Patents by Inventor James E. Haley
James E. Haley 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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Patent number: 9531870Abstract: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, John H. Wurster, Susan M. Middleswarth
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Publication number: 20140341084Abstract: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Verizon Services Corp.Inventors: James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, John H. Wurster, Susan M. Middleswarth
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Patent number: 8755375Abstract: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Verizon Services Corp.Inventors: James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, John H. Wurster, Susan M. Middleswarth
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Patent number: 8315925Abstract: A shutdown notice may indicate that a primary CCF system is expected to shutdown soon. This notice may be received by a CTF system after the CTF system delivers an ACR Start message to the primary CCF system, but before it delivers an ACR Stop message relating to the same chargeable session to the primary CCF system. In response to this shutdown notice, the CTF system may be configured to deliver an ACR Stop message relating to the same chargeable session to the primary CCF system before the primary CCF system shuts down. Also in response to this shutdown notice, the CTF system may be configured to deliver an additional ACR Start message and an ACR Stop message relating to the same chargeable session to a secondary CCF system.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Cellco PartnershipInventors: Carlos A. Cazanas, Paul Siedelhofer, Marc Chiaverini, James E. Haley
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Publication number: 20120155623Abstract: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, John H. Wurster, Susan M. Middleswarth
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Patent number: 8123086Abstract: A bottle stopper is provided having a cylindrical body formed of a resilient, flexible, elastic material that includes a first cylindrical section adapted to be inserted into an opening of a bottle in sealing engagement with the bottle and a second cylindrical section disposed adjacent the first cylindrical section for extending above the opening of the bottle when the first cylindrical section is inserted in sealing engagement with the bottle. An air passageway is disposed adjacent and extends longitudinally along substantially at least the length of the first cylindrical section and along the internal periphery of the cylindrical body. A visual indicator, preferably a spout, is disposed on an outer surface of the second cylindrical section for identifying the relative location of the air passageway with respect to the visual indicator.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Vinum CorporationInventor: James E. Haley
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Patent number: 8126126Abstract: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Verizon Services Corp.Inventors: James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, John H. Wurster, Susan M. Middleswarth
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Patent number: 7424101Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for making a call. Such methods and systems may request the call using a network, initiate a first leg to a caller device based on the request, initiate a second leg to a receiver device based on the request, connect the first leg and the second leg to make the call, and bill the call to a account associated with the subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2007Date of Patent: September 9, 2008Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.Inventors: David C. Robbins, James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, Arthur Doskow
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Publication number: 20080063168Abstract: A method is provided for providing customized ring-back tones to callers on a wireline network such as a public switched telephone network having an advanced intelligent network or a VoIP network. When a call request is received from a calling party to connect to a called party through a wireline telephone network it is determined if the calling party is identified in a screening list for the called party. If so, then a customized audible ring-back tone is played to the calling party until the called party is connected to the calling party or until the call request is terminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: Verizon Services Corp.Inventors: James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, John H. Wurster, Susan M. Middleswarth
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Patent number: 7251317Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for making a call. In one embodiment, methods and systems may request the call using a network, initiate a first leg to a caller device based on the request, initiate a second leg to a receiver device based on the request, connect the first leg and the second leg to make the call, and bill the call to a account associated with a subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2002Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc.Inventors: David C. Robbins, James E. Haley, Douglas R. Jones, Arthur Doskow
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Patent number: 6816584Abstract: There is provided a method for routing a call through a telecommunications network. The method comprises the steps of receiving a prompt, from one of a plurality of service switching points in a predetermined geographic service area, for a service associated with the call, and determining one of a plurality of tandem switches to which the call will be directed based on a probability distribution. There is also provided a system for routing a call through a telecommunications network.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2000Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Verizon Services Corp.Inventors: Michael G. Armstrong, James E. Haley
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Patent number: 6174059Abstract: Eyeglasses are provided that allow the wearer a substantial upper vertical corrected field of vision and a substantial lower vertical uncorrected field of vision. The eyeglasses are particularly suitable for myopic persons having presbyopia enabling them to see objects at a distance through the lenses and objects that are relatively near through the lower vertical uncorrected field of vision, such as reading relatively fine print. A method is disclosed for providing a person a substantial upper vertical corrected field of vision and a substantial lower vertical uncorrected field of vision utilizing the inventive eyeglasses.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Inventor: James E. Haley
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Patent number: D437782Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Inventors: James E. Haley, Dennis Lee
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Patent number: D487227Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Inventor: James E. Haley
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Patent number: D678767Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: The Vinum CorporationInventor: James E. Haley
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Patent number: D730730Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Vinum CorporationInventors: Jean E. Haley, James E. Haley
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Patent number: RE45611Abstract: A bottle stopper is provided having a cylindrical body formed of a resilient, flexible, elastic material that includes a first cylindrical section adapted to be inserted into an opening of a bottle in sealing engagement with the bottle and a second cylindrical section disposed adjacent the first cylindrical section for extending above the opening of the bottle when the first cylindrical section is inserted in sealing engagement with the bottle. An air passageway is disposed adjacent and extends longitudinally along substantially at least the length of the first cylindrical section and along the internal periphery of the cylindrical body. A visual indicator, preferably a spout, is disposed on an outer surface of the second cylindrical section for identifying the relative location of the air passageway with respect to the visual indicator.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Vinum CorporationInventor: James E. Haley
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Patent number: RE46506Abstract: A bottle stopper is provided having a cylindrical body formed of a resilient, flexible, elastic material that includes a first cylindrical section adapted to be inserted into an opening of a bottle in sealing engagement with the bottle and a second cylindrical section disposed adjacent the first cylindrical section for extending above the opening of the bottle when the first cylindrical section is inserted in sealing engagement with the bottle. An air passageway is disposed adjacent and extends longitudinally along substantially at least the length of the first cylindrical section and along the internal periphery of the cylindrical body. A visual indicator, preferably a spout, is disposed on an outer surface of the second cylindrical section for identifying the relative location of the air passageway with respect to the visual indicator.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Haley's Corker, Inc.Inventor: James E. Haley