David K Dawson

US Patent:

20180054720, Feb 22, 2018

Filed:

Aug 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/240672

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Peter Lurie - New York NY, US
David Dawson - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/16
H04W 8/26
H04W 76/02
H04W 68/00
H04M 3/533
H04M 3/02

Abstract:

A group of mobile phones can each be associated with a different personal phone number, and can also be associated with a common family phone number. When a call is received at the shared family phone number, an intermediate server routes a notification of the call to each phone in the group, and each phone can ring. If a first user answers a first phone of the group, a notification is sent by the first phone to the intermediate server, which in turn sends a notification to the remaining phones in the group that the call has been answered. The remaining phones then stop ringing. If no one answers the call, the caller is routed to a voicemail associated with the shared family phone number, and a notification of a voicemail message is routed to each of the group of phones.

US Patent:

20170244832, Aug 24, 2017

Filed:

May 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/584908

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Peter Lurie - New York NY, US
David Dawson - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/42
H04M 1/725
H04M 1/2745

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for managing a billing policy for mobile phone associated with a first phone number corresponding to a first account and a second phone number corresponding to a second account is described herein. The billing policy defines actions performed by the mobile phone to be charged to the first account, and defines actions performed by the mobile phone to be charged to the second account. Charges are allocated to one of the first account and second account based on the billing policy. A user can configured to phone to operate in a private mode, in response to which actions are charged to a default account of the two accounts, and information about the action is not provided to an external entity.

US Patent:

20160381196, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Nov 3, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/931777

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Peter Lurie - New York NY, US
David Dawson - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/2745
H04M 3/42
H04M 1/247

Abstract:

An intermediate server communicatively coupled to a mobile phone associated with a first phone number corresponding to a first contact type and a second phone number corresponding to a second contact type, receives a request to receive an incoming call associated with a caller phone number. The request corresponds to the first or second phone number. The intermediate server identifies a contact type associated with the request and a contact type associated with the caller based on the caller phone number. The intermediate server further determines whether the caller is misclassified by comparing the contact type associated with the request and the contact type associated with the caller. In addition, the intermediate server sends a notification indicating that the caller is misclassified to the mobile phone in response to determining the contact type associated with the request and the contact type associated with the caller do not match.

US Patent:

20160381214, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Feb 1, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/012028

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Peter Lurie - New York NY, US
David Dawson - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/42
H04W 76/02

Abstract:

A mobile phone establishes and maintains a data connection with an intermediate server. The intermediate server receives an incoming call from a caller. In response, the intermediate server identifies a contact group associated with the caller, and generates a notification message identifying the caller and including the identified contact group. The notification message is sent by the intermediate server to the mobile phone via the data channel, and concurrently, the intermediate server routes the incoming call to the mobile phone over a voice channel different from the data channel. The mobile phone modifies an existing contact record or generates a new contact record associated with the caller to include the contact group identified by the notification message. The mobile phone, in response to receiving the incoming call, accesses the modified contact record or generated contact record, and displays a notification identifying the caller and the identified contact group.

US Patent:

20160381226, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Jan 29, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/011251

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Peter Lurie - New York NY, US
David Dawson - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/533
H04M 3/537
H04M 3/42

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for managing voicemails includes receiving, at an intermediate server communicatively coupled to a mobile phone associated with a first phone number corresponding to a first contact group and a second phone number corresponding to a second contact group, a voicemail from a caller calling one of the first phone number and the second phone number. The sentiment of the voicemail can be identified using a method based on the number called. The voicemail and identified sentiment can be forwarded to the mobile device, and the mobile device can display an indication of the voicemail and the identified sentiment, for instance in a voicemail feed.

US Patent:

20160381231, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Aug 14, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/827193

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Peter Lurie - New York NY, US
David Dawson - Tampa FL, US

International Classification:

H04M 15/00
H04M 15/32

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for managing a billing policy for mobile phone associated with a first phone number corresponding to a first account and a second phone number corresponding to a second account is described herein. The billing policy defines actions performed by the mobile phone to be charged to the first account, and defines actions performed by the mobile phone to be charged to the second account. Charges are allocated to one of the first account and second account based on the billing policy. A user can configured to phone to operate in a private mode, in response to which actions are charged to a default account of the two accounts, and information about the action is not provided to an external entity.