Patents by Inventor Linda S. Giles

Linda S. Giles 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).

  • Patent number: 9183565
    Abstract: Architecture for offering enticements to cellular customers that will lead the customers to use the available services at times away from peak usage. For example, the provider can offer incentives (or enticements) that direct users to make phone calls during off-peak times of the hour or day. An incentive can include charging customers reduced minutes (e.g., 0.75 minutes) for each minute used from the customer plan when the customer uses services during off-peak time of the day. This applies to text messaging where users can attach files such as images and short video clips for communication to other cellular users, and to cellular devices via which users can access websites. In general, any services supported by the wireless provider can benefit by providing incentives to move users away from times of high network usage during the day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Coulter C. Henry, Jr., Linda S. Giles
  • Publication number: 20140156374
    Abstract: Architecture for offering enticements to cellular customers that will lead the customers to use the available services at times away from peak usage. For example, the provider can offer incentives (or enticements) that direct users to make phone calls during off-peak times of the hour or day. An incentive can include charging customers reduced minutes (e.g., 0.75 minutes) for each minute used from the customer plan when the customer uses services during off-peak time of the day. This applies to text messaging where users can attach files such as images and short video clips for communication to other cellular users, and to cellular devices via which users can access websites. In general, any services supported by the wireless provider can benefit by providing incentives to move users away from times of high network usage during the day.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Coulter C. Henry, JR., Linda S. Giles
  • Patent number: 8660522
    Abstract: Architecture for offering enticements to cellular customers that will lead the customers to use the available services at times away from peak usage. For example, the provider can offer incentives (or enticements) that direct users to make phone calls during off-peak times of the hour or day. An incentive can include charging customers reduced minutes (e.g., 0.75 minutes) for each minute used from the customer plan when the customer uses services during off-peak time of the day. This applies to text messaging where users can attach files such as images and short video clips for communication to other cellular users, and to cellular devices via which users can access websites. In general, any services supported by the wireless provider can benefit by providing incentives to move users away from times of high network usage during the day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Coulter C. Henry, Jr., Linda S. Giles
  • Patent number: 8594284
    Abstract: Voicemail systems and methods for managing voicemail systems are provided herein. The subject voicemail systems provide a plurality voicemail greeting, each of which are associated with a context tag. The context tag can be, for example, a location, a device parameter, an account parameter, a network parameter, or any other contextual information. Upon receipt of a change in a context tag, the voicemail system determines a new voicemail greeting associated with the new context tag and sets the new voicemail greeting to the active voicemail greeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Joshua S. Wright, Linda S. Giles
  • Patent number: 8374318
    Abstract: Voicemail systems and methods for managing voicemail systems are provided herein. The subject voicemail systems provide a plurality voicemail greeting, each of which are associated with a context tag. The context tag can be, for example, a location, a device parameter, an account parameter, a network parameter, or any other contextual information. Upon receipt of a change in a context tag, the voicemail system determines a new voicemail greeting associated with the new context tag and sets the new voicemail greeting to the active voicemail greeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Joshua S. Wright, Linda S. Giles
  • Publication number: 20120071138
    Abstract: Voicemail systems and methods for managing voicemail systems are provided herein. The subject voicemail systems provide a plurality voicemail greeting, each of which are associated with a context tag. The context tag can be, for example, a location, a device parameter, an account parameter, a network parameter, or any other contextual information. Upon receipt of a change in a context tag, the voicemail system determines a new voicemail greeting associated with the new context tag and sets the new voicemail greeting to the active voicemail greeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Joshua S. Wright, Linda S. Giles
  • Patent number: 8077837
    Abstract: Voicemail systems and methods for managing voicemail systems are provided herein. The subject voicemail systems provide a plurality voicemail greeting, each of which are associated with a context tag. The context tag can be, for example, a location, a device parameter, an account parameter, a network parameter, or any other contextual information. Upon receipt of a change in a context tag, the voicemail system determines a new voicemail greeting associated with the new context tag and sets the new voicemail greeting to the active voicemail greeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Joshua S. Wright, Linda S. Giles