Patents by Inventor Joseph Knoerle

Joseph Knoerle 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).

  • Publication number: 20070233800
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a system and method for providing a status notification for a message in a communications network. An embodiment of this invention is a voicemail system, which provides a caller in a telecommunications network with the option of requesting a status notification for a voicemail message when the recording of the message is complete. By requesting status notification, the caller is indicating that the voicemail system should track any actions related to the message that occur within the voicemail system. The caller also specifies a destination identifier, which includes formatting and addressing information that the voicemail system uses for subsequent notification. As actions are taken in relation to the message, the voicemail system creates disposition identifiers and associates these identifiers with the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Joseph Knoerle, Stephen LaPierre, Vernon Meadows, David Scott
  • Publication number: 20060149765
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for managing system resources. The method includes assigning a first value to the lowest index of a range, the lowest index specifying a first available resource in the range. The first value is operable for indicating that all resources appearing further in the range are available. The method further includes assigning a second value to the highest index of the range. The highest index specifies a last available resource in the range. The method also includes storing only the lowest index of the range and the highest index in the range, along with corresponding first value and second value, in a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Knoerle, Fariborz Behi
  • Patent number: 6993119
    Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device used by the telecommunications user for detecting a trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the communication from the telecommunications device via the switch, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the message prompting the telecommunications user to modify a call forwarding profile associated with the telecommunications user, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
  • Patent number: 6907111
    Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a trigger specific to the service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device and for routing the communication to an operator services system in response to detection of the trigger, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving via the switch the communication from the operator services system with a message including information regarding a party requested by the telecommunication user from the operator services system, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the audible message containing the information regarding the party and prompting the telecommunications user to place an outgoing communication to the party, and for automatically recogniz
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
  • Patent number: 6873686
    Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a terminating trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to an incoming communication to the telecommunications device from a calling party, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the incoming communication from the switch, for placing an outgoing communication to the telecommunications device via the switch, the outgoing communication including an audible message identifying the calling party, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the outgoing communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
  • Patent number: 6826529
    Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to a communication to the telecommunications user from a calling party, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving from the switch the communication to the telecommunications user, for playing an audible message for the calling party in response to receiving the communication, the message prompting the calling party to identify itself to the telecommunications user, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the calling party in response to the audible message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
  • Patent number: 6778640
    Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device for detecting a trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the communication from the telecommunications device via the switch, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the message prompting the telecommunications user to modify a status of a simultaneous ring service associated with the telecommunications user, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the audible message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
  • Patent number: 6505163
    Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for storing identifying information regarding a prior calling party to the telecommunications user, and for detecting a trigger specific to the service in response to a communication from the telecommunications device, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving from the switch the communication from the telecommunications device and a message including the identifying information, for playing an audible message for the telecommunications user in response to receiving the communication, the audible message containing the information regarding the prior calling party and prompting the telecommunications user to place an outgoing communication to the prior calling party, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the teleco
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle
  • Patent number: RE42539
    Abstract: A network for providing a telecommunications service with automatic speech recognition to a telecommunications user, including a switch in communication with a telecommunications device associated with the telecommunications user for detecting a terminating trigger specific to the telecommunications service in response to an incoming communication to the telecommunications device from a calling party, and an intelligent resource server in communication with the switch for receiving the incoming communication from the switch, for placing an outgoing communication to the telecommunications device via the switch, the outgoing communication including an audible message identifying the calling party, and for automatically recognizing a predetermined keyword spoken by the telecommunications user in response to the outgoing communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Dono Tech Services LLC
    Inventors: Zeeman Zhang, Joseph Knoerle