Patents by Inventor Michael T. Mateer

Michael T. Mateer 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).

  • System, methods, and computer-readable media for expedited access to conference calls
    Patent number: 7474634
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for admitting conferees into a conference call. Methods to achieve the foregoing can comprise: receiving a request from the conferee for access to the conference call; obtaining data representing a unique identifier associated with the conferee; matching the data representing the unique identifier with data representing an identifier that was previously associated with the conferee; and connecting the conferee directly to the given conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: West Corporation
    Inventors: Craig A. Webster, Kevin L. Pauba, Myron P. Sojka, Michael T. Mateer, Melissa A. DeLong, Jonathan P. McIntosh