Patents by Inventor Johnny Hawkins
Johnny Hawkins 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: 9143617Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosed invention include a system and a method for providing a call forward indicator to enable a called party to identify a forwarded call. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving calling information for placing a telephone call. The method determines from the calling information whether the telephone call is a forwarded call. The method modifies a caller identification of a calling party associated with the telephone call to include a call forward indicator in response to determining that the telephone call is a forwarded call. The method transmits the caller identification having the call forward indicator to a forwarded communication device associated with the called party.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Matthew Herndon, Johnny Hawkins
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Patent number: 9036803Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method of determining a particular communications device to signal in order to contact a user. The method includes storing a plurality of device locations in memory. The method includes determining a current location of a user or user device in response to receiving a communication request, comparing the received current location and one or more of the device locations, and selecting a particular communications device to route the communication request. A distinctive call forwarded ring signal may be sent to the particular communications device in order to indicate to the user that the call is intended for the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhorn, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts
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Publication number: 20140369240Abstract: A system and method for displaying information to a user of a telephone during a telephone call may include requesting information from a plurality of applications in response to receiving data indicative of a telecommunications device during a telephone call. The information may include information associated with a second user of the telecommunications device. The information received from the applications may be displayed for the first user to view during the telephone call.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhorn, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts, Koushik Chatterjee
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Patent number: 8848886Abstract: A system and method for displaying information to a user of a telephone during a telephone call may include requesting information from a plurality of applications in response to receiving data indicative of a telecommunications device during a telephone call. The information may include information associated with a second user of the telecommunications device. The information received from the applications may be displayed for the first user to view during the telephone call.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhorn, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts, Koushik Chatterjee
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Patent number: 8798603Abstract: A system and method for forwarding a telephone call includes routing a telephone call from a calling party to a first telephone of a called party. A determination may be made that the telephone call was not answered by the called party. A determination may be made as to whether the telephone call is to be forwarded to an unrelated second telephone within a predetermined distance of the first telephone. Geographic coordinates of the first telephone may be determined. A determination of geographic coordinates of at least one second telephone may be made. A determination as to whether the at least one unrelated second telephone is within the predetermined distance of the first telephone. An unrelated second telephone determined to be within the predetermined distance of the first telephone may be selected. The telephone call may be forwarded to the selected unrelated second telephone.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhom, Victoria M. Toner, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts
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Publication number: 20130273896Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method of determining a particular communications device to signal in order to contact a user. The method includes storing a plurality of device locations in memory. The method includes determining a current location of a user or user device in response to receiving a communication request, comparing the received current location and one or more of the device locations, and selecting a particular communications device to route the communication request. A distinctive call forwarded ring signal may be sent to the particular communications device in order to indicate to the user that the call is intended for the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhorn, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts
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Patent number: 8503623Abstract: A system and method for receiving information for voicemail. A call is received from a caller. A voicemail message from the caller is recorded. A caller identifier is received from the caller in response to recording the voicemail message. The caller identifier is associated with one or more profiles. The voicemail message is filed utilizing the associated profile in response to receiving the caller identifier.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Koushik Chatterjee, Amanda Livesay, Johnny Hawkins
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Patent number: 8503626Abstract: A system and method may include storing a set of messages associated with a corporate initiative. A network address of a telephone associated with at least one member of a group of individuals may be identified. A message may be selected from the set of messages for displaying on an electronic display of the telephone. The message may be communicated to the network address for display on the electronic display of the telephone. By displaying the message on the telephone, an employee may be reminded of the message so as to not forget a particular corporate initiative idea.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Koushik Chatterjee, Johnny Hawkins, Amanda Livesay
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Patent number: 8462932Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method of determining a particular communications device to signal in order to contact a user associated with an organization. The method includes storing a plurality of device locations in memory. Each device location is associated with a facility of the organization and is also associated with one of a plurality of communications devices. The method includes receiving a current location of a wireless device associated with the user, comparing the received current location and one or more of the device locations, and determining the distance between the current location and the one or more of the device. The method involves selecting the particular communications device to signal from the plurality of communications devices in response to the determined distance. A ring signal is sent to the particular communications device in order to contact the user associated with the organization.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhorn, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts
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Patent number: 8363791Abstract: A system and method for communication based on a condition of a user. A VoIP telephone is linked with a device for monitoring one or more health metrics of a user. The one or more health metrics of the user are received from the device. A speaker of the VoIP telephone is enabled to make a call in response to determining the one or more health metrics are not within a pre-defined rage. A receiving party is called in response to determining the one or more health metrics are not within a pre-defined range.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Shekhar Gupta, Rich Schermerhorn, Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Mike A. Roberts
