Patents by Inventor Donnie Carlton Fletcher

Donnie Carlton Fletcher 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 apparatus for managing telephone calls
    Patent number: 9942406
    Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Donnie Carlton Fletcher, Vincent Paquet
  • Method and apparatus for managing telephone calls
    Publication number: 20150003444
    Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Donnie Carlton Fletcher, Vincent Paquet
  • Method and apparatus for managing telephone calls
    Patent number: 8817669
    Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Vincent Paquet, Donnie Carlton Fletcher
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TELEPHONE CALLS
    Publication number: 20100322392
    Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Vincent Paquet, Donnie Carlton Fletcher
  • Method and apparatus for managing telephone calls
    Publication number: 20080259918
    Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Vincent Paquet, Donnie Carlton Fletcher