Patents by Inventor Ea Jan Shee

Ea Jan Shee 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).

  • Publication number: 20260135944
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: determining whether a calling number of a call is unallocated; determining whether the calling number is unassigned to a subscriber; validating the calling number as an authentic telephone number; categorizing the calling number as fraud or spam responsive to the calling number being unallocated, allocated and unassigned, or allocated, assigned and invalid; and categorizing the calling number as neutral responsive to the calling number being allocated, assigned and validated. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2026
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Howard L. Lang, Joseph Soryal, Karen Stansbury, Ea Jan Shee
  • Patent number: 12542853
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: determining whether a calling number of a call is unallocated; determining whether the calling number is unassigned to a subscriber; validating the calling number as an authentic telephone number; categorizing the calling number as fraud or spam responsive to the calling number being unallocated, allocated and unassigned, or allocated, assigned and invalid; and categorizing the calling number as neutral responsive to the calling number being allocated, assigned and validated. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Howard L. Lang, Joseph Soryal, Karen Stansbury, Ea Jan Shee
  • Publication number: 20250193308
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device having: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: determining whether a calling number of a call is unallocated; determining whether the calling number is unassigned to a subscriber; validating the calling number as an authentic telephone number; categorizing the calling number as fraud or spam responsive to the calling number being unallocated, allocated and unassigned, or allocated, assigned and invalid; and categorizing the calling number as neutral responsive to the calling number being allocated, assigned and validated. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Howard L. Lang, Joseph Soryal, Karen Stansbury, Ea Jan Shee