Patents by Inventor Paula H. Wood

Paula H. Wood 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).

  • Unified interface and routing module for handling audio input
    Patent number: 8995625
    Abstract: Methods, systems and articles for receiving, by a telecommunication device, audio input through a unified audio interface are disclosed herein. The telecommunication device is further configured to determine whether to handle the audio input as a command, as a request of a telecommunication device application, or as a network search request, the determining being based on one or more user-configurable rules or priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Valerie Lynn Goulart, Jonathan L. Mann, Prarthana H. Panchal, Paula H. Wood, Sinclair M. Temple, Andrew R. Morrison, Gülay A. Birand
  • Deferred communication and relationship management
    Patent number: 8340631
    Abstract: Techniques to defer an incoming communication and schedule a follow up communication and techniques to provide reminders to communicate with a selected contact in order to maintain a level of connectivity with the contact are disclosed. A communication recipient can defer an incoming communication and schedule a return communication time. The return communication may be manually deferred by a user and/or automatically deferred based at least in part on availability of a user on an appointment calendar. Also, the communication recipient can receive reminders of the scheduled return communication or reminders to communicate with a selected contact based on a level of connectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Mann, Prarthana H. Panchal, Paula H. Wood
  • Unified Interface and Routing Module for Handling Audio Input
    Publication number: 20110075818
    Abstract: Methods, systems and articles for receiving, by a telecommunication device, audio input through a unified audio interface are disclosed herein. The telecommunication device is further configured to determine whether to handle the audio input as a command, as a request of a telecommunication device application, or as a network search request, the determining being based on one or more user-configurable rules or priorities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Steffen Vance, Valerie Lynn Goulart, Jonathan L. Mann, Prarthana H. Panchal, Paula H. Wood, Sinclair M. Temple, Andrew R. Morrison, Gülay A. Birand
  • Deferred Communication and Relationship Management
    Publication number: 20100273447
    Abstract: Techniques to defer an incoming communication and schedule a follow up communication and techniques to provide reminders to communicate with a selected contact in order to maintain a level of connectivity with the contact are disclosed. A communication recipient can defer an incoming communication and schedule a return communication time. The return communication may be manually deferred by a user and/or automatically deferred based at least in part on availability of a user on an appointment calendar. Also, the communication recipient can receive reminders of the scheduled return communication or reminders to communicate with a selected contact based on a level of connectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: T-MOBILE USA, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Mann, Prarthana H. Panchal, Paula H. Wood