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Publication number: 20130003946Abstract: A system and method for receiving information for voicemail. A call is received from a caller. A voicemail message from the caller is recorded. A caller identifier is received from the caller in response to recording the voicemail message. The caller identifier is associated with one or more profiles. The voicemail message is filed utilizing the associated profile in response to receiving the caller identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLCInventors: Koushik Chatterjee, Amanda Livesay, Johnny Hawkins
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Patent number: 8290126Abstract: A system and method for receiving information for voicemail. A call is received from a caller. A voicemail message from the caller is recorded. A caller identifier is received from the caller in response to recording the voicemail message. The caller identifier is associated with one or more profiles. The voicemail message is filed utilizing the associated profile in response to receiving the caller identifier.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: CenturyLing Intellectual Property LLCInventors: Koushik Chatterjee, Amanda Livesay, Johnny Hawkins
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Publication number: 20120196606Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method of determining a particular communications device to signal in order to contact a user associated with an organization. The method includes storing a plurality of device locations in memory. Each device location is associated with a facility of the organization and is also associated with one of a plurality of communications devices. The method includes receiving a current location of a wireless device associated with the user, comparing the received current location and one or more of the device locations, and determining the distance between the current location and the one or more of the device. The method involves selecting the particular communications device to signal from the plurality of communications devices in response to the determined distance. A ring signal is sent to the particular communications device in order to contact the user associated with the organization.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Scherrnerhorn, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts
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Patent number: 8175246Abstract: A system and method for providing call forwarding. Telephone information of one or more telephones assigned to a user may be stored, where the telephone information may include location coordinates (e.g., GPS coordinates). Telephone information, including location coordinates, of one or more telephones assigned to an organization of which the user is associated may be stored. The organization may be an employer of the user, for example. If call forwarding is enabled by the user, then a call to a wireless device of the user may cause a determination as to whether the wireless device is within a predetermined range of a telephone assigned to either the user or organization may be made. A distinctive ring may be generated to notify the user that a call forwarding call is being received.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LPInventors: Victoria M. Toner, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhorn, Shekhar Gupta, Mike A. Roberts
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Patent number: 8156182Abstract: A system and method for preventing unwanted communications. A communication is received from a sending party. Input indicating the communication is to be filtered is received. Filtering information is extracted from the communication. The filtering information is distributed to multiple telecommunications platforms. The communication and future communications are blocked across the multiple telecommunications platforms utilizing the filtering information.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company LLCInventor: Johnny Hawkins
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Patent number: 8000270Abstract: A telecommunications device and method for downloading content using Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) includes receiving a request for content to be downloaded using TDM. The content may be communicated in response to receiving the content request. In response to receiving a call request for use of a telephone line, a download status of the telephone line may be determined. If the download status of the telephone line is indicative of content being downloaded, the content may be suspended from being communicated to enable a call associated with the call request to be connected with the telephone line. Otherwise, if the download status of the telephone line is not indicative of content being downloaded, a call associated with the call request may be connected with the telephone line.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLCInventors: Shekhar Gupta, Johnny Hawkins, Rich Schermerhorn, Victoria M. Toner, Mike A. Roberts
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Publication number: 20100323675Abstract: A system and method for preventing unwanted communications. A communication is received from a sending party. Input indicating the communication is to be filtered is received. Filtering information is extracted from the communication. The filtering information is distributed to multiple telecommunications platforms. The communication and future communications are blocked across the multiple telecommunications platforms utilizing the filtering information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventor: Johnny Hawkins
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Patent number: 7797379Abstract: A system and method for preventing unwanted communications. A communication is received from a sending party. A user input indicating the communication is to be filtered is received. Filtering information is retrieved from the communication. The communication and future communications are filtered based on filtering information. The filtering information is communicated to multiple telecommunications platforms registered with a user. The multiple telecommunications platforms are prevented from receiving the future communications based on the filtering information.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company, LLCInventor: Johnny Hawkins
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Publication number: 20100166163Abstract: A system and method may include storing a set of messages associated with a corporate initiative. A network address of a telephone associated with at least one member of a group of individuals may be identified. A message may be selected from the set of messages for displaying on an electronic display of the telephone. The message may be communicated to the network address for display on the electronic display of the telephone. By displaying the message on the telephone, an employee may be reminded of the message so as to not forget a particular corporate initiative idea.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Koushik Chatterjee, Johnny Hawkins, Amanda Livesay
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Publication number: 20100158211Abstract: A system and method for receiving information for voicemail. A call is received from a caller. A voicemail message from the caller is recorded. A caller identifier is received from the caller in response to recording the voicemail message. The caller identifier is associated with one or more profiles. The voicemail message is filed utilizing the associated profile in response to receiving the caller identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: KOUSHIK CHATTERJEE, Amanda Livesay, Johnny Hawkins