Patents by Inventor Benjamin F. Holcomb

Benjamin F. Holcomb 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).

  • Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system
    Patent number: 9118755
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable Radiotelephone for Automatically Dialing a Central Voice-Activated Dialing System
    Publication number: 20150172458
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system
    Patent number: 9008729
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable Radiotelephone for Automatically Dialing a Central Voice-Activated Dialing System
    Publication number: 20140287729
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system
    Patent number: 8750935
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable Radiotelephone for Automatically Dialing a Central Voice-Activated Dialing System
    Publication number: 20110195703
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system
    Patent number: 7953449
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable Radiotelephone for Automatically Dialing a Central Voice-Activated Dialing System
    Publication number: 20100151910
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system
    Patent number: 7613483
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system
    Patent number: 7010327
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb
  • Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system
    Patent number: 6128514
    Abstract: A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone receives and transmits voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels. The radiotelephone automatically calls a central voice-activated phone dialing system remote from the portable radiotelephone in response to producing the second condition in the radiotelephone. The radiotelephone includes a switch for producing the first and second conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Bellsouth Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Clyde Griffith, Benjamin F. Holcomb