Patents by Inventor William Patrick Coan

William Patrick Coan 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).

  • Patent number: 8509853
    Abstract: A system and method for initiating communications between a first wireless device and a second wireless device. The method includes the steps of detecting the status of the first wireless device, notifying the second wireless device via a scrolling ticker message based on the detecting step and establishing a communication session between the first and second wireless devices. The detecting step includes generating an alert based on a predefined event. The system for establishing a communication path between a first mobile device and a second mobile device includes an IMS core, a presence server communicatively coupled to the IMS core and in communication with the first mobile device, a scrolling ticker server in communication with the presence server and with the second mobile device, wherein the presence server communicates availability of the first mobile device and the scrolling ticker notifies the second mobile device of the availability of the first mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Wayne Stafford, Mark Steven Wuthnow, William Patrick Coan
  • Patent number: 7912453
    Abstract: A service message, including a device application identifier and a bearer service indicator, is generated and sent to a wireless communications device. As a result, data can be transmitted between a server and a wireless device over a selected bearer service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC
    Inventors: William Patrick Coan, Michael Luna
  • Patent number: 6853651
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communication for non-latency-dependent data comprises receiving data to be transmitted over a digital control channel. If the data is appropriate for transmission over the digital control channel, then the data is so transmitted if the network conditions are favorable for such a transmission. If network conditions are not favorable for transmission over the digital control channel, then the data is queued for future transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Cingular Wireless II, Inc.
    Inventors: William Patrick Coan, Michael Luna
  • Publication number: 20030211858
    Abstract: A service message, including a device application identifier and a bearer service indicator, is generated and sent to a wireless communications device. As a result, data can be transmitted between a server and a wireless device over a selected bearer service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: William Patrick Coan, Michael Luna
  • Patent number: 6584321
    Abstract: A service message, including a device application identifier and a bearer service indicator, is generated and sent to a wireless communications device. As a result, data can be transmitted between a server and a wireless device over a selected bearer service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William Patrick Coan, Michael Luna
  • Patent number: 6480720
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for contacting a wireless user who subscribes to several bearer services. The wireless user may be active on only a single bearer service at any given time. The present invention discloses a method for contacting the wireless user by sending alert messages over each of the wireless bearer services in turn until the user is contacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William Patrick Coan, Michael Luna