Patents by Inventor Compton Wharton

Compton Wharton 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).

  • Publication number: 20150334227
    Abstract: The systems and methods of single identity service regardless of service provider disclosed herein provides an application on a calling device that intercepts the digits dialed by the subscriber and provides the digits to a server controlled by the service provider that provides the one-number service. The call is routed to the one-number service provider controlled server instead of directly to the dialed digits. In an example embodiment, once the one-number service provider controlled server has the dialed digit information and the call has been routed to the one-number service provider controlled server, the one-number service provider controlled server originates a call to the destination device and presents the one-number identity to the destination network as the caller ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Clark Whitten, Compton Wharton, JR.
  • Patent number: 8995639
    Abstract: A calling party is connected to a system of a called party without the calling party reaching the called party. A call diversion is triggered when a request to access a call diversion application is received. In response to receiving the request, the call diversion application at the direct-to-diverted call completion service server initiates a first call and a second call to a called party. The call diversion application detects when the second call is connected to a call completion system. In response to detecting when the second call is connected to a call completion system, the first call is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Colin Jaccino, Francisco Gonzalez, Compton Wharton, Jr., Michael Anthony Clark
  • Patent number: 8265235
    Abstract: Automatic access to a secondary or alternate voicemail box while operating or using a first or primary voicemail box is provided. One touch access to an alternate voicemail box from a wireless telephone device is further provided, and access to a given voicemail box from a number of trusted telephone devices is provided without requiring users of the trusted devices to authenticate into the voicemail box (e.g., provide a password).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Evelyn L. Bolden, Compton Wharton, Rauf A. Qureshi
  • Publication number: 20090041211
    Abstract: Automatic access to a secondary or alternate voicemail box while operating or using a first or primary voicemail box is provided. One touch access to an alternate voicemail box from a wireless telephone device is further provided, and access to a given voicemail box from a number of trusted telephone devices is provided without requiring users of the trusted devices to authenticate into the voicemail box (e.g., provide a password).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Cox Communications
    Inventors: Evelyn L. Bolden, Compton Wharton, Rauf A. Qureshi