Patents by Inventor William Todd Daniell

William Todd Daniell 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: 9838543
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products provide remote notification of calls. When a call is received, a contact list is consulted for a contact. An electronic message is sent to an address of the contact. The electronic message notifies the contact of the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell
  • Patent number: 9619466
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20160299889
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, JR., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Patent number: 9400788
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20160034449
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Patent number: 9218340
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20150169546
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, JR., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20150124951
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products provide remote notification of calls. When a call is received, a contact list is consulted for a contact. An electronic message is sent to an address of the contact. The electronic message notifies the contact of the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry Kent, JR., William Todd Daniell
  • Patent number: 9002697
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Patent number: 8897425
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products provide remote access to call logs upon request. An incoming call is processed and an address is retrieved that is associated with a called number. An electronic message is sent to the address to identify a calling number of the incoming call. A log of calls is updated with the incoming call. A reply electronic message is received from the address, and the log of calls is sent to the address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell
  • Publication number: 20140222412
    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 preferably 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. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
  • Patent number: 8788606
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and device provides alert information to a user of a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Johnson, Mark Taylor, William Todd Daniell, Michael D. Eilts, Sheetal Wrzesien, Charles Barrere
  • Patent number: 8649368
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and devices of user notification. In this regard, one embodiment of such a method, among others, can be broadly summarized by the following: capturing an image in response to an event; relaying capturing of the image to a telephone device; and sending a message to a user at a remote location via the telephone device, the message notifying the user of the capturing of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.
    Inventors: William Todd Daniell, Larry Kent, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8519860
    Abstract: Alert information is provided to a user of a device. In response to receiving an alert notification, a current location of the device is determined and converted to a device geographical tile that encompasses the determined current location; alert data received about the alert are processed and stored in an alert database if it is determined that a device tile code of the device geographical tile matches any alert geographical tiles that define the alert; a database query of the alert database is performed to identify alerts having one or more alert geographical tile codes that match the device tile code that have not been presented to a user of the device; and the user of the device is notified via the user interface of the device of the identified alerts and the user is prompted to view the identified one or more alerts via the user interface of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Weather Decision Technologies
    Inventors: James T. Johnson, Mark Taylor, William Todd Daniell, Michael D. Eilts, Sheetal Wrzesien, Charles Barrere
  • Patent number: 8457612
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multimedia content to mobile devices within a geographic area. A services provider may track locations of mobile devices in a location database. Geographically coded information may be received by the services provider from which a lookup may be performed of the location database to determine which mobile devices are in a geographic region associated with the geographically coded information. The geographically coded information may be forwarded as an SMS message to the mobile device, which may then convert the SMS message to a multimedia format for playback on the device, or may request that the services provider convert the SMS message to a multimedia format for playback on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: The Weather Channel, LLC
    Inventor: William Todd Daniell
  • Patent number: 8437460
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and devices for user supervision and notification. In this regard, one embodiment of such a method, among others, can be broadly summarized by the following: monitoring activities performed by a telephone device; and notifying a user of the activities performed by the telephone and identification of users performing the activities, notification of activities being made by the telephone device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: William Todd Daniell, Larry Kent, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120128141
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products provide remote access to call logs upon request. An incoming call is processed and an address is retrieved that is associated with a called number. An electronic message is sent to the address to identify a calling number of the incoming call. A log of calls is updated with the incoming call. A reply electronic message is received from the address, and the log of calls is sent to the address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: William Todd Daniell, Larry Kent, JR.
  • Patent number: 8176130
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling email messages are described. Some embodiments are directed to determining whether an email message meets a predefined condition, and executing an action in an instant messaging (IM) system in response to determining that the email message meets the predefined condition. Other embodiments are directed to providing a programming interface, and storing inputs provided by a user at the programming interface. For those embodiments, the programming interface is adapted to receive user input in the form of a markup language. The inputs include a condition and an action. Yet other embodiments are directed to determining whether a digital message meets a predefined condition, and executing a filtering algorithm on the digital message in response to determining that the digital message does not meet the predefined condition. The digital message may be, for example, an email message or an IM message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: William Todd Daniell
  • Patent number: 8090081
    Abstract: One embodiment of such a method for maintaining a call log can be broadly summarized by the following: receiving an incoming call on a telephone device; obtaining call information about the incoming call via the telephone device; updating a call log with the call information via the telephone device; and enabling the call log to be accessed from a remote Internet location. Other methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Larry Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell
  • Publication number: 20110270940
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and device provides alert information to a user of a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: WEATHER DECISION TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: James T. Johnson, Mark Taylor, William Todd Daniell, Michael D. Eilts, Sheetal Wrzesien, Charles Barrere