Patents by Inventor Bruce D. Wycherley

Bruce D. Wycherley 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 detecting the number of speakers on a call
    Patent number: 6633632
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting the number of speakers participating in a call having a speaker counting device that is connected with a network for monitoring calls placed over the network. The speaker counting device samples a call to determine the number of speakers participating in the call. Therefore, the speaker counting device allows the network service provider to automatically determine how many different speakers have participated in a particular call over a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: John Bruce Harlow, Robert Sayko, Bruce D. Wycherley
  • Method and apparatus for providing network-based customized call treatment
    Patent number: 6055305
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing customized treatment for incoming calls from a calling party to a called party. A database is queried with a calling party identifier and a called party identifier of the calling party to obtain a call treatment parameter. When the call treatment parameter indicates the call requires treatment before being connected, treating the call without connecting the call to the called party, based on the call treatment parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Eric S. Norman, Peter M. Norman, Bruce D. Wycherley
  • Public fax services and system
    Patent number: 5621539
    Abstract: A public facsimile machine is arranged so that it will only receive an incoming facsimile if the facsimile is preceded by a predetermined security code. In addition, the public facsimile machine is associated with an enhanced facsimile service so that the capabilities provided by such a service, for example, broadcasting a facsimile to a plurality of destinations, may be offered to a user of the public facsimile machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Assignee: AT&T
    Inventors: David A. Brown, Nasrin Hoque, Hans K. Keipert, Fred Remite, Jr., Frank S. Simone, Bruce D. Wycherley
  • Automated dual-party-relay telephone system
    Patent number: 5163081
    Abstract: A facility is provided for automating dual party relay service so that the cost of such a service may be reduced. The desired result is achieved by automating particular features of dual party relay service to appreciably decrease the amount of time that a service attendant is involved in a dual party relay call. Such automation is obtained by employing text-to-speech processing, and, on a limited basis, automatic speech recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: Bruce D. Wycherley, Daniel J. Yaniro, Jr.