William D Robbins

US Patent:

20180262621, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

May 9, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/974910

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Greenwood Village CO, US
William Stanley Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan Steele - Phillipsburg GA, US
Mark Ryan - Norcross GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04M 3/56
H04M 7/00
H04N 7/15

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve from an address book a communication identifier for each of a plurality of participants, determine from the address book a conferencing type for each of the plurality of participants, and initiate according to the conference type and the communication identifier of each participant a Voice over Internet Protocol conference call directed to communication devices of the plurality of participants. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20180255164, Sep 6, 2018

Filed:

May 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/973395

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Greenwood Village CO, US
William Stanley Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan Steele - Phillipsburg GA, US
Larry B. Pearson - San Antonio TX, US

International Classification:

H04M 1/2745
H04M 3/42
H04W 4/16
G06Q 10/10
H04M 1/725
H04W 4/02

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to detect a selection of an image from a graphical user interface, identify an entry in a contact book responsive to the detected selection of the image, and retrieve one or more communication identifiers associated with the party from the entry of the contact book for initiating a communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20180146094, May 24, 2018

Filed:

Jan 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/860104

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Greenwood Village CO, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
David Dudley - Meadow Vista CA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04M 3/533
H04M 3/42
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20180075517, Mar 15, 2018

Filed:

Nov 9, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/808062

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Greenwood Village CO, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan S. Steele - Phillipsburg GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to present a plurality of selectable commodity items, detect one or more selections from the plurality of commodity items, generate a list from the one or more commodity items selected, and transmit the list to a system. The system can be adapted to receive the list from the communication device, determine a selection order for the items in the list based on a location of each item in a store and at least one characteristic of at least one of the items, update the list according to the selection order, and transmit the updated list to a device for conducting commodity shopping according to the adjusted list. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20170187881, Jun 29, 2017

Filed:

Mar 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/462028

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Greenwood Village CO, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
David Dudley - Meadow Vista CA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04M 3/533
H04M 3/42
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20170163812, Jun 8, 2017

Filed:

Feb 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/436979

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
R. TYLER WALLIS - Greenwood Village CO, US
WILLIAM STANLEY ROBBINS - Sun Prairie WI, US
SUSAN STEELE - Phillipsburg GA, US
MARK RYAN - Norcross GA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/56
H04N 7/15
H04M 7/00

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to retrieve from an address book a communication identifier for each of a plurality of participants, determine from the address book a conferencing type for each of the plurality of participants, and initiate according to the conference type and the communication identifier of each participant a Voice over Internet Protocol conference call directed to communication devices of the plurality of participants. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20160248913, Aug 25, 2016

Filed:

Apr 27, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/139692

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Greenwood Village CO, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
David Dudley - Meadow Vista CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/533
H04M 1/725
H04M 1/57
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a voicemail device having a controller to detect a recording of a voicemail message, generate a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message, wherein the SIP message contains visual voicemail data associated with the recorded voicemail message, and transmit the SIP message to a cordless phone system, wherein the SIP message is received by the cordless phone system over a data port of the cordless phone system, wherein the cordless phone system comprises a base station and at least one cordless communications device, wherein the visual voicemail data is retrieved by the base station, and wherein the visual voicemail data is transmitted by the based station to the at least one cordless communications device by utilizing a cordless wireless access protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed.