Patents by Inventor Carole R. Katz

Carole R. Katz 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).

  • Facsimile machine having user notification capability
    Patent number: 5127047
    Abstract: A facsmile machine determines the status of a received or a transmitted facsimile message and, in response thereto, dials a specified telephone number and outputs a status message to notify a user of the status of the received or transmitted facsimile message. Another feature outputs a status message to indicate a predetermined condition at the facsimile machine. The status message may include an audio message to a data message. Another feature uses information detected in the control portion of the facsimile message to identify which of a plurality of predefined facsimile machine users is to be notified of the receipt of the facsimile message. In one embodiment, the detected information includes the identity of the location that transmitted the facsimile message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventors: John F. Bell, Carole R. Katz, Mark E. Millman, Mary Nesius, Ellen O'Brien, Michael L. Vandervoort, Gary N. Weber