Patents by Inventor Kermit Hal Purdy
Kermit Hal Purdy 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: 8891751Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing call parking for a communication network are disclosed. The method first determines a disconnection of a first party's endpoint device, wherein said first party is either a calling party or a called party. The method then determines if said disconnection of said first party's endpoint device is due to hanging up. If said disconnection is not due to hanging up, the method parks a second party wherein said second party is either a calling party or a called party communicating with said first party prior to said disconnection. The method determines if said first party's device is back online and reconnects said first party and second party if said first party's device is back online.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Eric Cheung, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Publication number: 20140289604Abstract: A system and method for translating received input from a sender to recipient in an instant messaging dialog is disclosed. The method comprises receiving instant messaging input from a sender for recipient, wherein the instant messaging input comprises at least one subculture specific term. A category is identified the defines a difference between the sender and the recipient and the received instant messaging input is modified from the sender by generating an output associated with the least one subculture specific term and based on the identified category. Multiple recipients in a chat session may also each receive a translated or annotated message according to characteristics of each individual recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Eric CHEUNG, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Patent number: 8837459Abstract: The present invention provides audio messaging in a communications network, e.g., a VoIP network. More specifically, the present invention establishes a non-duplex communication link between a first subscriber and a second subscriber. Audio messages are transmitted between the first subscriber and the second subscriber via the non-duplex communication link.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Karrie Hanson, Kermit Hal Purdy, Gerald Karam
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Publication number: 20140258411Abstract: A system, method and computer readable media are disclosed for presenting a simultaneous multimedia experience to a plurality of computing devices, each at different locations. The method involves coordinating a simultaneous presentation of multimedia content to a plurality of computing devices, receiving a control signal from a computer of one of the plurality of computing devices to control the presentation of multimedia content, and broadcasting the control assigned to each of the plurality of computing devices such that a control event substantially simultaneously occurs in the presentation of a multimedia content at each of the plurality of computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Eric CHEUNG, Gerald KARAM, Kermit Hal PURDY
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Publication number: 20140163768Abstract: Sensors on vehicles may be used to automatically obtain data about events and conditions pertaining to vehicles. The data may be automatically provided to a server, third party, agency, subscriber, a vehicle, a driver, or the like. In example embodiments, data may be obtained regarding vehicles pertaining to, for example, location, braking, acceleration, turning, stopping, speed, direction, video data (e.g., via a camera on the vehicle), tire pressure, depth, or the like, or any appropriate combination thereof. The obtained data may aggregated. The aggregated data may be utilized to determine if events related to the vehicle are occurring and to determine a condition associated with the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Kermit Hal Purdy, Brian S. Amento, Brian Greaves, Kevin Ansia Li, Larry Stead
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Publication number: 20140159859Abstract: A system, device and method for a proximity sensor network are disclosed. The proximity detection device includes a short range wireless receiver, a wireless network transceiver; and a controller connected to the receiver and transceiver. The device receives a short-range radio signal from a user's mobile communications device, and locates the user and takes various actions based on the identity of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Gerald Karam, Karrie Hanson, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Patent number: 8739031Abstract: A system and method for translating received input from a sender to recipient in an instant messaging dialog is disclosed. The method comprises receiving instant messaging input from a sender for recipient, wherein the instant messaging input comprises at least one subculture specific term. A category is identified the defines a difference between the sender and the recipient and the received instant messaging input is modified from the sender by generating an output associated with the least one subculture specific term and based on the identified category. Multiple recipients in a chat session may also each receive a translated or annotated message according to characteristics of each individual recipient.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2008Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Eric Cheung, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Patent number: 8739234Abstract: A system, method and computer readable media are disclosed for presenting a simultaneous multimedia experience to a plurality of computing devices, each at different locations. The method involves coordinating a simultaneous presentation of multimedia content to a plurality of computing devices, receiving a control signal from a computer of one of the plurality of computing devices to control the presentation of multimedia content, and broadcasting the control assigned to each of the plurality of computing devices such that a control event substantially simultaneously occurs in the presentation of a multimedia content at each of the plurality of computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Eric Cheung, Gerald Karam, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Patent number: 8732295Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking communications in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives a subscription from a customer for a service to track at least one variable associated with a plurality of communicants of the customer. The method identifies a plurality of members of a social network of the customer, and gathers communication data associated with the plurality of members for tracking the at least one variable. The method then displays at least one result derived from the communication data to the customer.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Balachander Krishnamurthy, Graham Cormode, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Patent number: 8674829Abstract: A system, device and method for a proximity sensor network are disclosed. The proximity detection device includes a short range wireless receiver, a wireless network transceiver; and a controller connected to the receiver and transceiver. The device receives a short-range radio signal from a user's mobile communications device, and locates the user and takes various actions based on the identity of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Gerald Karam, Karrie Hanson, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Patent number: 8621066Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a recipient client device having a controller operable to receive and store a media object from an originating device, track locations where the media object has been since the media object has been stored in the recipient client device, track identifiers associated with a device or a user that has accessed the media object at the locations, and track and store annotations about the media object by the device or the user that accessed the media object. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Kermit Hal Purdy, Brian Amento, Larry Stead, Alicia Abella, Eric Cheung, Mukesh Nathan, Luis Zaman, Ramon Caceres
