Patents by Inventor Janie Mercado Braun

Janie Mercado Braun 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).

  • Method and system for non-traditional directory assistance
    Patent number: 8948357
    Abstract: A directory assistance service includes a database and an interface module. The database stores a set of audio advertisements, and the audio advertisements are priced based on a tiered pricing model. The interface module is in communication with the database and receives a directory assistance request from a caller, plays the caller one or more audio advertisements from the database, and charges an advertiser for playing the audio advertisements based on the tiered pricing model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Rand, Erik Trusler, Timothy Sheridan, Gary Alpert, Denise Archibald, Nelson Cain, Debra J. Wilke, Gary Hensley, Janie Mercado Braun, Denise Perry, Sidney A. Minnick, Jr., Jeffrey C. Reid
  • Method and System for Non-Traditional Directory Assistance
    Publication number: 20080292071
    Abstract: A directory assistance service includes a database and an interface module. The database stores a set of audio advertisements, and the audio advertisements are priced based on a tiered pricing model. The interface module is in communication with the database and receives a directory assistance request from a caller, plays the caller one or more audio advertisements from the database, and charges an advertiser for playing the audio advertisements based on the tiered pricing model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, LP
    Inventors: Thomas A. Rand, Erik Trusler, Timothy Sheridan, Gary Alpert, Denise Archibald, Nelson Cain, Debra J. Wilke, Gary Hensley, Janie Mercado Braun, Denise Perry, Sidney A. Minnick Jr., Jeffrey C. Reid