Patents by Inventor Timothy S. Olson
Timothy S. Olson 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).
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Patent number: 11938235Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a self-sanitizing structure that includes a body region having a contact surface that can be contacted by a person during an intended use of the self-sanitizing structure. The self-sanitizing structure further includes an energy source configured to generate electromagnetic radiation and direct the electromagnetic radiation through the body region to the contact surface. The body region is configured to scatter the electromagnetic radiation and pass the scattered electromagnetic radiation to the contact surface in a manner that maintains the scattered electromagnetic radiation that reaches the contact surface as sanitizing electromagnetic radiation. The sanitizing electromagnetic radiation is electromagnetic radiation that is at or above a minimum irradiance level that neutralizes infectious agents.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: DuPont Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Wei Wu, Gregory Scott Blackman, Barry D. Olson, Timothy S. Wyant, Fazel Zare Bidoky, Michael R. Moseley
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Patent number: 11912965Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid, enzymatic detergent compositions and methods of making and using the same. In a preferred embodiment, the detergent compositions are particularly useful for cleaning medical and dental instruments. In a preferred embodiment the compositions are particularly use for cleaning ware.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.Inventors: Erik C. Olson, David Riehm, Carter M. Silvernail, Olivia N. L. Finster, Michael S. Rischmiller, Timothy Meier
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Patent number: 9769318Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions for performing a method that includes, in response to an activation user input at a mobile device associated with a teleconference event, automatically joining the mobile device to the teleconference event. The mobile device can join the teleconference event by retrieving stored call-in details for the teleconference event, and sending, from the mobile device to a remote proxy, the call-in details for the teleconference event. The method can also include connecting the mobile device to the teleconference event via a call path that is established in response to the sending.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 9756530Abstract: A mobile client can include a first voice interface to communicate over a first network and a second voice interface to communicate over a second network. The mobile client includes a data interface to perform signaling with a private branch exchange (PBX) of an enterprise system and a call control. The call control can determine that an established media session between the mobile client and a third party requires a handoff from the first network to the second network and signal the PBX to establish parameters for the handoff via the data interface. The call control can also perform the handoff of the established media session between the mobile client and the third party to the second network according to the parameters.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 9585185Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions for performing a method that includes, in response to an activation user input at a mobile device associated with a teleconference event, automatically joining the mobile device to the teleconference event. The mobile device can join the teleconference event by retrieving stored call-in details for the teleconference event, and sending, from the mobile device to a remote proxy, the call-in details for the teleconference event. The method can also include connecting the mobile device to the teleconference event via a call path that is established in response to the sending.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 9571148Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions for performing a method that includes docking a mobile device with a docking station using at least one physical connection and at least one wireless connection to provide communication between the mobile device and the docking station. One of the physical or wireless connections can be selected for providing a signaling channel for communication of signaling data between the mobile device and the docking station. Independently of the signaling channel, one of the physical or wireless connections can be selected for providing a media channel for communication of media data between the mobile device and the docking station.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Shortel, Inc.Inventor: Timothy S. Olson
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Publication number: 20160080021Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions for performing a method that includes docking a mobile device with a docking station using at least one physical connection and at least one wireless connection to provide communication between the mobile device and the docking station. One of the physical or wireless connections can be selected for providing a signaling channel for communication of signaling data between the mobile device and the docking station. Independently of the signaling channel, one of the physical or wireless connections can be selected for providing a media channel for communication of media data between the mobile device and the docking station.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventor: TIMOTHY S. OLSON
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Publication number: 20160066221Abstract: A mobile client can include a first voice interface to communicate over a first network and a second voice interface to communicate over a second network. The mobile client includes a data interface to perform signaling with a private branch exchange (PBX) of an enterprise system and a call control. The call control can determine that an established media session between the mobile client and a third party requires a handoff from the first network to the second network and signal the PBX to establish parameters for the handoff via the data interface. The call control can also perform the handoff of the established media session between the mobile client and the third party to the second network according to the parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 9226167Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems directed to facilitating troubleshooting wireless connectivity issues in a wireless network. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, either a diagnostic supplicant in the wireless client or a diagnostic manager initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic supplicant and the diagnostic manager over a diagnostic link in response to one or more events. In one embodiment, after the diagnostic supplicant establishes a link to a diagnostic manager via a diagnostic link, the diagnostic supplicant generates and transmits a problem report to the diagnostic manager. The problem report initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic manager and the diagnostic supplicant.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Timothy S. Olson, Jeevan Shashikant Patil, David Sheldon Stephenson, Robert B. O'Hara
