Patents by Inventor Healfdene H. Goguen

Healfdene H. Goguen 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: 7881449
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for providing notification of an incoming call from the calling party to the called party. The method includes receiving a request to connect the call from the calling party to plurality of end devices of the called party. A profile information associated with the called party is retrieved. The profile information includes data on plurality of the end devices provisioned to be alerted upon connection of the incoming call and on instructions for alerting the end devices in a specific sequence. Additionally, the end devices of the incoming call are alerted in accordance with the specific sequence which would be either parallel ringing order or sequential ringing order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Karrie J. Hanson, Gerald M. Karam, Gregory W. Bond, Healfdene H. Goguen, Donnie Henderson, Pamela Zave
  • Patent number: 7164762
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for managing calls for a subscriber, including accessing a calling plan while the subscriber is in an existing active call with at least one other party. The call is placed or received by the subscriber at a first device. At least one service feature of the calling plan is invoked during the active call. This service feature includes an add callers feature for adding at least one additional party to the existing active call between the subscriber and the other party. The service feature additionally includes a transfer devices feature for transferring the existing active call to at least one additional device of the subscriber and hanging up on the first device by the subscriber to confirm the transfer of the call to the additional device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Karrie J. Hanson, Gerald M. Karam, Eric Cheung, Healfdene H. Goguen, Kermit Hal Purdy