Patents by Inventor Wendy H. Eason

Wendy H. Eason 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).

  • Electronic message translations accompanied by indications of translation
    Patent number: 8027438
    Abstract: Systems for translating text messages in an instant messaging system comprise a translation engine for translating text messages into a preferred language of a recipient of the text messages. The systems are configured to send and receive the text messages and to determine whether the text messages that are received in a source language are in the preferred language of the recipients so that the text messages are displayed in the preferred language of the recipients of the text messages, including an indication of whether or not the received message is translated. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian K. Daigle, Larry G. Kent, Jr., W. Todd Daniell, Wendy H. Eason, Samuel N. Zellner, Jerry C. Liu, Robert A. Koch