Patents by Inventor Steven Bryan Wilson

Steven Bryan Wilson 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).

  • System and method for improved user interface in prompting systems
    Patent number: 6370238
    Abstract: An improved prompting system for accessing specified functions. According to one embodiment, a particular user may identify himself to the system and thereafter preprogram one or more paths that lead directly to a desired function within the hierarchical menu prompting system. The next time the user needs to access the system the user can navigate directly to the desired function by pressing a predetermined key or sequence of keys on his or her Touch-Tone dial. Alternatively, the prompting system may present as an option a direct path to the desired function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc.
    Inventors: Elaine J. Sansone, William J. Beyda, Ronald Robert Carleton, Edward Anthony Del Prete, Steven Duane Hopla, David Harmon Howell, Jose Garcia Reyes, Bernie Vallez, Steven Bryan Wilson