Patents by Inventor Walter Rickard

Walter Rickard 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).

  • Call announcement service
    Patent number: 7881442
    Abstract: A method and operation for a call announcement service which answers incoming phone calls. The system retrieves identifying information about the calling party and provides that information to the called party. The called party can choose from several options for answering the call, such as completing the call with the calling party, sending the calling party to voice mail or terminating the call. In an alternative embodiment, the calling party can be notified that they have dialed a cellular phone customer, and can be provided the option of accepting the called party's cellular phone charges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: LSSi Data Corp.
    Inventors: Peter Renner, Walter Rickard
  • Call announcement service
    Publication number: 20040240637
    Abstract: A method and operation for a call announcement service which answers incoming phone calls. The system retrieves identifying information about the calling party and provides that information to the called party. The called party can choose from several options for answering the call, such as completing the call with the calling party, sending the calling party to voice mail or terminating the call. In an alternative embodiment, the calling party can be notified that they have dialed a cellular phone customer, and can be provided the option of accepting the called party's cellular phone charges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Renner, Walter Rickard
  • Call announcement service
    Publication number: 20010036252
    Abstract: A method and operation for a call announcement service which answers incoming phone calls. The system retrieves identifying information about the calling party and provides that information to the called party. The called party can choose from several options for answering the call, such as completing the call with the calling party, sending the calling party to voice mail or terminating the call. In an alternative embodiment, the calling party can be notified that they have dialed a cellular phone customer, and can be provided the option of accepting the called party's cellular phone charges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Peter Renner, Walter Rickard