Patents by Inventor STEPHEN G. BANNER

STEPHEN G. BANNER 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: 10582273
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a message transmitted from a web server application operating in a mobile device and inserting an identifier of a gateway device into the message to produce a modified message. The modified message includes a request to invoke a software application in the mobile device. The modified message is forwarded to a remote server to allow the server to establish communications with a media processor based on the identifier of the gateway device. The media processor invokes the software application in the mobile device based on an address supplied by the web server application allowing the mobile device to execute the software application and to establish media communication services with the media processor responsive to executing the software application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Publication number: 20160255413
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a message transmitted from a web server application operating in a mobile device and inserting an identifier of a gateway device into the message to produce a modified message. The modified message includes a request to invoke a software application in the mobile device. The modified message is forwarded to a remote server to allow the server to establish communications with a media processor based on the identifier of the gateway device. The media processor invokes the software application in the mobile device based on an address supplied by the web server application allowing the mobile device to execute the software application and to establish media communication services with the media processor responsive to executing the software application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Patent number: 9369773
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a message transmitted from a web server application operating in a mobile device and inserting an identifier of a gateway device into the message to produce a modified message. The modified message includes a request to invoke a software application in the mobile device. The modified message is forwarded to a remote server to allow the server to establish communications with a media processor based on the identifier of the gateway device. The media processor invokes the software application in the mobile device based on an address supplied by the web server application allowing the mobile device to execute the software application and to establish media communication services with the media processor responsive to executing the software application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, LP
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Publication number: 20140344878
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving a message transmitted from a web server application operating in a mobile device and inserting an identifier of a gateway device into the message to produce a modified message. The modified message includes a request to invoke a software application in the mobile device. The modified message is forwarded to a remote server to allow the server to establish communications with a media processor based on the identifier of the gateway device. The media processor invokes the software application in the mobile device based on an address supplied by the web server application allowing the mobile device to execute the software application and to establish media communication services with the media processor responsive to executing the software application. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Patent number: 8856858
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause a media processor to invoke a software application in the mobile device server. The mobile device server can support voice communications over a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael C. Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Publication number: 20140013371
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause a media processor to invoke a software application in the mobile device server. The mobile device server can support voice communications over a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael C. Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Patent number: 8555332
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause a media processor to invoke a software application in the mobile device server. The mobile device server can support voice communications over a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William A. Brown, Michael Boatright, Stephen G. Banner
  • Publication number: 20120047549
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause a media processor to invoke a software application in the mobile device server. The mobile device server can support voice communications over a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: WILLIAM A. BROWN, MICHAEL C. BOATRIGHT, STEPHEN G. BANNER