Patents by Inventor William J. Sigmund
William J. Sigmund 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: 10574826Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Publication number: 20180295239Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Patent number: 10027814Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Publication number: 20170149979Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Patent number: 9544437Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Publication number: 20150072660Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Patent number: 8917824Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Patent number: 8774773Abstract: A mobile communication device having a feature enhanced contact list and related systems and methods are described. The enhanced contact list can display a voice call availability indication for one or more contact list entries. The contact list can be updated by sending a voice call availability query from the communication device to a wireless network. The communication device can be configured to construct such a query and send it to the network. The network can be configured to receive the query, obtain voice call availability information for one or more contacts and return this information to the requesting mobile device for presentation on a display of that device.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2006Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: William J. Sigmund, Mark Enzmann
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Publication number: 20140079196Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Patent number: 8369840Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: AT&T Mobility II, LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund
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Publication number: 20100149300Abstract: A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Michael Robert Zubas, Brian Rainer, William J. Sigmund