Patents by Inventor Bryan Gough

Bryan Gough 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).

  • Messaging device for delivering messages to recipients based on availability and preferences of recipients
    Patent number: 8166119
    Abstract: A messaging device facilitates delivery of messages to recipients based on availability and preferences associated with recipients. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient. The facility uses availability information—which reflects recipients' availability and willingness to communicate—and system- and recipient-defined preferences to determine the best method(s) of delivery for a message and other features of message delivery. Recipients' availability and preferences may be displayed to users on an interface. Users may make decisions regarding delivery method, timing, and other details of message delivery based on the displayed availability and preference information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Ligh, Paulo S. T. Chow, Valerie Goulart, Anthony Giardini, Georgiana Gormley, Bryan Gough, Patrick Carney
  • MESSAGING DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MESSAGES TO RECIPIENTS BASED ON AVAILABILITY AND PREFERENCES OF RECIPIENTS
    Publication number: 20090271486
    Abstract: A messaging device facilitates delivery of messages to recipients based on availability and preferences associated with recipients. In some embodiments, messages are composed by a user via a touchscreen display. Icons representing potential message recipients are displayed, and the user may deliver a message to a recipient by associating the message with the icon that represents the desired recipient. The facility uses availability information—which reflects recipients' availability and willingness to communicate—and system- and recipient-defined preferences to determine the best method(s) of delivery for a message and other features of message delivery. Recipients' availability and preferences may be displayed to users on an interface. Users may make decisions regarding delivery method, timing, and other details of message delivery based on the displayed availability and preference information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: MING LIGH, PAULO S.T. CHOW, VALERIE GOULART, ANTHONY GIARDINI, GEORGIANA GORMLEY, BRYAN GOUGH, PATRICK CARNEY