Patents by Inventor Thomas Lederer

Thomas Lederer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20110075665
    Abstract: A method and a system for transferring a PIM-address in an electronic formula of a PIM-application, based on a communication connection between end devices of subscribers in a communication system are provided. A communication system address, which identifies the second end device, detects user input of a first subscriber. The detected communication system-address is converted into a PIM address which identifies a second subscriber, the PIM-address to the PIM-application and the transferred PIM-address is input into a field of the electronic formula of the PIM-application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20110047279
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and a communication device for establishing a communication transmission (ALTV), wherein upon detecting an original signaling (SIGRA) directed from a first terminal (EG2) to a second terminal (EG2) within the scope of an establishment of a connection, the second terminal (EG2) being addressed via a target address associated with the second terminal (EG2), it is recorded in what quantity further signalings (SIGRA) having the same sender address specifying the first terminal (EG1) and the same target address are detected within the scope of further attempts to establish a connection. An evaluation of time information is carried out with regard to the times of the detection of the detected original signaling (SIGRA) and the detected further signalings (SIGRA) in relation to at least one predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20100220848
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing a telephone conference between a first communication device and at least one second communication device in a communication network, in which upon detection of a key being pressed on a second communication device to initiate a conference, the time of detection is taken as a basis for ascertaining dialup data stored in the communication network for the purpose of setting up a conference, the second communication device initiates an attempt at a connection to the first communication device, and the dialup data are taken as a basis for setting up a connection to implement the conference. The invention also relates to an arrangement for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20100217813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a communication system for operating a communication connection (KV) between a first communication transmitting unit (TT1) and at least one second communication transmitting unit (TT2), a coupling (CTIK) being provided to a data processing system. In the method, for at least one first document opened at a first computing unit (PCT1), which interacts with the first communication transmitting unit (TT1), at least one first piece of address information (SE), which identifies a user associated with the first document, is ascertained. Furthermore, document information which identifies the first document is ascertained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20100211684
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a communications arrangement for operating a communications connection between a communications terminal device (KE1) associated with a first participant and at least one first terminal device (KE2) associated with a second participant. For a process running on a second terminal device (RE1) integrating with a first communications terminal device (KE1) to be operated by the first participant, said process being free of functions for controlling the communications connection, at least one piece of information that is reproducible on a terminal device is extracted from a process-produced output (P1) to the second terminal device (RE1). Further, upon initiation of the communications connection between the communications terminal device (KE1) and the first terminal device (KE2), the reproducible information is transmitted to at one of the least one terminal devices (KE2, RE2) associated with the second participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20100205253
    Abstract: In a method for sending messages to a plurality of recipients, for at least one first recipient in a non-empty set of first recipients of a message, a search is conducted in at least one directory for an address of a second recipient associated with said first recipient in said directory. If at least one address of a second recipient is found, the search result is supplemented to a set of second recipients before the message is submitted to recipients included in any set of recipients of said message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Patent number: 7773737
    Abstract: Method and module for the direct dialing from a first subscriber with a first terminal (1) in a telephone system (20a) to a second subscriber with a number of terminals from which at least one is connected outside the telephone system (20a) in which case availability information (14) about the second subscriber is requested by an availability service (24) that is connected outside the telephone system (20a) and at least parts of the availability information (14) are made accessible to the first subscriber at the first terminal (1) allocated to a direct dialing function (11, 12, 15) in order to set up a connection attempt to the connection of the second subscriber that has the highest probability of success in view of the availability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20100034369
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method and a communication system with which participants of a scheduled meeting, in particular a business meeting or conference, can be reached by a telephone caller without the caller needing to know the telephone number of the participants. Conventionally, the caller who does not have available the corresponding number must obtain said number by calling a telephone switchboard or by searching in an electronic address book. This disadvantage is overcome by the subject matter of the application by the fact that a connection to a meeting participant, preferably the organizer of the meeting, is established using only the telephone number of the caller. For this purpose, the caller is identified by the caller's telephone number, and thereafter an address book is examined to determine whether the caller is a participant in a meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20090225969
    Abstract: There is described a method, a terminal device, and a communication system for programming a button of a communication terminal device whereby a user input on the communication terminal device activates an application on a data processing device associated with the communication terminal device. The activated application triggers the display of button programming information for selection for a respective button programming. The selection of one of the displayed button programming information messages on the data processing device triggers the assignment of the associated button programming to the button on the communication terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Holger Lankes, Thomas Lederer, Stephan Schaade
  • Publication number: 20090141881