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Patent number: 8554848Abstract: A system and method for sharing annotations corresponding to media content among a plurality of members of a group over a communications network. The system generally includes at least one server coupled to the communications network and configured for receiving at least one annotation from a first group member corresponding to media content from the communications network; adding the at least one annotation to a database; accessing a list of members of the group, each member of the group having a user profile stored in memory; and automatically sending a notification to at least a second member of the group upon receipt of each annotation. The annotation comprises annotation content and a temporal identifier that identifies a segment of the media content to which the annotation corresponds, and the at least one server is configured for sending the annotation to at least the second group member and optionally a media stream including at least the segment of the media content with the annotation.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property 1, L.P.Inventors: Brian Amento, Alicia Abella, Eric Cheung, Kermit Hal Purdy, Larry Stead
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Publication number: 20130142363Abstract: An illustrative method for transferring data to a device includes identifying the data that is to be transferred to the device, modulating the data with a signal, providing the signal to a contact microphone that is in physical contact with an individual, and transmitting the signal through a body of the individual to the device using the contact microphone. An illustrative method for authenticating the individual includes transmitting a signal through a body of the individual in response to the individual physically contacting an authentication device, receiving a modified signal including the signal as modified by the body of the individual, removing the signal from the modified signal to identify a unique body signature of the individual, comparing the unique body signature to a database to determine if the database includes the unique body signature, and selectively authenticating the individual based upon whether the database includes the unique body signature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Brian Amento, Kevin Ansia Li, Kermit Hal Purdy, Larry Stead
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Patent number: 7949010Abstract: An implementation of a voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) system for accomplishing two-way, three-way and conference calling between two or more parties is disclosed, in which new call features are readily adapted. The VoIP system is implemented in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) framework in which aspects of Distributed Feature Composition (DFC) architecture are modified and applied to overcome known limitations in the adaptability of existing VoIP frameworks.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Gregory W. Bond, Eric Cheung, Kermit Hal Purdy, Xiaotao Wu, Pamela Zave
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Publication number: 20100287236Abstract: A system and method for sharing annotations corresponding to media content among a plurality of members of a group over a communications network. The system generally includes at least one server coupled to the communications network and configured for receiving at least one annotation from a first group member corresponding to media content from the communications network; adding the at least one annotation to a database; accessing a list of members of the group, each member of the group having a user profile stored in memory; and automatically sending a notification to at least a second member of the group upon receipt of each annotation. The annotation comprises annotation content and a temporal identifier that identifies a segment of the media content to which the annotation corresponds, and the at least one server is configured for sending the annotation to at least the second group member and optionally a media stream including at least the segment of the media content with the annotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2009Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Brian Amento, Alicia Abella, Eric Cheung, Kermit Hal Purdy, Larry Stead
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Publication number: 20100235491Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a recipient client device having a controller operable to receive and store a media object from an originating device, track locations where the media object has been since the media object has been stored in the recipient client device, track identifiers associated with a device or a user that has accessed the media object at the locations, and track and store annotations about the media object by the device or the user that accessed the media object. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP.Inventors: KERMIT HAL PURDY, BRIAN AMENTO, LARRY STEAD, ALICIA ABELLA, ERIC CHEUNG, MUKESH NATHAN, LUIS ZAMAN, RAMON CACERES
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Publication number: 20100141437Abstract: A system, device and method for a proximity sensor network are disclosed. The proximity detection device includes a short range wireless receiver, a wireless network transceiver; and a controller connected to the receiver and transceiver. The device receives a short-range radio signal from a user's mobile communications device, and locates the user and takes various actions based on the identity of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventors: Gerald Karam, Karrie Hanson, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Publication number: 20100091970Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing call parking for a communication network are disclosed. The method first determines a disconnection of a first party's endpoint device, wherein said first party is either a calling party or a called party. The method then determines if said disconnection of said first party's endpoint device is due to hanging up. If said disconnection is not due to hanging up, the method parks a second party wherein said second party is either a calling party or a called party communicating with said first party prior to said disconnection. The method determines if said first party's device is back online and reconnects said first party and second party if said first party's device is back online.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: ERIC CHEUNG, Kermit Hal Purdy
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Publication number: 20100002691Abstract: The present invention provides audio messaging in a communications network, e.g., a VoIP network. More specifically, the present invention establishes a non-duplex communication link between a first subscriber and a second subscriber. Audio messages are transmitted between the first subscriber and the second subscriber via the non-duplex communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2009Publication date: January 7, 2010Inventors: Karrie Hanson, Kermit Hal Purdy, Gerald Karam
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Publication number: 20090259768Abstract: The present invention routes an application request to at least one of a plurality of sites in a packet data network. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) messages that establish initial dialogs and SIP messages that are stand-alone requests are sent from a call session control function system to a SIP application load distribution system. The SIP application load distribution system routes a SIP message to at least one destination site, based at least in part on user-defined local state data and a user-defined application load distribution policy. Local state data is sent from a plurality of sites to an application management and health checking system. Local state data may be sent autonomously from the plurality of sites. Local state data may also be sent from the plurality of sites in response to a request issued by the application management and health checking system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Gilbert J. McGrath, Reuben Klein, Chaoxin Qiu, Steven A. Siegel, Kermit Hal Purdy