Patents by Inventor Marshall S. Votta

Marshall S. Votta 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).

  • Publication number: 20090154665
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to improved systems and methods adapted for receiving and storing a voice recording and transmitting the recording to an Internet social networking website. The method and systems of the present invention include receiving a voice recording at a server from a telecommunications client, associating the voice recording with an identification datum related to the origin of the voice recording, and storing the voice recording with the associated identification datum on the server. A server may receive a request from a user using a second telecommunications client to send the stored voice recording to a social networking website. The user may be presented with a menu of social networking websites. The server may receive a social networking website selection from the user and the identification datum from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Brian M. Galvin, Marshall S. Votta
  • Publication number: 20080177405
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to improved systems and methods adapted to receive an audio recording from a celebrity, store the audio recording in a digital format, wherein the audio recording contains a personalized message from the celebrity to an intended recipient, transfer the audio recording with authentication information to a portable memory facility, and associate the portable memory facility with a collectible item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Brian M. Galvin, Marshall S. Votta
  • Publication number: 20080177406
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to improved systems and methods adapted to receive an audio recording from a celebrity, store the audio recording in a digital format, wherein the audio recording contains a personalized message from the celebrity to an intended recipient, transfer the audio recording with authentication information to a portable memory facility, and associate the portable memory facility with a collectible item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Brian M. Galvin, Marshall S. Votta
  • Publication number: 20080097769
    Abstract: Methods and systems of customer feedback include collecting customer feedback while the customer is physically located in a retail environment, transmitting the customer feedback through a wireless communication facility to a data processing facility, wherein the data processing facility automatically compares the customer feedback to at least one threshold value in accordance to a business rule to determine an alert action, and communicating a message to an employee of an enterprise associated with the retail environment. Customer feedback is also collected by a payment transaction facility including a touch screen display adapted to present transaction information and receive a signature. A customer query is presented on the touch screen display along with selectable answers to collect customer feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Brian W. Galvin, Marshall S. Votta