Patents by Inventor Carla F. Reece

Carla F. Reece 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for providing enhanced announcements in a telephone system
    Patent number: 4468528
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing a timed sequence of different recorded announcements to an incoming caller to hold the caller's attention in a telephone system when no operator is available to answer the incoming call. During intervals in the timed sequence when no announcement is connected to the incoming caller, music is transmitted. When an operator becomes available to answer the call, the incoming caller is disconnected from the recorded announcement or music, whichever is applicable, and connected to the idle operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carla F. Reece, Vincent D. Vanacore