Patents by Inventor Darrick A. Deel

Darrick A. Deel 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).

  • Method and system for navigating through a plurality of features
    Patent number: 7559035
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are provided for navigating through a plurality of features in a user interface. A user may choose from a plurality of features made available by the user interface. The features are divided into to one or more sets. A feature may be selected by triggering a button or by using a touch screen. When a button is triggered, the associated feature is selected. The user may navigate through the features by triggering a ‘more’ button, which is associated with a ‘more’ feature. The user interface displays a first set of features. When the ‘more’ button is triggered, the user interface displays all the features and activates a second set of features. If the user does not trigger any button for a predefined time period, the first set is activated and is the only set that is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrick Deel, Laura M. Deel
  • Method and system for navigating through a plurality of features
    Publication number: 20060107233
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are provided for navigating through a plurality of features in a user interface. A user may choose from a plurality of features made available by the user interface. The features are divided into to one or more sets. A feature may be selected by triggering a button or by using a touch screen. When a button is triggered, the associated feature is selected. The user may navigate through the features by triggering a ‘more’ button, which is associated with a ‘more’ feature. The user interface displays a first set of features. When the ‘more’ button is triggered, the user interface displays all the features and activates a second set of features. If the user does not trigger any button for a predefined time period, the first set is activated and is the only set that is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrick Deel, Laura Deel
  • System and method for interactive communications with an end-user
    Patent number: 6920205
    Abstract: An apparatus for interactive communications is provided that includes an interactive element, which includes a plurality of keys. One or more of the keys are operable to trigger an audible message to be communicated to an end-user when the end-user depresses and holds a selected one of the keys. The audible message provides descriptive information associated with the selected key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. Hahn, Darrick A. Deel, Richard A. Dunlap, Kelly N. Stearns
  • System and method for interactive communications with an end-user
    Publication number: 20040234048
    Abstract: An apparatus for interactive communications is provided that includes an interactive element, which includes a plurality of keys. One or more of the keys are operable to trigger an audible message to be communicated to an end-user when the end-user depresses and holds a selected one of the keys. The audible message provides descriptive information associated with the selected key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul S. Hahn, Darrick A. Deel, Richard A. Dunlap, Kelly N. Stearns