Patents by Inventor Quenton Lanny Gilbert

Quenton Lanny Gilbert 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).

  • Telephone voice messaging system and method using off-hook immediate trigger
    Patent number: 7023978
    Abstract: A system and method is described for entering a voice messaging system when a telephone set goes off-hook. If no voice message is waiting, a dial tone is provided to the telephone set. If a message is waiting, a prompt is activated by a telephone system indicating that such message is waiting, and the subscriber is then prompted to listen to the waiting message. If the subscriber does not wish to listen to the waiting message, he can place a conventional telephone call. If the subscriber chooses to listen to the waiting message (e.g., by entering “*” or saying “yes”), control is passed to the voice messaging system and the message is delivered to the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp.
    Inventor: Quenton Lanny Gilbert
  • Telephone voice messaging system and method using off-hook immediate trigger
    Publication number: 20040190692
    Abstract: A system and method is described for entering a voice messaging system when a telephone set goes off-hook. If no voice message is waiting, a dial tone is provided to the telephone set. If a message is waiting, a prompt is activated by a telephone system indicating that such message is waiting, and the subscriber is then prompted to listen to the waiting message. If the subscriber does not wish to listen to the waiting message, he can place a conventional telephone call. If the subscriber chooses to listen to the waiting message (e.g., by entering “*” or saying “yes”), control is passed to the voice messaging system and the message is delivered to the subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Quenton Lanny Gilbert
  • Telephone voice messaging system and method using off-hook immediate trigger
    Patent number: 6721415
    Abstract: A system and method is described for entering a voice messaging system when a telephone set goes off-hook. If no voice message is waiting, a dial tone is provided to the telephone set. If a message is waiting, a prompt is activated by a telephone system indicating that such message is waiting, and the subscriber is then prompted to listen to the waiting message. If the subscriber does not wish to listen to the waiting message, he can place a conventional telephone call. If the subscriber chooses to listen to the waiting message (e.g., by entering “*” or saying “yes”), control is passed to the voice messaging system and the message is delivered to the subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventor: Quenton Lanny Gilbert