Patents by Inventor Douglas Alston
Douglas Alston 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).
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Publication number: 20220131692Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a logical treadmill of encryption keys which are created, distributed, and destroyed on a predictable schedule. It further provides for a read-only interface for a remote procedure call (RPC) infrastructure, the interface providing cryptographic oracle access to keys on the treadmill.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Aubrey Douglas Alston, Jonathan Michael Stults
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Patent number: 8032119Abstract: A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method includes assigning an information request code by a service provider to the information provided by an advertiser, presenting or displaying the information request code along with an advertisement to potential consumers, receiving the information request code from the wireless device, and sending a wireless message to the potential consumer's wireless communication device. The system includes an advertisement comprising an information request code, a wireless communication device operable for sending the information request code and receiving a wireless data message, a wireless communication center in communication with a wireless network and operable for relaying, storing, and forwarding the wireless data message to the wireless communication device.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventor: Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20090275315Abstract: A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method includes assigning an information request code by a service provider to the information provided by an advertiser, presenting or displaying the information request code along with an advertisement to potential consumers, receiving the information request code from the wireless device, and sending a wireless message to the potential consumer's wireless communication device. The system includes an advertisement comprising an information request code, a wireless communication device operable for sending the information request code and receiving a wireless data message, a wireless communication center in communication with a wireless network and operable for relaying, storing, and forwarding the wireless data message to the wireless communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Inventor: Douglas Alston
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Patent number: 7558559Abstract: A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method includes assigning an information request code by a service provider to the information provided by an advertiser, presenting or displaying the information request code along with an advertisement to potential consumers, receiving the information request code from the wireless device, and sending a wireless message to the potential consumer's wireless communication device. The system includes an advertisement comprising an information request code, a wireless communication device operable for sending the information request code and receiving a wireless data message, a wireless communication center in communication with a wireless network and operable for relaying, storing, and forwarding the wireless data message to the wireless communication device.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: Douglas Alston
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Patent number: 7450709Abstract: A ringtone system is provided to a called party that wishes to have a particular ringtone annunciated for each of several types of calls from calling parties. In the ringtone system, for a call from a calling party, the calling party is prompted to identify the type of the call. The type of the call is received from the calling party, and if no type is received, the call is typed in a particular manner. A list of types of calls with respect to and as specified by the called party is maintained, where each type of call on the list has a corresponding ringtone specified therefor. The typed call is processed by determining from the list of types of calls for the called party the corresponding ringtone specified for the typed call, and by putting the call through to the called party with the determined ringtone.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2005Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I. L.P.Inventors: Valois B. Gonzalez, Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20070274287Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for routing telephone calls directed to a wireless unit located in the wireless network to a landline device located in the landline network. The system utilizes a location register in the form of a service control point (SCP) located in the landline network to store certain information pertaining to landline numbers and respective routing numbers associated with landline devices. The SCP is functionally coupled to a Visitors' Location Register (VLR) as well as to a landline network element that facilitates the routing of communications to both landline devices and over to the MTSO and its associated Home Location Register (HLR) in the wireless network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2006Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Christopher Yu, Douglas Alston, Oral Christie
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Patent number: 7218918Abstract: A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method includes assigning an information request code by a service provider to the information provided by an advertiser, presenting or displaying the information request code along with an advertisement to potential consumers, receiving the information request code from the wireless device, and sending a wireless message to the potential consumer's wireless communication device. The system includes an advertisement comprising an information request code, a wireless communication device operable for sending the information request code and receiving a wireless data message, a wireless communication center in communication with a wireless network and operable for relaying, storing, and forwarding the wireless data message to the wireless communication device.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2002Date of Patent: May 15, 2007Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventor: Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20070050501Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products provide call data associated with calls to and from a mobile communications apparatus. The call data supports a web-accessible call log feature that presents a summary of calling activity to a subscriber of communication services. The method involves completing a call to or from the mobile communications apparatus, storing call data associated with the completed call in a memory of the mobile communications apparatus, and substantially in real time, sending the call data to a management server associated with the web-accessible call log feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2006Publication date: March 1, 2007Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventor: Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20060271687Abstract: Methods, systems, and products share content between a device and a media delivery device. The media delivery device includes a content sharing application stored in memory and a processor communicating with the memory. The processor sends a presence update message to indicate the media delivery device is active and available to receive content. The processor receives an invite, and the invite requests a session between the media delivery device and the device. The processor sends an accept message to accept the invitation. The processor receives the content and receives a message that terminates the session.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2005Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Douglas Alston, William Gaylord
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Publication number: 20060199567Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products provide call data associated with calls to and from a mobile communications apparatus. The call data supports a web-accessible call log feature that presents a summary of calling activity to a subscriber of communication services. The method involves completing a call to or from the mobile communications apparatus, storing call data associated with the completed call in a memory of the mobile communications apparatus, and substantially in real time, sending the call data to a management server associated with the web-accessible call log feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2005Publication date: September 7, 2006Inventor: Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20060177044Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing tone services are provided. Methods include associating a tone with a communications address and storing results of the associating in a profile record. In response to receiving an incoming call directed to the communications address, the methods include accessing the profile record to find the tone and delivering the tone along with the incoming call to a communications device associated with the communications address.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2005Publication date: August 10, 2006Inventors: Douglas O'Neil, Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20060063515Abstract: A method and system for sending information in the form of a wireless message to a wireless device subscriber requesting advertising, product, or service information is described. The method includes assigning an information request code by a service provider to the information provided by an advertiser, presenting or displaying the information request code along with an advertisement to potential consumers, receiving the information request code from the wireless device, and sending a wireless message to the potential consumer's wireless communication device. The system includes an advertisement comprising an information request code, a wireless communication device operable for sending the information request code and receiving a wireless data message, a wireless communication center in communication with a wireless network and operable for relaying, storing, and forwarding the wireless data message to the wireless communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2005Publication date: March 23, 2006Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventor: Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20050207556Abstract: A ringtone system is provided to a called party that wishes to have a particular ringtone annunciated for each of several types of calls from calling parties. In the ringtone system, for a call from a calling party, the calling party is prompted to identify the type of the call. The type of the call is received from the calling party, and if no type is received, the call is typed in a particular manner. A list of types of calls with respect to and as specified by the called party is maintained, where each type of call on the list has a corresponding ringtone specified therefor. The typed call is processed by determining from the list of types of calls for the called party the corresponding ringtone specified for the typed call, and by putting the call through to the called party with the determined ringtone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2005Publication date: September 22, 2005Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Valois Gonzalez, Douglas Alston
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Publication number: 20050180554Abstract: A ring tone service is provided to a called party upon receiving a call from a calling party at a device of the called party, where the device annunciates the call according to a particular ring tone as determined by the called party. A network-based call control manager receives a notification that the calling party is calling the called party, and the call control manager queries a network-based ring tone manager to determine the particular ring tone. The ring tone manager notifies the call control manager of the determined ring tone, and the call control manager sets up the call to be annunciated at the device of the called party according to the determined ring tone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property CorporationInventors: Douglas Alston, Frederick Iffland, Douglas O'Neil, Scott Stillman