Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Broz

Thomas J. Broz 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: 8401157
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a user with an accurate audible pronunciation of a person's name in a non-call environment using the spoken name pre-recorded and saved at the person's Voice Mail system is described herein. An Application Server can obtain an audio file of a person speaking his or her name for the external Voice Mail System to which he or she subscribes, and provide the audio file to a User requesting to hear an accurate pronunciation of the person's name. The Application Server can provide this spoken name pronunciation feature as part of a Directory Information Service, talking call waiting feature, or to other Online Applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: William J. Bushnell, Thomas J. Broz
  • Publication number: 20090190728
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a user with an accurate audible pronunciation of a person's name in a non-call environment using the spoken name pre-recorded and saved at the person's Voice Mail system is described herein. An Application Server can obtain an audio file of a person speaking his or her name for the external Voice Mail System to which he or she subscribes, and provide the audio file to a User requesting to hear an accurate pronunciation of the person's name. The Application Server can provide this spoken name pronunciation feature as part of a Directory Information Service, talking call waiting feature, or to other Online Applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: William J. Bushnell, Thomas J. Broz