Patents by Inventor William Charles Davis

William Charles Davis 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).

  • Publication number: 20140029735
    Abstract: A method and apparatus can be used to determine a voicemail, ring and/or alert behavior of a telephone based on day, time and date. By matching the current day and time against a default set or a user input set of ring/alert behaviors, a telephone can be instructed to ring, not ring, refuse a call, flash a light, vibrate or go directly to one of several voicemail messages upon the event of an incoming call. This allows users to program the phone to not disturb them during inconvenient times, such as a baby's nap time, meal time, or the like. In can also prevent early morning and late evening calls while potentially informing the caller that they should call at a more reasonable hour in the future.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: William Charles Davis