    Abstract: Activating a feature of a first communication terminal, includes registering first address information that specifies the first communication terminal based on an incoming transmission at the first communication terminal or at a connection controller assigned to the first communication terminal, registering second address information that specifies a sender based on the incoming transmission, checking whether the registered second address information has been assigned for the first address information, and activating the feature when the checking returns a positive result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Lederer, Stephan Schaade
  • Publication number: 20090097636
    Abstract: There is described a method, a system and a terminal for occupying a key and a display field, which is associated with the key, of a first end device of a first subscriber. An address identifies the second end device of a second subscriber, following user input of the first subscriber. The detected address is assigned to the key as a target address for setting up a future connection. Associated subscriber information is determined for the detected address, and the determined subscriber information is assigned to the display field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Enterprise Communication GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Lederer, Stephan Schaade
  • Publication number: 20090078896
    Abstract: Proposed is a magnetic valve with manual override, through the actuating element of which a magnetic core that serves as a valve element or that is connected to a valve element can be shifted from an off position into an operating position without excitation of a magnetic coil system assigned to it. To detect the position of the magnetic core that is held in the operating position by the manual override there is provided a coil current monitoring device that monitors the rise of the coil current after the magnetic coil system has been switched on, which device has a detection device for detection of the absence of a drop in current as formed by movement of the magnetic core after being switched on and a signaling device for electrical signaling of a position of the magnetic core that is held in the operating position by the manual override if said drop in current is absent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Carsten Clauss, Ralf Forcht, Thomas Lederer, Christian Waldeck
  • Publication number: 20070116229
    Abstract: A method for forwarding a call, in which a first number, which is entered on a first telecommunications terminal and is assigned to a second terminal, is used to establish a connection to the second terminal and the call remains unanswered in the second terminal is provided. The method allows the A-subscriber to reach a person by telephone who is assigned to the B-subscriber by triggering the transmission of a message from the first terminal to the automatic telecommunications service to determine an alternative number. The service then determines a second number of a third terminal, using an electronically stored assignment regulation from a directory, and the second number is used to establish a connection between the first and the third terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20070022161
    Abstract: Data characterizing the presence state of a user registered to use a communication service is sent to a server for the management of presence data in order to provide presence data allocated to the user of a communication service. The data sent to the server is stored as presence data allocated to the user and is made available for predefinable first users. The user is provided with presence data allocated to predefinable second users. The predefinable first and second users are determined by means of an activated service profile allocated to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Karl Klug, Thomas Lederer, Harald Müller
  • Publication number: 20070002824
    Abstract: Data characterizing the presence state of a user registered to use a communication service is sent to a server for the management of presence data in order to update presence data allocated to the user of a communication service. The data sent to the server is stored as presence data allocated to the user and is made available for predefinable other users. Authorization to change presence data is given to another selected user upon user release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Karl Klug, Thomas Lederer, Harald Muller
  • Publication number: 20060195526
    Abstract: A method for the user-based processing of electronic messages comprising file attachments is provided. According to the method, a file attachment of an electronic message is replaced by a memory location link to a selected memory location in a user file system and the file attachment of the electronic message is saved in the selected memory location of the user file system. This permits the memory capacity that is required for storing data attachments to be significantly reduced in a user-friendly system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Lederer, Jurgen Totzke
  • Publication number: 20050031116
    Abstract: Among other matters, a method is disclosed whereby an indicating element on a telephone (120) is activated as a function of an item of reachability data. This reachability data is generated by a different piece of equipment than the reachable terminal device, or on the reachable terminal device without simultaneously establishing or releasing a connection, e.g. by pressing a reachability key (150). The method permits improved activation of indicating elements, and substantially reduces the number of connection requests made in vain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Thomas Lederer, Georg Schwojer
  • Publication number: 20050018830
    Abstract: Method and module for the direct dialing from a first subscriber with a first terminal (1) in a telephone system (20a) to a second subscriber with a number of terminals from which at least one is connected outside the telephone system (20a) in which case availability information (14) about the second subscriber is requested by an availability service (24) that is connected outside the telephone system (20a) and at least parts of the availability information (14) are made accessible to the first subscriber at the first terminal (1) allocated to a direct dialing function (11, 12, 15) in order to set up a connection attempt to the connection of the second subscriber that has the highest probability of success in view of the availability information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventor: Thomas Lederer
  • Publication number: 20040011194
    Abstract: A fluid power arrangement and valve arrangement (12) with an actuator (10) for it. The actuator (10) is able to be operate by means of the valve arrangement (12) via at least one first and first second fluid line (13 and 14) using fluid power, at least one electrical component (37, 38 and 46), adapted for connection with a control module (39 and 61), being arranged on the actuator (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Thomas Lederer, Achim Ziegele, Alexander Aichele
  • Publication number: 20030055899
    Abstract: Trigger information triggers retrieval of stored communication addresses which identify conferee terminals. Connections are then setup to terminals identified by retrieved communication addresses, respectively and the terminals are added to the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: Siemens AG.
    Inventors: Manfred Burger, Thomas Lederer, Hubertus Hohl