Patents by Inventor Alison Andrews

Alison Andrews 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).

  • Publication number: 20120066339
    Abstract: A system and method for accessing and managing historic, current and future information across a world wide network including but not limited to voice, data, internet, wireless and satellite technologies are disclosed. The disclosure includes a unique numerical code (UNC) permanently assigned to an individual user (Reach), the UNC associated with all the Reach's transactions on the world wide network and thereby providing a single point of access (SPA) to the world wide network. The disclosure also includes an electronic filing cabinet (EFC) with content managed by the Reach and linked to the Reach's UNC. Each EFC's content is arranged in multiple secure access levels (SAL) and includes historical, current and future information and data concerning the Reach and Reach contacts (Reachers). An EFC controller is configured to control access for Reachers as defined by the Reach to each SAL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventor: Alison Andrews
  • Patent number: 8108268
    Abstract: The disclosure enables a buyer to beat an advertised price and make a deal and a donation via a network by specifying at least one of a product and a service desired for purchase by the buyer, calculating a price range from a real-time network search of a comparable advertised product or service and making an offer to at least one registered seller based on a graded price from the price range comprising the seller's asking price. Furthermore, the disclosure transacts a deal between the buyer and a seller and transfers a difference between the graded price and the seller's asking price to a charity or a third party of the buyer's choice. Also, a loss difference to the seller between the seller's asking price and a graded price may be donated to a charity of the seller's choosing from the seller's proceeds and a difference with the graded price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Alison Andrews
  • Publication number: 20070116220
    Abstract: A method and a system for representing the attributes of an incoming call are disclosed. A determination module is used to determine certain attributes of an incoming call. The attributes can be the caller ID, urgency of call or call location, among others. The determined attributes are then converted into an audio-tone that is representative of the incoming call. Characteristics, such as pitch, volume and cadence of the audio-tone are chosen to represent the attributes of the incoming call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eckel, Alison Andrews, Najeeb Haddad