Patents by Inventor David Robert MacPhie

David Robert MacPhie 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).

  • Patent number: 9537674
    Abstract: A method for notifying a user of a computer having a display about incoming messages stored in an inbox. The method includes the steps of receiving attribute information describing attributes of a plurality of messages in the inbox and generating message visualization structures associated with the respective messages and determining at least one non-textual visual feature of each message visualization structure on the basis of an attribute of a respective message. The method also includes rendering on the display the visualization structures within a graphical environment in which the message visualization structures convey information about the messages and their respective attributes in a non-textual list manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: BCE INC.
    Inventors: Karen Freeman, David Robert Macphie, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jason Edward Short, Timothy Foster Wallack
  • Patent number: 8634331
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium holding a program element for execution by a processor for processing voice calls. The program element comprises an input interface to receive at a customer premises a signal carrying a call request indicative of an incoming voice call, wherein the call request includes a call destination identifier. Also present, a processing element at a customer premises coupled to the input interface. The processing element processes the call destination data to distinguish the call destination identifier from other call destination identifiers that the signal can carry. The processing element also processes the call request to select a handset to which the incoming call is to be linked on the basis of the call destination identifier and links the voice call to the handset. Also provided are a telephone system and method and a telephone system and method involving forwarding calls to voice mail services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: BCE Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Freeman, David Robert Macphie, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jason Edward Short, Stephan Georgiev
  • Patent number: 8498397
    Abstract: Provided is a method for handling telephone calls directed to a telephony connection associated with a plurality of telephone numbers, wherein incoming calls made to the plurality of telephone numbers are announced by different ring tones. The method comprises receiving over the telephony connection a signal carrying ring tone information indicative of an incoming call. The method further comprises processing the ring tone information to differentiate the ring tone currently conveyed in the telephony connection from other possible ring tones that the telephony connection can carry. The method still further comprises handling the incoming call on the basis of the differentiated ring tone. Also provided are a telephone system and a computer readable storage medium holding a program element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: BCE Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Freeman, David Robert MacPhie, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jason Edward Short, Stephan Georgiev
  • Publication number: 20100273457
    Abstract: A method for notifying a user of a computer having a display about incoming messages stored in an inbox. The method includes the steps of receiving attribute information describing attributes of a plurality of messages in the inbox and generating message visualization structures associated with the respective messages and determining at least one non-textual visual feature of each message visualization structure on the basis of an attribute of a respective message. The method also includes rendering on the display the visualization structures within a graphical environment in which the message visualization structures convey information about the messages and their respective attributes in a non-textual list manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2007
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Karen Freeman, David Robert Macphie, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jason Edward Short, Timothy Foster Wallack
  • Publication number: 20090190742
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium holding a program element for execution by a processor for processing voice calls. The program element comprises an input interface to receive at a customer premises a signal carrying a call request indicative of an incoming voice call, wherein the call request includes a call destination identifier. Also present, a processing element at a customer premises coupled to the input interface. The processing element processes the call destination data to distinguish the call destination identifier from other call destination identifiers that the signal can carry. The processing element also processes the call request to select a handset to which the incoming call is to be linked on the basis of the call destination identifier and links the voice call to the handset. Also provided are a telephone system and method and a telephone system and method involving forwarding calls to voice mail services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Karen Freeman, David Robert MacPhie, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jason Edward Short, Stephan Georgiev
  • Publication number: 20090175430
    Abstract: Provided is a method for handling telephone calls directed to a telephony connection associated with a plurality of telephone numbers, wherein incoming calls made to the plurality of telephone numbers are announced by different ring tones. The method comprises receiving over the telephony connection a signal carrying ring tone information indicative of an incoming call. The method further comprises processing the ring tone information to differentiate the ring tone currently conveyed in the telephony connection from other possible ring tones that the telephony connection can carry. The method still further comprises handling the incoming call on the basis of the differentiated ring tone. Also provided are a telephone system and a computer readable storage medium holding a program element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Karen Freeman, David Robert MacPhie, Nasahn Adam Sheppard, Jason Edward Short, Stephan Georgiev
  • Patent number: D598002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: BCE Inc.
    Inventors: Nasahn Adam Sheppard, John Eric Kiechel, Maarten Dinger, Jason Edward Short, Allan Freas Velzy, Deena Rosen, Thomas Mitchell Dair, Karen Freeman, David Robert MacPhie