William Christopher Robbins

US Patent:

7801774, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Nov 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/275702

Inventors:

Anup D. Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Dallas TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan S. Steele - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to receive a grocery list from a communication device of a user, identify a location in a store for each item in the grocery list, determine a selection order for the items in the grocery list based on the identified location of each item, adjust the grocery list according to the selection order and the location of each item, and transmit the adjusted grocery list to a device in the store for conducting grocery shopping according to the adjusted grocery list. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

8150463, Apr 3, 2012

Filed:

Dec 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/330415

Inventors:

Anup D. Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Dallas TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan Steele - Phillipsburg GA, US

Assignee:

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

International Classification:

H04W 88/02

US Classification:

455557

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a tablet adapted to detect a presence of another communication device with a display, determine operating characteristics of the display, create according to the operating characteristics of the display a first user interface (UI) portion to be presented by the display of the other communication device and a second UI portion to be presented by a touch-sensitive display of the tablet, transmit the first UI portion by way of the base unit using the wireless data protocol for presentation at the display of the other communication device, present the second UI portion at the touch-sensitive display of the tablet, and navigate between the first and second UI portions as a single UI of the tablet. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

8156009, Apr 10, 2012

Filed:

Aug 5, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/851066

Inventors:

Anup D. Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Dallas TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan S. Steele - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

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

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

705 261, 705 268, 705 269

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:

8315667, Nov 20, 2012

Filed:

Mar 9, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/416750

Inventors:

Anup D. Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Dallas TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan Steele - Phillipsburg GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04W 88/02

US Classification:

455557

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, utilizing a first communication device for identifying a user interface adaptation according to operating characteristics of a second display of a second communication device, identifying first and second user interface portions according to the user interface adaptation, presenting the first user interface portion at a first display of the first communication device, transmitting the second user interface portion to the second communication device for presentation at the second display of the second communication device, and enabling user interface navigation that includes the first and second user interface portions as a single user interface based on user inputs received at the first communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

8594739, Nov 26, 2013

Filed:

Dec 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/329513

Inventors:

Anup D. Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Dallas TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan Steele - Phillipsburg GA, US
Larry B. Pearson - San Antonio TX, US

Assignee:

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

International Classification:

H04M 1/00
G06F 3/041

US Classification:

455566, 4554261, 455557, 345173, 37935507, 37935509

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:

8619759, Dec 31, 2013

Filed:

Jun 15, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/763814

Inventors:

Anup Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Jeffrey Mikan - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370354, 370401

Abstract:

A system for video call processing is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a first communication device having a controller element to establish by way of a PSTN port of the first communication device a Public Switched Telephone Network communication session with a second communication device, submit by way of a broadband port of the first communication device a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) message to determine whether the second communication device has video capability, receive a second SIP message indicating the second communication device is video capable, present a notice indicating the second communication device is video capable, receive a request to establish video communications with the second communication device, and submit a third SIP message to establish a video communication session with the second communication device. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20100128641, May 27, 2010

Filed:

Nov 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/275694

Inventors:

Anup D. Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Dallas TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan S. Steele - Alpharetta GA, US
Mark Ryan - Norcross GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04Q 11/00

US Classification:

370261

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:

20100128853, May 27, 2010

Filed:

Nov 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/275680

Inventors:

Anup D. Karnalkar - Allen TX, US
R. Tyler Wallis - Dallas TX, US
William S. Robbins - Sun Prairie WI, US
Susan S. Steele - Alpharetta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

H04M 11/04

US Classification:

379 39

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a cordless phone operating in an establishment with a plurality of cordless phone handsets having a controller adapted to monitor a source for weather alerts, detect a weather alert, determine from the weather alert a weather alert type, retrieve a user profile, identify from the user profile and the weather alert type one or more of the plurality of cordless phone handsets to be notified of the weather alert, select from the user profile a ringtone type for each of the identified cordless phone handsets, wherein the ringtone type identifies the weather alert type, and transmit a message to cause each of the indentified cordless phone handsets to assert the ringtone type identified therefor. Other embodiments are disclosed.