Patents by Inventor Alison Paige Andrews

Alison Paige 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).

  • Method and system for representing the attributes of an incoming call
    Patent number: 8331539
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eckel, Alison Paige Andrews, Najeeb Haddad