Patents by Inventor Shawn P. Uleske

Shawn P. Uleske 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).

  • Method of providing personal messaging using a virtual messaging assistant
    Patent number: 6650739
    Abstract: This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing automated personal messaging assistance with the capability of checking a user's destination for arrival and forwarding messages by a preferred modality. The present invention is directed to, in a general aspect, a method of providing personal messaging using a virtual messaging assistant. The virtual messaging assistant has a voice user interface and provides a human-like voice which interfaces with the user' and with callers. The personal messaging assistant provides forwarding of messages to a destination in accordance with user selected preferences. The personal messaging assistant receives incoming messages. The personal messaging checks the user's calendar to find out where the user is expected to be. Then the personal messaging assistant calls the expected destination and inquires whether the user has arrived.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence M. Doeberl, Ronald P. Sansone, Judith A. Martin, Nathaniel M. Gifford, Shawn P. Uleske, Michael W. Wilson