IP Library Granted Patent US 9,497,607
Granted Patent B2
US 9,497,607 · App. 14/605,242 · Granted Nov 15, 2016

Alerts for communications

Inventor: Geoff Sutcliffe (Kennesaw, GA)
Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
H04W4/18H04L12/1895H04M1/57H04M1/576H04M3/02H04M3/4872H04M19/04H04W4/00H04M3/42051
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,497,607
App. No.
14/605,242
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Scores, fight songs, and other sports oriented alerts are provided for electronic communications. Different network addresses may be associated with different sports teams. When a communications request is processed, sports scores and video highlights may be played as ringtones to alert of an email, text, or call.

Claims (37)

1. A method, comprising:

processing, by a server, a request for a call from a network address to another network address;

retrieving, by the server, a name of a sports team associated with the another network address;

retrieving, by the server, a filename associated with the name of the sports team;

sending, by the server, the request for the call to the another network address; and

sending, by the server, the filename to accompany the request for the call, the filename associated with a file presented during a wait time as an alert of the call.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising querying for a score associated with the name of the sports team.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising sending the score to the another network address.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising sending the score to accompany the request for the call.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising querying for the name of the sports team.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a database that associates different names of sports teams to different network addresses.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a database that associates different filenames to different network addresses.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

processing a request for a call from a network address to another network address;

retrieving a name of a sports team associated with the another network address;

retrieving a filename associated with the name of the sports team;

sending the request for the call to the another network address; and

sending the filename to accompany the request for the call, the filename for presentation during a wait time as an alert of the call.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for a score associated with the name of the sports team.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the score to the another network address.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the score to accompany the request for the call.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for the name of the sports team.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise storing a database that associates different names of sports teams to different network addresses.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise storing a database that associates different filenames to different network addresses.

15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

processing a request for a call from a network address to another network address;

retrieving a name of a sports team associated with the another network address;

retrieving a filename associated with the name of the sports team;

sending the request for the call to the another network address; and

sending the filename to accompany the request for the call, the filename for presentation during a wait time as an alert of the call.

16. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for a score associated with the name of the sports team.

17. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the score to the another network address.

18. The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the score to accompany the request for the call.

19. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise querying for the name of the sports team.

20. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise storing a database that associates different names of sports teams to different network addresses.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2015
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 036769/0467 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 10, 2015
From: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036831/0199 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 10, 2015
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036831/0202 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 10, 2015
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036831/0209 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2015
From: SUTCLIFFE, GEOFF
To: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034817/0920 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13737028 · Jan 9, 2013
Continuation 10899617 · Jul 27, 2004
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