Timothy Dewayne Perry

US Patent:

8649486, Feb 11, 2014

Filed:

Jun 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/492816

Inventors:

William Kellogg - Austin TX, US
Andrew Ofisher - Chicago IL, US
Timothy Perry - Aurora IL, US
Robert Overman - Naperville IL, US
Scott Woodard - Clarendon Hills IL, US

Assignee:

ShowingTime - Chicago IL

International Classification:

H04M 11/00

US Classification:

379 9301, 705 712

Abstract:

A method for providing confirmation of a request for a target communicated using text messaging includes receiving, by a sending system, a request for a target. The method further includes selecting, by the sending system, a telephone number from a list of telephone numbers, wherein a mapping is created between the request, the selected telephone number, the target, and a target contact. Additionally, the method includes sending, by the sending system to the target contact using the selected telephone number, a text message indicating the request for the target. Moreover, the method includes receiving a reply message from the target contact using the selected telephone number, and determining that the reply message comprises a reply to the request for the target by comparing the target contact and the selected telephone number for the reply message to the mapping.

US Patent:

20020194606, Dec 19, 2002

Filed:

Jun 14, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/881785

Inventors:

Michael Tucker - Austin TX, US
Timothy Perry - Austin TX, US

International Classification:

H04N007/14
H04N007/173

US Classification:

725/086000, 348/014080, 348/014010

Abstract:

A system and method that allows videoconferencing-formatted data to be viewed with standard media formats for computer systems. A processor interprets the header information contained in a videoconferencing-formatted data stream and reassembles the audio and video data into a standard media format. Although new headers are created, audio and video data are unmodified for the new format.