Patents by Inventor Gerard Patrick Sherlock

Gerard Patrick Sherlock 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: 9571657
    Abstract: A shared voicemail system and method of operation in which the system comprises a computer processor configured in use to store a voice message received from a third party; in which the stored voice message is accessible to each user of a plurality of users of the shared voicemail system. The computer processor also configured in use to provide a copy of the stored message to a first user of the plurality of users, receive an indication from the first user that the message is intended to be accessed by a second user of the plurality of users and to provide a notification prompting the second user to access the message. In an embodiment, the voice message received from the third party is part of a call redirected to the shared voicemail system from a phone line shared by the plurality of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: British Telecommunications PLC
    Inventor: Gerard Patrick Sherlock
  • Publication number: 20150244866
    Abstract: A shared voicemail system and method of operation in which the system comprises a computer processor configured in use to store a voice message received from a third party; in which the stored voice message is accessible to each user of a plurality of users of the shared voicemail system. The computer processor also configured in use to provide a copy of the stored message to a first user of the plurality of users, receive an indication from the first user that the message is intended to be accessed by a second user of the plurality of users and to provide a notification prompting the second user to access the message. In an embodiment, the voice message received from the third party is part of a call redirected to the shared voicemail system from a phone line shared by the plurality of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
    Inventor: Gerard Patrick Sherlock