Patents by Inventor Vincent Paquet
Vincent Paquet 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).
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Patent number: 9942406Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Donnie Carlton Fletcher, Vincent Paquet
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Publication number: 20150003444Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Donnie Carlton Fletcher, Vincent Paquet
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Patent number: 8898578Abstract: A system and method for generating a conference call within a social network is disclosed. The participants are all members of an affinity group and they communicate with each other using different social streams. When the stream becomes too complicated, a participant transforms the social stream into a conference call so that the discussion is held in real-time. The participant that requests the conference call is designated as a moderator. The moderator controls the conference, including the members of the affinity group, through a user interface. Once the conference is established a notification can be sent to invitees and other members of the affinity group. The notification can also be published on a social network.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Greg Hecht, Anthony Jawad, Michel Ossesia, Stu Blair, Jacob Hesch, Craig Walker, Marcus Foster, Vincent Paquet
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Patent number: 8887070Abstract: A system and method for generating a conference call within a social network is disclosed. The participants are all members of an affinity group and they communicate with each other using different social streams. When the stream becomes too complicated, a participant transforms the social stream into a conference call so that the discussion is held in real-time. The participant that requests the conference call is designated as a moderator. The moderator controls the conference, including the members of the affinity group, through a user interface. Once the conference is established a notification can be sent to invitees and other members of the affinity group. The notification can also be published on a social network.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Greg Hecht, Anthony Jawad, Michel Ossesia, Stu Blair, Jacob Hesch, Craig Walker, Marcus Foster, Vincent Paquet
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Patent number: 8817669Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Vincent Paquet, Donnie Carlton Fletcher
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Patent number: 8599723Abstract: The subject matter of this disclosure can be implemented in, among other things, a method. In these examples, the method includes receiving a request to join a conference call from a user, and determining whether the user is allowed to join the conference call based on an access policy configurable by a moderator of the conference call. The method may also include upon determining that the user is allowed to join the conference call, connecting the user to the conference all, determining a set of permissions granted to the user for participating on the conference call based on the access policy, and outputting a user interface to the user or sending a message to another computing device to cause the other computing device to output the user interface to the user, wherein the user interface includes a set of conference call management options based upon the set of permissions granted to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Greg Hecht, Anthony Jawad, Michel Ossesia, Stuart R. Blair, Vincent Paquet
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Patent number: 8576750Abstract: The subject matter of this disclosure can be implemented in, among other things, a method. In these examples, the method includes receiving a request to join a conference call from a user, and determining whether the user is allowed to join the conference call based on an access policy configurable by a moderator of the conference call. The method may also include upon determining that the user is allowed to join the conference call, connecting the user to the conference all, determining a set of permissions granted to the user for participating on the conference call based on the access policy, and outputting a user interface to the user or sending a message to another computing device to cause the other computing device to output the user interface to the user, wherein the user interface includes a set of conference call management options based upon the set of permissions granted to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Greg Hecht, Anthony Jawad, Michel Ossesia, Stuart R Blair, Vincent Paquet
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Publication number: 20100322392Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Vincent Paquet, Donnie Carlton Fletcher
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Publication number: 20080259918Abstract: A system and method for managing telephone calls is disclosed. The system includes a central controller that receives and processes telephone calls. The identity of a caller is first determined. Based on predetermined settings designated by an end user, a call is directed to one or more telephones of the end user. Preferably, the end user's telephones ring simultaneously. The user may answer any of his/her telephones and choose from among several options of how to handle the call. If the user chooses to answer the call, the call may be transferred to that telephone and the conversation may commence.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Craig Elliott Walker, Vincent Paquet, Donnie Carlton Fletcher