Patents by Inventor Laura Carlier

Laura Carlier 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 managing a caller's telephone call to a called party
    Patent number: 8498398
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of managing a telephone call from a caller (B) to a person being called, in which the non-reply of the person being called (A) to the telephone call during a predetermined length of time is detected, a communication is established between the caller and a non-reply server (130) for transferring at least one message intended for the caller while maintaining the telephone call from the caller to the person being called, the response of the person being called (A) to the telephone call from the caller is detected and, if the response of the person being called to the telephone call is detected, the communication between the caller and the non-reply server is interrupted and communication is established between the caller and the person being called. The invention also concerns the associated system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Philippe Lottin, Laura Carlier, Francois Toutain
  • Method And System For Managing A Caller's Telephone Call To A Called Party
    Publication number: 20090022290
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method of managing a telephone call from a caller (B) to a person being called, in which the non-reply of the person being called (A) to the telephone call during a predetermined length of time is detected, a communication is established between the caller and a non-reply server (130) for transferring at least one message intended for the caller while maintaining the telephone call from the caller to the person being called, the response of the person being called (A) to the telephone call from the caller is detected and, if the response of the person being called to the telephone call is detected, the communication between the caller and the non-reply server is interrupted and communication is established between the caller and the person being called. The invention also concerns the associated system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Philippe Lottin, Laura Carlier, Francois Toutain
  • Method and Device for Setting Up a Priority Communication
    Publication number: 20090010412
    Abstract: This method enables a priority call (CAB) to be set up between a first terminal (A) and a second terminal (B), while a first call (CBC) is already set up (E10) between the second terminal (B) and a third terminal (C). The method includes a step (E40, E50) of suspending the first call (CBC) at the initiative of the first terminal (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: France Telecom
    Inventors: Laura Carlier, Vincent Teze, Claude Daloz