Patents by Inventor William S. Robbins
William S. Robbins 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: 11019215Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve from an address book a communication identifier for each of a plurality of participants, determine from the address book a conferencing type for each of the plurality of participants, and initiate according to the conference type and the communication identifier of each participant a Voice over Internet Protocol conference call directed to communication devices of the plurality of participants. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, Susan Steele, Mark Ryan
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Patent number: 10769709Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to present a plurality of selectable commodity items, detect one or more selections from the plurality of commodity items, generate a list from the one or more commodity items selected, and transmit the list to a system. The system can be adapted to receive the list from the communication device, determine a selection order for the items in the list based on a location of each item in a store and at least one characteristic of at least one of the items, update the list according to the selection order, and transmit the updated list to a device for conducting commodity shopping according to the adjusted list. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, Susan S. Steele
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Publication number: 20200145535Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve from an address book a communication identifier for each of a plurality of participants, determine from the address book a conferencing type for each of the plurality of participants, and initiate according to the conference type and the communication identifier of each participant a Voice over Internet Protocol conference call directed to communication devices of the plurality of participants. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, Susan Steele, Mark Ryan
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Patent number: 10631119Abstract: An architecture is provided that can facilitate and/or transmit notifications based upon device presence techniques in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, notifications can be delivered to custodian devices that indicate the presence information if certain predetermined conditions or criteria are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: William S. Robbins, Judson John Flynn, Randolph Wohlert
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Publication number: 20180262874Abstract: An architecture is provided that can facilitate and/or transmit notifications based upon device presence techniques in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, notifications can be delivered to custodian devices that indicate the presence information if certain predetermined conditions or criteria are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: William S. Robbins, Judson John Flynn, Randolph Wohlert
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Patent number: 10003920Abstract: An architecture is provided that can facilitate and/or transmit notifications based upon device presence techniques in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, notifications can be delivered to custodian devices that indicate the presence information if certain predetermined conditions or criteria are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: William S. Robbins, Judson John Flynn, Randolph Wohlert
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Publication number: 20180146094Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley
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Publication number: 20180075517Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to present a plurality of selectable commodity items, detect one or more selections from the plurality of commodity items, generate a list from the one or more commodity items selected, and transmit the list to a system. The system can be adapted to receive the list from the communication device, determine a selection order for the items in the list based on a location of each item in a store and at least one characteristic of at least one of the items, update the list according to the selection order, and transmit the updated list to a device for conducting commodity shopping according to the adjusted list. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, Susan S. Steele
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Patent number: 9876910Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, I.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley
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Patent number: 9842360Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to present a plurality of selectable commodity items, detect one or more selections from the plurality of commodity items, generate a list from the one or more commodity items selected, and transmit the list to a system. The system can be adapted to receive the list from the communication device, determine a selection order for the items in the list based on a location of each item in a store and at least one characteristic of at least one of the items, update the list according to the selection order, and transmit the updated list to a device for conducting commodity shopping according to the adjusted list. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, Sr., William S. Robbins, Susan S. Steele
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Publication number: 20170187881Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley
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Patent number: 9635184Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley
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Patent number: 9615146Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve from an address book a communication identifier for each of a plurality of participants, determine from the address book a conferencing type for each of the plurality of participants, and initiate according to the conference type and the communication identifier of each participant a Voice over Internet Protocol conference call directed to communication devices of the plurality of participants. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2008Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, Susan S. Steele, Mark Ryan
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Publication number: 20170041747Abstract: An architecture is provided that can facilitate and/or transmit notifications based upon device presence techniques in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, notifications can be delivered to custodian devices that indicate the presence information if certain predetermined conditions or criteria are satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: William S. Robbins, Judson John Flynn, Randolph Wohlert
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Patent number: 9503998Abstract: An architecture is provided that can facilitate and/or transmit notifications based upon device presence techniques in connection with a wireless communications network. For example, when certain mobile devices register with a particular network entity (e.g., a femtocell) that services a particular target location (e.g., place of residence), then such registration can be leveraged to indicate presence at the target location. Accordingly, notifications can be delivered to custodian devices that indicate the presence information if certain predetermined conditions or criteria are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: William S. Robbins, Judson John Flynn, Randolph Wohlert
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Publication number: 20160248913Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley
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Patent number: 9357360Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley
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Patent number: 9326018Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a tablet with a touch-sensitive display. The tablet can be adapted to present a user interface (UI), receive a UI policy from a service provider of a communication system communicatively couplable to the tablet to manage operations of the UI, detect a request from a user of the tablet to adapt the UI, and manage the adaptation of the UI according to the UI policy. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Mark Ryan, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, Susan Steele
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Publication number: 20150358788Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2015Publication date: December 10, 2015Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley
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Patent number: 9143905Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Anup D. Karnalkar, R. Tyler Wallis, William S. Robbins, David Dudley