Patents by Inventor Michelle Mindala-Freeman

Michelle Mindala-Freeman 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: 10775962
    Abstract: A user interface overlay is presented over a native graphical user interface (GUI) of a device. By way of example, the overlay can include a graphical presentation layer (GPL) that can selectively mask and/or expose functionality of the native GUI of the device. In addition, the GPL can bundle disparate portions of native functionality in accord with one or more logical associations between a title, tag, application, purpose, type, or like qualifier, associated with the disparate portions. In addition, user preferences and device/network intelligence components can dynamically customize portions of the GPL to match a location, locale, mood, or setting or like situational context of a device and/or user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Smoak, Michelle Mindala-Freeman, David Ames Christopher
  • Publication number: 20180150203
    Abstract: A user interface overlay is presented over a native graphical user interface (GUI) of a device. By way of example, the overlay can include a graphical presentation layer (GPL) that can selectively mask and/or expose functionality of the native GUI of the device. In addition, the GPL can bundle disparate portions of native functionality in accord with one or more logical associations between a title, tag, application, purpose, type, or like qualifier, associated with the disparate portions. In addition, user preferences and device/network intelligence components can dynamically customize portions of the GPL to match a location, locale, mood, or setting or like situational context of a device and/or user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Smoak, Michelle Mindala-Freeman, David Ames Christopher
  • Patent number: 9880700
    Abstract: A user interface overlay is presented over a native graphical user interface (GUI) of a device. By way of example, the overlay can include a graphical presentation layer (GPL) that can selectively mask and/or expose functionality of the native GUI of the device. In addition, the GPL can bundle disparate portions of native functionality in accord with one or more logical associations between a title, tag, application, purpose, type, or like qualifier, associated with the disparate portions. In addition, user preferences and device/network intelligence components can dynamically customize portions of the GPL to match a location, locale, mood, or setting or like situational context of a device and/or user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Smoak, Michelle Mindala-Freeman, David Ames Christopher
  • Patent number: 9753608
    Abstract: A user interface overlay is presented over a native graphical user interface (GUI) of a device. By way of example, the overlay can include a graphical presentation layer (GPL) that can selectively mask and/or expose functionality of the native GUI of the device. In addition, the GPL can bundle disparate portions of native functionality in accord with one or more logical associations between a title, tag, application, purpose, type, or like qualifier, associated with the disparate portions. In addition, user preferences and device/network intelligence components can dynamically customize portions of the GPL to match a location, locale, mood, or setting or like situational context of a device and/or user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T MOBILITY II LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Smoak, Michelle Mindala-Freeman, David Ames Christopher
  • Publication number: 20150268819
    Abstract: A user interface overlay is presented over a native graphical user interface (GUI) of a device. By way of example, the overlay can include a graphical presentation layer (GPL) that can selectively mask and/or expose functionality of the native GUI of the device. In addition, the GPL can bundle disparate portions of native functionality in accord with one or more logical associations between a title, tag, application, purpose, type, or like qualifier, associated with the disparate portions. In addition, user preferences and device/network intelligence components can dynamically customize portions of the GPL to match a location, locale, mood, or setting or like situational context of a device and/or user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Smoak, Michelle Mindala-Freeman, David Ames Christopher
  • Publication number: 20140365908
    Abstract: A user interface overlay is presented over a native graphical user interface (GUI) of a device. By way of example, the overlay can include a graphical presentation layer (GPL) that can selectively mask and/or expose functionality of the native GUI of the device. In addition, the GPL can bundle disparate portions of native functionality in accord with one or more logical associations between a title, tag, application, purpose, type, or like qualifier, associated with the disparate portions. In addition, user preferences and device/network intelligence components can dynamically customize portions of the GPL to match a location, locale, mood, or setting or like situational context of a device and/or user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Smoak, Michelle Mindala-Freeman, David Ames Christopher