Patents by Inventor Phillip Weeks

Phillip Weeks 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: 8655333
    Abstract: Establishing settings of communications service features for a user includes identifying a plurality of communications services of the user. The plurality of communications services include wireline phone service, cellular phone service and/or electronic mail (e-mail) service. A plurality of user selectable communications service scenarios for the user are defined. Settings for the plurality of communications services to be applied for the user upon selection of one of the scenarios are established. A selection of one of the scenarios is received. The current settings of the communications service features for the user are automatically changed to the established settings for the selected one of the scenarios responsive to receiving the selection of the one of the scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory Newton, Phillip Weeks
  • Patent number: 8161412
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a system for providing interactive content including: an input for receiving a hot key signal related to interactive content, the hot key signal indicative of an availability and a location of an alternate content; and a processor which indicates that the hot key signal has been received, and responsive to receiving an indication that the hot key is accepted, redirects a user to the alternate content, wherein the alternate content is an interactive user interface related to the interactive content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Phillip Weeks, John Ruckart
  • Patent number: 7890380
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing sales of products featured in a program is provided. The method includes associating an object featured in the program with the program and a product. The product corresponds to the object in the program. The method includes receiving a request relating to the object featured in the program and presenting product information associated with the product corresponding to the object in response to the request relating to the object. The method further includes generating an order for the product in response to a request to purchase the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Stefanik, Phillip Weeks, Charles P. Bradley, E-Lee Chang, Tuck Seng Tan, Lawrence K. Tucker
  • Publication number: 20080281684
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for implementing sales of products featured in a program is provided. The method includes associating an object featured in the program with the program and a product. The product corresponds to the object in the program. The method includes receiving a request relating to the object featured in the program and presenting product information associated with the product corresponding to the object in response to the request relating to the object. The method further includes generating an order for the product in response to a request to purchase the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Stefanik, Phillip Weeks, Charles P. Bradley, E-Lee Chang, Tuck Seng Tan, Lawrence K. Tucker, IV
  • Publication number: 20080066091
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for providing content previewing services is provided. The method includes associating a content preview with a program descriptor that identifies a program in an onscreen programming guide database of programming content listings. The method also includes presenting the content preview to a program receiving device responsive to selection of the program descriptor. The content preview provides information about the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: John Stefanik, Phillip Weeks, Charles P. Bradley, E-Lee Chang, Tuck Seng Tan, Kitt Tucker
  • Publication number: 20070168884
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a system for providing interactive content including: an input for receiving a hot key signal related to interactive content, the hot key signal indicative of an availability and a location of an alternate content; and a processor which indicates that the hot key signal has been received, and responsive to receiving an indication that the hot key is accepted, redirects a user to the alternate content, wherein the alternate content is an interactive user interface related to the interactive content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Phillip Weeks, John Ruckart
  • Publication number: 20070077920
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods of coordinated control of a plurality of different services for a user include associating data records from each of the different services to provide an aggregated database. The different services include a communications service of the user, a media service of the user and a calendar of the user. A user interface is provided to a user for establishing settings of at least one of the data records in the aggregated database to control the different services. An interaction model associated with the different services is also provided. A current state of at least one of the data records in the database that is specified in the interaction model is detected. Operation of at least one of the different services is automatically controlled based on the detected current state and the interaction model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: April 5, 2007
    Inventors: Phillip Weeks, Gregory Newton, John Ruckart
  • Publication number: 20070064682
    Abstract: A method of managing a plurality of Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone lines assigned to a VoIP Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). A VoIP call window is displayed on a display device of the VoIP CPE. A different one of a plurality of sub-windows are assigned to each of the different VoIP phone lines. The sub-windows are displayed so that they can be viewed at the same time within the VoIP call window. An indicia is displayed within each of the sub-windows that identifies with which of the VoIP phone lines each sub-window is assigned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Jennifer Adams, Brett Johnson, Greg Newton, Alan Stone, Tuck Tan, Phillip Weeks
  • Publication number: 20070061736
    Abstract: Establishing settings of communications service features for a user includes identifying a plurality of communications services of the user. The plurality of communications services include wireline phone service, cellular phone service and/or electronic mail (e-mail) service. A plurality of user selectable communications service scenarios for the user are defined. Settings for the plurality of communications services to be applied for the user upon selection of one of the scenarios are established. A selection of one of the scenarios is received. The current settings of the communications service features for the user are automatically changed to the established settings for the selected one of the scenarios responsive to receiving the selection of the one of the scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Newton, Phillip Weeks
  • Publication number: 20070061381
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for managing user information across multiple devices associated with the user. A master version of user information that is accessible by two or more devices associated with the user is provided. The user information may be updated at one of the two or more devices associated with the user. The updated user information may be automatically sent to remaining ones of the two or more devices associated with the user responsive to updating the user information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Newton, Phillip Weeks