Patents by Inventor Carolyn S. Schmitz

Carolyn S. Schmitz 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).

  • Closeable communication device and method of operating same
    Patent number: 5953413
    Abstract: A closeable communication device (102) has a housing (105) movable between a closed position (200) and an opened position (114) and a controller (304) disposed in the housing (105). The controller (304) detects an incoming call to the device (102) and selectively disables (522, 524) answering of the incoming call when the housing (105) is moved from the closed position (200) to the opened position (114). This allows a user to view, without answering the call, caller identification information only viewable in the opened position (114).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Peyer, Pamela A. Dillard, Carolyn S. Schmitz, Thomas Puchala