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).
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Patent number: 9838543Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Larry Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell
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Patent number: 9619466Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Publication number: 20160299889Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, JR., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Patent number: 9400788Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Publication number: 20160034449Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Patent number: 9218340Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Publication number: 20150169546Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, JR., William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Publication number: 20150124951Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Larry Kent, JR., William Todd Daniell
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Patent number: 9002697Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Patent number: 8897425Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Larry Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell
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Publication number: 20140222412Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Joel A. Davis, Larry G. Kent, William Todd Daniell, Brian K. Daigle
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Patent number: 8788606Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and device provides alert information to a user of a device.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Weather Decision Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James T. Johnson, Mark Taylor, William Todd Daniell, Michael D. Eilts, Sheetal Wrzesien, Charles Barrere
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Patent number: 8649368Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P.Inventors: William Todd Daniell, Larry Kent, Jr.
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Patent number: 8519860Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Weather Decision TechnologiesInventors: James T. Johnson, Mark Taylor, William Todd Daniell, Michael D. Eilts, Sheetal Wrzesien, Charles Barrere
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Patent number: 8457612Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: The Weather Channel, LLCInventor: William Todd Daniell
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Patent number: 8437460Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Todd Daniell, Larry Kent, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120128141Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: William Todd Daniell, Larry Kent, JR.
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Patent number: 8176130Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventor: William Todd Daniell
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Patent number: 8090081Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Larry Kent, Jr., William Todd Daniell
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Publication number: 20110270940Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and device provides alert information to a user of a device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: WEATHER DECISION TECHNOLOGIESInventors: James T. Johnson, Mark Taylor, William Todd Daniell, Michael D. Eilts, Sheetal Wrzesien, Charles Barrere