Patents by Inventor Paul F. Finnigan
Paul F. Finnigan 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).
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Patent number: 8433043Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2007Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Worldvoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 7224779Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: WorldVoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 7221745Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: WorldVoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 7221744Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2003Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: WorldVoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 7023966Abstract: Authentication of voice message recipient network addresses employs generating (102) and storing (104) a “network file” that includes “voice clips” and associated network addresses that are extracted from voice messages received across a network (10) from voice message systems (16, 18). A voice clip is the first one to three seconds of voice extracted from each received voice message. Over time, the network file will grow to contain multiple voice clips and associated network voice message addresses. When a voice message originator subsequently enters a recipient's network address (106), the originating voice message system searches (114) the network file for the network address, retrieves the associated voice clip (116), and plays it for the voice message originator to authenticate the recipient's network address.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: WorldVoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Publication number: 20040228458Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Publication number: 20040165702Abstract: Authentication of voice message recipient network addresses employs generating (102) and storing (104) a “network file” that includes “voice clips” and associated network addresses that are extracted from voice messages received across a network (10) from voice message systems (16, 18). A voice clip is the first one to three seconds of voice extracted from each received voice message. Over time, the network file will grow to contain multiple voice clips and associated network voice message addresses. When a voice message originator subsequently enters a recipient's network address (106), the originating voice message system searches (114) the network file for the network address, retrieves the associated voice clip (116), and plays it for the voice message originator to authenticate the recipient's network address.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 6697459Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2001Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: WorldVoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 6650737Abstract: Authentication of voice message recipient network addresses employs generating (102) and storing (104) a “network file” that includes “voice clips” and associated network addresses that are extracted from voice messages received across a network (10) from voice message systems (16, 18). A voice clip is the first one to three seconds of voice extracted from each received voice message. Over time, the network file will grow to contain multiple voice clips and associated network voice message addresses. When a voice message originator subsequently enters a recipient's network address (106), the originating voice message system searches (114) the network file for the network address, retrieves the associated voice clip (116), and plays it for the voice message originator to authenticate the recipient's network address.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Worldvoice, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Publication number: 20020126805Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail Systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2001Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Publication number: 20020049768Abstract: A voice mail system in which a recipient of a call is provided with the ability to reply to an internal or external voice message in a common manner. A method for providing a reply includes identifying a caller, and retrieving an address of the caller from a database. Caller origination information is automatically provided with a recorded message from the caller to enable a recipient of the recorded message to reply. Identifying the caller may include searching a database using a voice signature of the caller to identify caller information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: David P. Peek, Paul F. Finnigan, Rosanna Garcia
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Patent number: 6292799Abstract: A voice mail system in which a recipient of a call is provided with the ability to reply to an internal or external voice message in a common manner. A method for providing a reply includes identifying a caller, and retrieving an address of the caller from a database. Caller origination information is automatically provided with a recorded message from the caller to enable a recipient of the recorded message to reply. Identifying the caller may include searching a database using a voice signature of the caller to identify caller information.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 1998Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: NetNumber.com, Inc.Inventors: David P. Peek, Paul F. Finnigan, Rosanna Garcia
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Publication number: 20010008554Abstract: Authentication of voice message recipient network addresses employs generating (102) and storing (104) a “network file” that includes “voice clips” and associated network addresses that are extracted from voice messages received across a network (10) from voice message systems (16, 18). A voice clip is the first one to three seconds of voice extracted from each received voice message. Over time, the network file will grow to contain multiple voice clips and associated network voice message addresses. When a voice message originator subsequently enters a recipient's network address (106), the originating voice message system searches (114) the network file for the network address, retrieves the associated voice clip (116), and plays it for the voice message originator to authenticate the recipient's network address.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2001Publication date: July 19, 2001Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 6181780Abstract: Authentication of voice message recipient network addresses employs generating (102) and storing (104) a “network file” that includes “voice clips” and associated network addresses that are extracted from voice messages received across a network (10) from voice message systems (16, 18). A voice clip is the first one to three seconds of voice extracted from each received voice message. Over time, the network file will grow to contain multiple voice clips and associated network voice message addresses. When a voice message originator subsequently enters a recipient's network address (106), the originating voice message system searches (114) the network file for the network address, retrieves the associated voice clip (116), and plays it for the voice message originator to authenticate the recipient's network address.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1997Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: WorldVoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 6173043Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages of information via telephone voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instruction for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the receipt and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1997Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: WorldVoice Licensing, Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 5687220Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of controlling transmission of voice messages or information via telephonic voice message systems, which are sometimes referred to as Voice Mail systems. Users of the system selectively specify voice message transmission instructions for controlling transmission of voice messages directed to them. Upon receipt of a user's voice message address, the voice message system determines whether the destination voice message address has a specified voice message transmission instruction previously selected by the recipient and processes the voice message in accordance with the instruction.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 1996Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: WorldVoice Inc.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan
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Patent number: 5684862Abstract: A voice message store and forward service (20) includes voice message store and forward units ("VMSFUs") that intercommunicate by employing a protocol A for transferring voice messages between VMSFUs with user information transfer units that include the voice message and a message envelope containing enhanced feature information, and service information transfer units that include notifications of successful and/or unsuccessful transfer of a user message. An originating VMSFU (22) accepts a voice message from a voice message system (16), delivers the voice message to a destination VMSFU (24), and/or returns a delivered or not delivered notification to the voice message system. The destination VMSFU delivers the voice message to a voice message system (18) identified by a destination mailbox indicated in a voice message header.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1995Date of Patent: November 4, 1997Assignee: Advance Systems Development Company, L.C.Inventor: Paul F. Finnigan