Patents by Inventor Kay Lynn Bechtel

Kay Lynn Bechtel 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).

  • Message notification system
    Patent number: 9285966
    Abstract: A method and system may for notifying a user of an incoming message may include a message server configured to apply a filter to a message header of a received message. A message program may be configured to filter the message based on at least one filter, the filter being established via a filter interface and including a plurality of filter options. The message program may be configured to display at least one message indicator in a message interface in response to applying the filter options of the filter to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Kay Lynn Bechtel, Robert Mark Weinstein
  • MESSAGE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130024779
    Abstract: A method and system may for notifying a user of an incoming message may include a message server configured to apply a filter to a message header of a received message. A message program may be configured to filter the message based on at least one filter, the filter being established via a filter interface and including a plurality of filter options. The message program may be configured to display at least one message indicator in a message interface in response to applying the filter options of the filter to the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Inventors: Kay Lynn Bechtel, Robert Mark Weinstein