Patents by Inventor Douglas B. Watts

Douglas B. Watts 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).

  • Providing advanced instant messaging (IM) notification
    Patent number: 7818375
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing advanced instant messaging (IM) notification are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an event message, which is received prior sending of an initial message by a user, is used to generate a notification to a contact. The notification indicates to the contact that the user is preparing to initiate a chat session prior to opening a chat window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Dale W. Malik, W. Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle, Douglas B. Watts
  • Providing advanced instant messaging (IM) notification
    Publication number: 20040078441
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing advanced instant messaging (IM) notification are provided. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an event message, which is received prior sending of an initial message by a user, is used to generate a notification to a contact. The notification indicates to the contact that the user is preparing to initiate a chat session prior to opening a chat window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Dale W. Malik, W. Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle, Douglas B. Watts