Patents by Inventor Steven John Capriotti

Steven John Capriotti 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: 6748056
    Abstract: A system and method for coordinating a telephony session on a voice messaging platform with an e-mail session on an e-mail messaging platform in an integrated universal messaging system are disclosed. The method, which is carried out by the system, comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a call on the voice messaging platform placed by a subscriber from a telephone handset and processing the call on the voice messaging platform in accordance with a first call flow; (b) invoking from the first call flow, a second call flow that initiates access to the subscriber's account on the e-mail messaging platform, the second call flow executing in parallel with, and asynchronously of, the first call flow; (c) continuing to execute the first call flow while the second call flow is executing; and (d) playing one or more prompts by the first call flow, as needed, to mask at least a portion of any delays experienced in receiving a response from the second call flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Unisys Corporation
    Inventors: Steven John Capriotti, Vikash Ramanlal, Gary Paul Russell, Regina Shires