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Patent number: 9225376Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include instructions for performing a method that includes docking a mobile device with a docking station using at least one physical connection and at least one wireless connection to provide communication between the mobile device and the docking station. One of the physical or wireless connections can be selected for providing a signaling channel for communication of signaling data between the mobile device and the docking station. Independently of the signaling channel, one of the physical or wireless connections can be selected for providing a media channel for communication of media data between the mobile device and the docking station.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventor: Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 9204359Abstract: In one embodiment a mobile client includes a first voice interface configured to communicate voice media via a first radio technology. A second voice interface is configured to communicate voice media via a second radio technology, which is different from the first radio technology. A data interface can communicate data via at least one of the first radio technology and the second radio technology. Call control is programmed to control the data interface to perform signaling from the mobile client for establishing parameters for a voice media session between the mobile client and a third party via a selected one of the first voice interface and the second voice interface The call control controls the signaling from the mobile client depending on which of the first voice interface and the second voice interface the call control determines to utilize for the voice media session.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: ShoreTel, Inc.Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 9161185Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium can include instructions for performing a method. The method can include receiving, at a mobile client, an enterprise call from an enterprise system in response to an incoming call from a calling party to the enterprise system. The method can also include determining, at the mobile client, whether the enterprise call is anchored in the enterprise system. If the enterprise call is determined to be anchored in the enterprise system, a confirmation message can be provided from the mobile client to the enterprise system in response to the enterprise call being answered for voice communication at the mobile client.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: SHORETEL, INC.Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 9137663Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying, responsive to a triggering event, one or more radio frequency (RF) firewall transceivers that neighbor a data wireless access point to which a given wireless client is communicating; configuring one or more of the identified neighboring RF firewall transceivers to detect RF frames transmitted by the wireless client; causing the data wireless access point to transmit one or more wireless messages operative to cause the wireless client to transmit RF frames; collecting RF signal data corresponding to the RF frames transduced by one or more of the identified neighboring RF firewall transceivers; transmitting the collected RF signal data to a location system; receiving from the location system an indication of the location of the wireless client; and applying one or more network access policies based on the indication of the location.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Allan Thomson, Brian Donald Hart, Mark Paul Yankowski, Christine Andiazabal, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 8619681Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium can include includes instructions to perform dynamic call anchoring. The instructions can include call anchor logic programmed to determine if an outbound call leg being initiated from a mobile unit should be anchored at an anchor point based on evaluating anchoring criteria to input data. The call anchor logic can providing an anchor control signal to cause the outbound call leg to be one of (i) anchored at the anchor point or (ii) connected to a called party without anchoring at the anchor point. The anchor point can correspond to a node in an associated private network where the outbound call leg and another call leg are connected together that is outside of a service provider network for the mobile unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventor: Timothy S. Olson
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Publication number: 20130337780Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium can include instructions for performing a method. The method can include receiving, at a mobile client, an enterprise call from an enterprise system in response to an incoming call from a calling party to the enterprise system. The method can also include determining, at the mobile client, whether the enterprise call is anchored in the enterprise system. If the enterprise call is determined to be anchored in the enterprise system, a confirmation message can be provided from the mobile client to the enterprise system in response to the enterprise call being answered for voice communication at the mobile client.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: SHORETEL, INC.Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Publication number: 20130295854Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems directed to facilitating troubleshooting wireless connectivity issues in a wireless network. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, either a diagnostic supplicant in the wireless client or a diagnostic manager initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic supplicant and the diagnostic manager over a diagnostic link in response to one or more events. In one embodiment, after the diagnostic supplicant establishes a link to a diagnostic manager via a diagnostic link, the diagnostic supplicant generates and transmits a problem report to the diagnostic manager. The problem report initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic manager and the diagnostic supplicant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Timothy S. Olson, Jeevan Shashikant Patil, David Sheldon Stephenson, Robert B. O'Hara
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Patent number: 8547887Abstract: A wireless mobile unit includes a first wireless interface configured to at least receive communication over a first wireless network. A second wireless interface is configured to provide for bidirectional communication over a second wireless network. An interface control is operative to control activation of the second wireless interface from an off state to an on state in response to a predefined radio frequency (RF) stimulus, the first wireless interface remaining in an on state regardless of the state of the second wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventor: Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 8521137Abstract: A method for utilizing a common voicemail box for a fixed-mobile convergence device includes automatically providing a confirmation message from a mobile client to an enterprise system in response to an enterprise call from the enterprise system being answered by a user at the mobile client. An incoming call from a calling party is connected with the mobile client in response to the confirmation message being received by the enterprise system to indicate that the enterprise call has been answered by the user at the mobile client. The incoming call is connected to a voicemail box associated with the mobile client (e.g., enterprise voicemail) in response to determining that the user did not answer the incoming call at the mobile client.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2008Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventors: Bhawani Sapkota, Timothy S. Olson
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Patent number: 8509726Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems directed to facilitating troubleshooting wireless connectivity issues in a wireless network. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, either a diagnostic supplicant in the wireless client or a diagnostic manager initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic supplicant and the diagnostic manager over a diagnostic link in response to one or more events. In one embodiment, after the diagnostic supplicant establishes a link to a diagnostic manager via a diagnostic link, the diagnostic supplicant generates and transmits a problem report to the diagnostic manager. The problem report initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic manager and the diagnostic supplicant.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Timothy S. Olson, Jeevan Shashikant Patil, David Sheldon Stephenson, Robert B. O'Hara, Jr.
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Patent number: 8406772Abstract: A computer readable medium has machine readable instructions that can include a fingerprint detector to evaluate input data relative to mobility fingerprint data that defines at least one predetermined zone that is a proper subset of overlap in coverage areas between first and second radio technologies to determine whether to trigger a handover between the first and second radio technologies for a mobile unit based on an evaluation of the mobility fingerprint data relative to the input data.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Shoretel, Inc.Inventor: Timothy S. Olson