Patents by Inventor Brandie P. Roberts

Brandie P. Roberts 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).

  • Network-specific transcoding of MMS content
    Patent number: 8200259
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message from a sending device, the MMS message being addressed to a terminating device. A notification may be sent to the terminating device that the MMS message is available. A user agent profile may be received from the terminating device, the user agent profile including a network indicator to indicate the type of network currently servicing the terminating device. It may then be determined if transcoding of the MMS message is required based on the type of network indicated in the user agent profile and attributes of the MMS message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jerry Kupsh, Brandie P. Roberts
  • NETWORK-SPECIFIC TRANSCODING OF MMS CONTENT
    Publication number: 20100075699
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message from a sending device, the MMS message being addressed to a terminating device. A notification may be sent to the terminating device that the MMS message is available. A user agent profile may be received from the terminating device, the user agent profile including a network indicator to indicate the type of network currently servicing the terminating device. It may then be determined if transcoding of the MMS message is required based on the type of network indicated in the user agent profile and attributes of the MMS message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Jerry Kupsh, Brandie P. Roberts