Patents by Inventor Brian Landers

Brian Landers 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).

  • Patent number: 8705705
    Abstract: Tags, such as XML tags, are inserted into email to separate email content from signature blocks, privacy notices and confidentiality notices, and to separate original email messages from replies and replies from further replies. The tags are detected by a system that renders email as speech, such as voice command platform or network-based virtual assistant or message center. The system can render an original email message in one voice mode and the reply in a different voice mode. The tags can be inserted to identify a voice memo in which a user responds to a particular portion of an email message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Elizabeth Roche, Brian Landers, Jesse Kates
  • Patent number: 8335543
    Abstract: A method of managing media content such as games, ring tones, screen savers and other media content stored in a wireless device, e.g. cellular phone, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of storing media content in a memory in the wireless device in a content file, separately storing settings for the media content in the memory in a settings file, and deleting the content file while simultaneously preserving storage of the settings file. The content file may be deleted in response to user action or in response to a timer expiring. If the user attempts to access deleted content, they are prompted to repurchase the content. If the content is repurchased, the saved content settings may be re-applied automatically to the repurchased content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Kevin Hunter, Brian Landers
  • Publication number: 20120245937
    Abstract: Tags, such as XML tags, are inserted into email to separate email content from signature blocks, privacy notices and confidentiality notices, and to separate original email messages from replies and replies from further replies. The tags are detected by a system that renders email as speech, such as voice command platform or network-based virtual assistant or message center. The system can render an original email message in one voice mode and the reply in a different voice mode. The tags can be inserted to identify a voice memo in which a user responds to a particular portion of an email message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Elizabeth Roche, Brian Landers, Jesse Kates
  • Patent number: 8189746
    Abstract: Tags, such as XML tags, are inserted into email to separate email content from signature blocks, privacy notices and confidentiality notices, and to separate original email messages from replies and replies from further replies. The tags are detected by a system that renders email as speech, such as voice command platform or network-based virtual assistant or message center. For example, the system can detect the signature block or privacy notice tags and not render the signature block or privacy notice as speech. The system can render an original email message in one voice mode and the reply in a different voice mode. The tags can be inserted to identify a voice memo in which a user responds to a particular portion of an email message. Preferably, an email server that receives and stored the email message inserts the tags into the email. Alternatively, the tags could be inserted by an email client application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Elizabeth Roche, Brian Landers, Jesse Kates
  • Patent number: 7672436
    Abstract: Tags, such as XML tags, are inserted into email to separate email content from signature blocks, privacy notices and confidentiality notices, and to separate original email messages from replies and replies from further replies. The tags are detected by a system that renders email as speech, such as voice command platform or network-based virtual assistant or message center. For example, the system can detect the signature block or privacy notice tags and not render the signature block or privacy notice as speech. The system can render an original email message in one voice mode and the reply in a different voice mode. The tags can be inserted to identify a voice memo in which a user responds to a particular portion of an email message. Preferably, an email server that receives and stored the email message inserts the tags into the email. Alternatively, the tags could be inserted by an email client application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Balaji S. Thenthiruperai, Elizabeth Roche, Brian Landers, Jesse Kates