Patents by Inventor Michael Steven Pickard

Michael Steven Pickard 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).

  • Patent number: 7180995
    Abstract: A telecommunication product demonstration system is comprised of three major components, including customer facility equipment, sales agent facility equipment, and telecommunication service simulation equipment. The system allows a sales agent to demonstrate various long distance services and telecommunications services to potential customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Barry James Sullivan, Edmond W. Israelski, Denise Violetta Kagan, Richard Peter Krupka, Jose M. Cruz, Philip Martin Stebbings, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Patent number: 7149290
    Abstract: A system (10) and method (40) are provided permitting cookie files to be used with telephonic customer premises equipment (CPE) (12). The caller CPE (12) can be an intelligent telephone adapted to generate, store, transmit and receive cookie files. The cookie files can include information tokens describing a caller profile. The CPE (12) can provide a template cookie file upon request from a called party during a conversation between the caller and called party. The template file can then be transmitted to the called party and modified. The modified cookie file can then be returned to the caller CPE (12) for future use during subsequent calls to the called party. The cookie file can reduce the processing time of calls placed to automated dial-up service centers and also reduces its computer resources required by the service system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Jr., Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Wayne Robert Heinmiller
  • Patent number: 7126958
    Abstract: A telecommunication system includes a digital switch, a local loop coupling the digital switch to a subscriber location, wherein a segment of the local loop includes copper twisted pair and wherein an asymmetrical digital subscriber line is carried by the local loop, the asymmetrical digital subscriber line including a plurality of data packets capable of carrying a plurality of derived digital telephone lines. The telecommunication system further includes a subscriber unit coupled to the asymmetrical digital subscriber line. The subscriber unit monitors the content of at least one of the plurality of data packets, receives an off-hook signal in response to an action of a user, and initiates a first derived digital telephone line of the plurality of derived digital telephone lines in response to the off-hook signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael George Gorman, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Michael Steven Pickard, Denise Violetta Kagan, Scott Christopher Goering, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Michael Tisiker, Jeffrey Neumann, David Orwick
  • Patent number: 6920211
    Abstract: A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. The information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Gayle Roberta Ekstrom, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Jr., Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Jordan Howard Light, Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Patent number: 6876739
    Abstract: A telecommunication product demonstration system is comprised of three major components, including customer facility equipment, sales agent facility equipment, and telecommunication service simulation equipment. The system allows a sales agent to demonstrate various long distance services and telecommunications services to potential customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Barry James Sullivan, Edmond W. Israelski, Denise Violetta Kagan, Richard Peter Krupka, Jose M. Cruz, Philip Martin Stebbings, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Patent number: 6870912
    Abstract: A system (10) and method (40) are provided permitting cookie files to be used with telephonic customer premises equipment (CPE) (12). The caller CPE (12) can be an intelligent telephone adapted to generate, store, transmit and receive cookie files. The cookie files can include information tokens describing a caller profile. The CPE (12) can provide a template cookie file upon request from a called party during a conversation between the caller and called party. The template file can then be transmitted to the called party and modified. The modified cookie file can then be returned to the caller CPE (12) for future use during subsequent calls to the called party. The cookie file can reduce the processing time of calls placed to automated dial-up service centers and also reduces its computer resources required by the service system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Jr., Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Wayne Robert Heinmiller
  • Patent number: 6771754
    Abstract: Processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station includes detecting signalling information for the call, including determining whether standard caller identification for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station and detecting a privacy level selected by a called party at the called communication station. The call is routed in response to the signalling information and the privacy level. This permits management of privacy levels at the called communication station using the signalling information for the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Michael Steven Pickard, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Edmond W Israelski, Jordan Howard Light, Rex Norman Bull
  • Publication number: 20040120496
    Abstract: A speed dial list associated with a telephone line is received via at least one of a computer network and a telephone network. The speed dial list is stored in a database and associated with an identifier of the telephone line. An event of connecting a telephone set to the telephone line is detected. Based on the event, the telephone line to which the telephone set has been connected is identified. The speed dial list associated with the identified telephone line is retrieved. A machine-readable form of the speed dial list is communicated to the telephone set via the telephone network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Steven Pickard, Edmond W. Israelski, Donald Bernard Liebrecht, Karen Jeanne Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20040017908
    Abstract: A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. The information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Gayle Roberta Ekstrom, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Raymond Walden Bennett, Jordan Howard Light, Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Publication number: 20040013249
    Abstract: A system (10) and method (40) are provided permitting cookie files to be used with telephonic customer premises equipment (CPE) (12). The caller CPE (12) can be an intelligent telephone adapted to generate, store, transmit and receive cookie files. The cookie files can include information tokens describing a caller profile. The CPE (12) can provide a template cookie file upon request from a called party during a conversation between the caller and called party. The template file can then be transmitted to the called party and modified. The modified cookie file can then be returned to the caller CPE (12) for future use during subsequent calls to the called party. The cookie file can reduce the processing time of calls placed to automated dial-up service centers and also reduces its computer resources required by the service system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Wayne Robert Heinmiller
  • Patent number: 6678367
    Abstract: A speed dial list associated with a telephone line is received via at least one of a computer network and a telephone network. The speed dial list is stored in a database and associated with an identifier of the telephone line. An event of connecting a telephone set to the telephone line is detected. Based on the event, the telephone line to which the telephone set has been connected is identified. The speed dial list associated with the identified telephone line is retrieved. A machine-readable form of the speed dial list is communicated to the telephone set via the telephone network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: SBC Properties, INC
    Inventors: Michael Steven Pickard, Edmond W. Israelski, Donald Bernard Liebrecht, Karen Jeanne Pelletier
  • Patent number: 6674839
    Abstract: A performance of a telecommunication feature for a telecommunication customer is monitored. Based on the monitored performance, if an estimate of future performance of the telecommunication feature for the telecommunication customer is determined to be unfavorable, the telecommunication customer is informed of same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: SBC Properties, LP
    Inventors: Edmond W. Israelski, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Jordan Howard Light, Denise Violetta Kagan, Jose M. Cruz, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Michael Steven Pickard, Barry James Sullivan, Richard Peter Krupka, Philip Martin Stebbings
  • Patent number: 6643361
    Abstract: A system (10) and method (40) are provided permitting cookie files to be used with telephonic customer premises equipment (CPE) (12). The caller CPE (12) can be an intelligent telephone adapted to generate, store, transmit and receive cookie files. The cookie files can include information tokens describing a caller profile. The CPE (12) can provide a template cookie file upon request from a called party during a conversation between the caller and called party. The template file can then be transmitted to the called party and modified. The modified cookie file can then be returned to the caller CPE (12) for future use during subsequent calls to the called party. The cookie file can reduce the processing time of calls placed to automated dial-up service centers and also reduces its computer resources required by the service system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: SBC Properties, L.P.
