Patents by Inventor Barry C. Liang

Barry C. Liang 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 APPARATUS FOR INDICATING A CALLER'S INTENT
    Publication number: 20140171044
    Abstract: When a number of users share one telephone number, the present invention indicates who the callee (the person the caller wants to talk to) is, with personalized rings and information shown on a display, so as to allow each user to quickly identify calls directed to him/her. A mobile phone user could inform the callee his/her intent and/or the urgency level of the call by selecting from options provided by the callee reflecting the callee's preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Bessy Wen-Han LIANG, Alice Wen-Chi LIANG, Anna P. LIANG, Barry C. LIANG
  • Method and apparatus for indicating a caller's intent
    Patent number: 8594318
    Abstract: When a number of users share one telephone number, the present invention indicates who the callee (the person the caller wants to talk to) is, with personalized rings and information shown on a display, so as to allow each user to quickly identify calls directed to him/her. A mobile phone user could inform the callee his/her intent and/or the urgency level of the call by selecting from options provided by the callee reflecting the callee's preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventors: Bessy Wen-Han Liang, Alice Wen-Chi Liang, Anna P. Liang, Barry C. Liang