Patents by Inventor Stefano Bocconi

Stefano Bocconi 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).

  • Mobile telephone with local communication option
    Patent number: 6937875
    Abstract: A mobile telephone has a conventional wireless network call handling unit having a sound output for audibly outputting sound information received from a call in progress. In addition a wireless broadcast unit is provided for broadcasting information locally. The user can command the mobile telephone to broadcast the sound information from the call to one or more receivers in a neighborhood of the mobile telephone. Thus others can listen in on the call. Depending on commands by the users, the receivers may broadcast information back to the mobile telephone, for transmission via the call, together with sound information from the mobile telephone itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Stefano Bocconi
  • Mobile telephone with local communication option
    Publication number: 20030003946
    Abstract: A mobile telephone has a conventional wireless network call handling unit having a sound output for audibly outputting sound information received from a call in progress. In addition a wireless broadcast unit is provided for broadcasting information locally. The user can command the mobile telephone to broadcast the sound information from the call to one or more receivers in a neighborhood of the mobile telephone. Thus others can listen in on the call. Depending on commands by the users, the receivers may broadcast information back to the mobile telephone, for transmission via the call, together with sound information from the mobile telephone itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventor: Stefano Bocconi