Patents by Inventor Mary B. Elston

Mary B. Elston 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).

  • Automatic customer notification system and method
    Patent number: 6055505
    Abstract: A system and method is described for automatically notifying a customer of an event using a telecommunications system including configuring options corresponding to type of notification event, time for notification, and notification method; storing configured options; waiting until the notification event occurs; retrieving configured options; and notifying the customer through the telecommunications system at a time and with a method corresponding to the retrieved configured options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignees: U S West, Inc., MediaOne Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Mary B. Elston