Patents by Inventor Tim J. Fujita-Yuhas

Tim J. Fujita-Yuhas 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).

  • Recording a new voice greeting
    Patent number: 8879692
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining whether a user has connected to a voice-message system. The method further includes, automatically and without user input after the connection, prompting the user to create one or more new voice greetings. The method further includes, automatically and without user input after the prompt, beginning to record one or more of the new voice greetings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Tim J. Fujita-Yuhas
  • Communicating a response to the creator of a voice message forwarded by another
    Patent number: 8108471
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for responding to a voice message includes accessing input from a first user at an endpoint indicating a desire to communicate to a second user a response to a voice message created by the second user and forwarded to the first user by a third user. The forward includes the voice message and at least one introduction to the voice message. The method also includes accessing the response, which includes a voice message created by the first user, automatically determining an address associated with the second user for communicating the response to the second user, and automatically communicating the response to the determined address without communicating to the determined address the introduction to the voice message forwarded to the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Tim J. Fujita-Yuhas
  • Recording a New Voice Greeting
    Publication number: 20080037732
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining whether a user has connected to a voice-message system. The method further includes, automatically and without user input after the connection, prompting the user to create one or more new voice greetings. The method further includes, automatically and without user input after the prompt, beginning to record one or more of the new voice greetings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Tim J. Fujita-Yuhas