Paula Rene Wood

US Patent:

20100273447, Oct 28, 2010

Filed:

Jul 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/833829

Inventors:

Jonathan L. Mann - Seattle WA, US
Prarthana H. Panchal - Seattle WA, US
Paula H. Wood - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

T-MOBILE USA, INC. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

H04W 4/00

US Classification:

455405

Abstract:

Techniques to defer an incoming communication and schedule a follow up communication and techniques to provide reminders to communicate with a selected contact in order to maintain a level of connectivity with the contact are disclosed. A communication recipient can defer an incoming communication and schedule a return communication time. The return communication may be manually deferred by a user and/or automatically deferred based at least in part on availability of a user on an appointment calendar. Also, the communication recipient can receive reminders of the scheduled return communication or reminders to communicate with a selected contact based on a level of connectivity.

US Patent:

20110075818, Mar 31, 2011

Filed:

Sep 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/570945

Inventors:

Michael Steffen Vance - Kenmore WA, US
Valerie Lynn Goulart - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan L. Mann - Seattle WA, US
Prarthana H. Panchal - Seattle WA, US
Paula H. Wood - Seattle WA, US
Sinclair M. Temple - Seattle WA, US
Andrew R. Morrison - Bellevue WA, US
Gülay A. Birand - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

T-MOBILE USA, INC. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

H04M 1/64
G10L 11/00
G10L 15/26

US Classification:

379 8801, 7042701, 704235, 704E15001, 704E15043

Abstract:

Methods, systems and articles for receiving, by a telecommunication device, audio input through a unified audio interface are disclosed herein. The telecommunication device is further configured to determine whether to handle the audio input as a command, as a request of a telecommunication device application, or as a network search request, the determining being based on one or more user-configurable rules or priorities.