberts, Todd August Bartels, Terrence J. McCarthy, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Rodney T Brand, Leslie Bernard Moore, Carlos H Donoso, Kara Elisia Ford
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Patent number: 7450700Abstract: A home office communication system (10) has a control and display system (16). A modem (12) is controlled by the control and display system (16) and connected to a telephone line (14). A multiplexer (18) is connected to the modem (12) and multiplexes a plurality of outgoing data streams in a predefined format and demultiplexes an incoming data stream from the modem (12). A speech encoding system (20) generates a plurality of speech packets to form one of the plurality of outgoing data streams. A telephone line control system (22) venerates a plurality of control packets forming one of the plurality of outgoing data streams and an information channel (24) forms one of the plurality of outgoing data streams.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Jordan Howard Light
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Patent number: 7444171Abstract: A master database stores a speed dial list associated with a user of multiple telecommunications services. The database shares the speed dial list with the telecommunication services such that a single speed dial list serves all of the user's telecommunications services. The database receives speed dial list changes made through one of the telecommunications services and shares the speed dial list changes with the other telecommunications services that the speed dial list is maintained in synchronicity amongst the telecommunications services. As a result, the user does not have to manually keep separate speed dial lists synchronized nor does the user have to memorize or access separate speed dial lists. The speed dial list is locally accessible to the user by being stored on a user phone. The speed dial list is also remotely accessible to the user as the database receives user queries from the user via a user phone.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Dianna Inara Tiliks, John Wesley Moss
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Patent number: 7424523Abstract: A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventors: Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Richard Omanson, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., James Richard Morse, Kent E. Genin
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Publication number: 20080201640Abstract: A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: August 21, 2008Inventors: Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Richard Omanson, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, James Richard Morse, Kent E. Genin
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Patent number: 7383324Abstract: A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventors: Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Richard Omanson, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., James Richard Morse, Kent E. Genin
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Patent number: 7383323Abstract: A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 3, 2008Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventors: Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Richard Omanson, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., James Richard Morse, Kent E. Genin
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Patent number: 7356138Abstract: A method of operating a virtual private network includes the steps of: (a) dialing a custom number; (b) receiving the custom number at a switch (20) of a first carrier; (c) routing the call to a switch (18) of a second carrier based on having received the custom number; and (d) when the call to the switch (18) of the second carrier includes a plain old telephone number translation of the customer number, routing the call over the second carrier to a service switching point (26) of a third carrier.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Christopher Michael LeBeau, John Wesley Moss, Dianna Inara Tiliks, Walter Martin Malinowski
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Publication number: 20080066125Abstract: A method and system for content distribution. A scheduler for determining content to be sent to one or more devices and for creating a schedule to transmit the content. A content server for accessing content to be sent to one or more devices. A delivery modules to effectuate delivery of the content via at least one transmission protocol to the one or more devices according to the schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Zhi Li, Canhui Ou, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Steve Sposato, Julia Hein
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Patent number: 7272221Abstract: A system and method for providing telephony services, such as caller ID, voice mail, selective call forwarding, and the like, to a remote subscriber, typically located outside the providers regional territory. The system can include customer premise equipment (CPE) selectively connectable to a remote central office (CO), a packet-switched network gateway, such as an Internet telephony gateway (ITG), for remotely communicating service requests to a local service node. The local service node can be located within the service provider's territory and returns telephony service responses via the packet-switched network gateway to the remote CO, and ultimately the remote CPE.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Rex Norman Bull, Bruce A. Chatterley, David Anthony Orwick, Wayne Robert Heinmiller
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Patent number: 7263346Abstract: A method for a user to manage calls includes provisioning the user with mobile minutes for calls within the same provider and usage minutes for usage calls. Upon a call between the user and another user it is determined whether the users have the same provider. The call is a mobile call within the same provider if the users have the same provider and is a usage call if the users have different providers. The call is completed if the call is a mobile call within the same provider and if the user has unlimited mobile minutes. If the call is a mobile call within the same provider and if the user has limited mobile minutes and if the some of the mobile minutes remain, then the user is advised accordingly. The call is a usage call if no mobile minutes remain regardless if the call is a mobile call within the same provider. The user is advised accordingly if the call is a usage call.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2005Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.Inventors: Carol Shifrin Gruchala, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Dianna Inara Tiliks, John Wesley Moss
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Patent number: 7260196Abstract: Processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station includes detecting signalling information for the call, including determining whether standard caller identification for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station and detecting a privacy level selected by a called party at the called communication station. The call is routed in response to the signalling information and the privacy level. This permits management of privacy levels at the called communication station using the signalling information for the call.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Raymond Walden Bennett III, Michael Steven Pickard, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Edmond W Israelski, Jordan Howard Light, Rex Norman Bull
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Patent number: 7260385Abstract: The invention uses the advanced intelligent network to provide caller identification for calls placed over the internet (24). A long distance call placed with an internet carrier results in the originating SSP (14) forwarding the call to an originating POP (22) for the internet carrier. The caller ID information is routed through the signaling system 7 network (16) to the SSP (32) in the terminating network. The call is routed to a terminating POP (26) and then to the SSP (32) in the terminating network. The SSP (32) inserts the caller ID information received through the SS7 network (16) and routes the call to the terminating line (30).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Bruce Edward Stuckman
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Patent number: 7216155Abstract: A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2004Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Texas Technology VenturesInventors: Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Richard Omanson, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., James Richard Morse, Kent E. Genin
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Patent number: 7190780Abstract: A method of operating a virtual private network includes the steps of: (a) dialing a custom number; (b) receiving the custom number at a switch (20) of a first carrier; (c) routing the call to a switch (18) of a second carrier based on having received the custom number; and (d) when the call to the switch (18) of the second carrier includes a plain old telephone number translation of the customer number, routing the call over the second carrier to a service switching point (26) of a third carrier.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2004Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.Inventors: Pitsa Madoch, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Christopher Michael LeBeau, John Wesley Moss, Dianna Inara Tiliks, Walter Martin Malinowski