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Jr., Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Wayne Robert Heinmiller
  • Publication number: 20030156705
    Abstract: A telecommunication product demonstration system is comprised of three major components, including customer facility equipment, sales agent facility equipment, and telecommunication service simulation equipment. The system allows a sales agent to demonstrate various long distance services and telecommunications services to potential customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Barry James Sullivan, Edmond W. Israelski, Denise Violetta Kagan, Richard Peter Krupka, Jose M. Cruz, Philip Martin Stebbings, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Patent number: 6608891
    Abstract: A network-based announcement and message delivery service for providing a landline customer with information of interest such as weather, financial market data, time/temperature, sporting event results, etc. In a first embodiment, information is provided to a subscriber who simply lifts the handset of the telephone. The subscriber instead of hearing a dial tone hears the information in the form of streaming audio. In another embodiment, information is provided to the subscriber by way of information displayed on a caller-ID display and/or by way of talking caller-ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Gayle Roberta Ekstrom, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Jr., Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Jordan Howard Light, Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Patent number: 6603853
    Abstract: A telecommunication product demonstration system is comprised of three major components, including customer facility equipment, sales agent facility equipment, and telecommunication service simulation equipment. The system allows a sales agent to demonstrate various long distance services and telecommunications services to potential customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Barry James Sullivan, Edmond W. Israelski, Denise Violetta Kagan, Richard Peter Krupka, Jose M. Cruz, Philip Martin Stebbings, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Publication number: 20030118164
    Abstract: A system (10) and method (40) are provided permitting cookie files to be used with telephonic customer premises equipment (CPE) (12). The caller CPE (12) can be an intelligent telephone adapted to generate, store, transmit and receive cookie files. The cookie files can include information tokens describing a caller profile. The CPE (12) can provide a template cookie file upon request from a called party during a conversation between the caller and called party. The template file can then be transmitted to the called party and modified. The modified cookie file can then be returned to the caller CPE (12) for future use during subsequent calls to the called party. The cookie file can reduce the processing time of calls placed to automated dial-up service centers and also reduces its computer resources required by the service system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Laura Marie Griffith, Michael Steven Pickard, Jordan Howard Light, Robert Welsey Bossemeyer, Edmond W. Israelski, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Wayne Robert Heinmiller
  • Publication number: 20030043983
    Abstract: Processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station includes detecting signalling information for the call, including determining whether standard caller identification for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station and detecting a privacy level selected by a called party at the called communication station. The call is routed in response to the signalling information and the privacy level. This permits management of privacy levels at the called communication station using the signalling information for the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Raymond Walden Bennett, Michael Steven Pickard, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Edmond W. Israelski, Jordan Howard Light, Rex Norman Bull
  • Patent number: 6496569
    Abstract: Processing a call from a calling party at a calling communication station to a called communication station includes detecting signalling information for the call, including determining whether standard caller identification for the calling communication station can be provided to the called communication station and detecting a privacy level selected by a called party at the called communication station. The call is routed in response to the signalling information and the privacy level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Michael Steven Pickard, Wayne Robert Heinmiller, Edmond W Israelski, Jordan Howard Light, Rex Norman Bull
  • Patent number: 6463143
    Abstract: A dialed number of a called party is received from a calling party. Based on the dialed number, a name of the called party is retrieved from a database. An audio message which includes the name of the called party is generated and communicated to the calling party. A call is routed between the calling party and the called party after said communicating the audio message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Ameritech Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Walden Bennett, III, Robert Wesley Bossemeyer, Jr., Gayle Roberta Ekstrom, Laura Marie Griffith, Edmond W. Israelski, Denise Violetta Kagan, Richard Peter Krupka, Donald Bernard Liebrecht, Jordan Howard Light, Karen Jeanne Pelletier, Michael Steven Pickard, Bruce Edward Stuckman, Barry James Sullivan