Patents by Inventor Scott M. Frank

Scott M. Frank 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).

  • Publication number: 20080086503
    Abstract: Selected embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods and media for receiving prospective indication information and processing the received prospective indication information to generate result information. In certain embodiments, among others, a user is prompted to provide the prospective indication information, and at least a portion of the prospective indication information is converted into a common measurement system format and subsequently balanced in combination with other prospective indication information in the common measurement system format to generate balanced combination result information. In some embodiments, the processing further includes generating a result communication based at least in part upon the balanced combination result information, identifying a recipient for the result communication based at least in part upon the balanced combination result information, and transmitting the result communication to the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Robert M. Koch, Jeffrey R. Kuester
  • Patent number: 7346518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for determining whether to market an intellectual property asset, where the intellectual property asset is based at least in part on an innovation developed for an internal need. In an embodiment, a description of an intellectual property asset is received, and an assessment of the marketability of the intellectual property asset is generated based at least in part on the description of an intellectual property asset and a marketing criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T BLS Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Carol T. Beckham, Martin McLendon, Shannon M. Short, Michael Bishop, Vernon Meadows, Steven Overcash
  • Publication number: 20070271518
    Abstract: Content is presented by sensing attributes of unknown audience members and determining attentiveness of the unknown audience members from the attributes that are sensed. A content presentation device is controlled based on the attentiveness that is determined. Related methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Steven N. Tischer, Robert A. Koch, Scott M. Frank
  • Publication number: 20070271580
    Abstract: Content is presented by sensing attributes of unknown audience members and determining demographics of the unknown audience members from the attributes that are sensed. A content presentation device is controlled based on the demographics that are determined. Related methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Steven N. Tischer, Robert A. Koch, Scott M. Frank
  • Patent number: 7221950
    Abstract: The present invention discloses in one embodiment a mobile telephone capable of communicating with a home base station through radio signals. The mobile telephone registers with a home base station before beginning to communicate with the home base station. The home base station is capable of sensing the presence of the mobile telephone in its coverage area and subsequently establishing contact with the mobile telephone, if the mobile telephone is registered with the home base station. The home base station can support a plurality of telephone devices, including corded and cordless telephone devices, and provides call placement and answering services to these telephone devices if there is a registered mobile telephone within its coverage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Vernon Meadows
  • Patent number: 7127405
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for intellectual property asset selection and protection. In an embodiment, an intellectual property selection system receives from an innovator an innovation submission describing an innovation. An intellectual property protection system receives at least a portion of the innovation submission and manages obtaining an intellectual property legal right related to the innovation. An intellectual property asset management system receives and stores at least one of an innovation description and an intellectual property legal right description, where the innovation description is based at least in part on the at least a portion of the innovation submission and the intellectual property legal right description is based at least in part on the intellectual property legal right.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Carol T. Beckham, Christopher M. Arena, Sandra J. Evans, Martin L. McLendon, Shannon M. Short, Michael Bishop, Vernon Meadows, Marcus Delgado, Harrison Lantz, Amy L. Sherwood
  • Patent number: 7120454
    Abstract: The present invention discloses in one embodiment a mobile telephone capable of communicating with a home base station through radio signals. The mobile telephone registers with a home base station before beginning to communicate with the home base station. The home base station is capable of sensing the presence of the mobile telephone in its coverage area and subsequently establishing contact with the mobile telephone, if the mobile telephone is registered with the home base station. The home base station can support a plurality of telephone devices, including corded and cordless telephone devices, and provides call placement and answering services to these telephone devices if there is a registered mobile telephone within its coverage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corp.
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Vernon Meadows
  • Patent number: 6876861
    Abstract: The present invention discloses in one embodiment a mobile telephone capable of communicating with a home base station through radio signals. The mobile telephone registers with a home base station before beginning to communicate with the home base station. The home base station is capable of sensing the presence of the mobile telephone in its coverage area and subsequently establishing contact with the mobile telephone, if the mobile telephone is registered with the home base station. The home base station can support a plurality of telephone devices, including corded and cordless telephone devices, and provides call placement and answering services to these telephone devices if there is a registered mobile telephone within its coverage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Scott M. Frank, Vernon Meadows
  • Patent number: 4926239
    Abstract: A plastic encapsulant for a semiconductor chip comprises an epoxy resin, an organosilicon compound, a hardener, a pigment, and an organic solvent. The epoxy resin is an epichlorohydrin-bisphenol A type epoxy resin, and the organosilicon compound is an organosilicon compound with a methoxy group, preferably, three methoxy groups. The hardener is a resol type phenol resin hardener. The organic solvent is a mixture of ketones, alcohols, and aromatic hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuya Fujita, Takamichi Maeda, Masao Hayakawa