Patents by Inventor Suzette Drouillard

Suzette Drouillard 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 automatic collect messaging on collect call restricted telephone numbers
    Patent number: 6650734
    Abstract: In a telephone network for use in placing telephone calls to a destination number associated with a called party, the destination number having restricted access for collect telephone calls, a system and method for providing a message to the called party of a collect telephone call from a calling party. A caller placing a collect telephone call is notified of the restricted access of the destination number for collect telephone calls and provided with an option for recording a message for delivery to the called party. If the calling party accepts the option, a message is recorded, such as by routing the collect telephone call to a messaging platform for use in recording the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: AT&T Corporation
    Inventors: Suzette Drouillard, Carol P. Eversen, Amit Garg, Rajeev B. Patil, Courtney Aldington Pinnock