Patents by Inventor Michael Eugene Durling

Michael Eugene Durling 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).

  • Methods and systems for providing access to stored audio data over a network
    Patent number: 7376710
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing access to stored audio data include a convenient syntax that facilitates control of an audio server. The methods and systems are capable of playing provisioned sequences of audio data to end users, where the provisioned sequences are identifiable using a unique audio identifier. A set data structure provides access to stored audio data using a unique audio identifier and a selector for choosing a member within a set. Function and navigation keys allow end users to control playback of audio, recording of speech, and collection of digits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: David Carroll Cromwell, Jeffrey Dean Lanning, Michael Eugene Durling