Patents by Inventor Merline T. Cherian

Merline T. Cherian 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).

  • Multiple language electronic mail notification of received voice and/or fax messages
    Patent number: 6233317
    Abstract: In a messaging system of the type that receives a voice and/or fax message intended for a subscriber, an electronic mail message notifying the subscriber of the received message is composed in a language selected by the subscriber and then sent to one or more subscriber supplied electronic mail addresses. The subscriber can select to receive such notification messages in any one of a plurality of different languages that are available on the system. Different subscribers can select different ones of the available languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Homan, Merline T. Cherian, Sandra A. Howat Haftl