Patents by Inventor Stefani A. Smith

Stefani A. Smith 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: 8806611
    Abstract: Methods and systems for message administration are described. In one embodiment, an application request for an application associated with an administration tool may be accessed. The application request may be associated with a user. The application may be deployed on a system machine. A particular access level of a plurality of access levels may be identified for the user on the administration tool. The particular access level may identify functionality of the administration tool available to the user. A determination of whether to allow processing of the application request based on the particular access level may be made. When the application request meets the particular access level, communication with the system machine from the administration tool may be made based on the application request. The system machine may be capable of processing the application request. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Beena Saroj, Brian Selsor, Kavitha D. Kasiviswanathan, Stefani A. Smith, Douglas F. Giacoletto, David J. Schwent, Timothy E. Braloski, Danny M. Marion