Patents by Inventor Mark R. Drovdahl

Mark R. Drovdahl 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).

  • Communication acceptance time extender
    Patent number: 8223945
    Abstract: A communication system allows a receiving party to request additional time to accept a communication. A telecommunications device of a receiving party detects when the receiving party has indicated a desire for an extended period of time in which to accept an incoming communication. A message is sent to a network communications processor that indicates the receiving party has requested additional time to accept. The network communications processor then processes the communication by resetting or extending a communications availability period associated with the incoming communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark R. Drovdahl, Cynthia C. Bevan, Jasdeep S. Chugh, Amanjot Singh
  • COMMUNICATION ACCEPTANCE TIME EXTENDER
    Publication number: 20100316209
    Abstract: A communication system allows a receiving party to request additional time to accept a communication. A telecommunications device of a receiving party detects when the receiving party has indicated a desire for an extended period of time in which to accept an incoming communication. A message is sent to a network communications processor that indicates the receiving party has requested additional time to accept. The network communications processor then processes the communication by resetting or extending a communications availability period associated with the incoming communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Mark R. Drovdahl, Cynthia C. Bevan, Jasdeep S. Chugh, Amanjot Singh