Patents by Inventor Ben Kirkpatrick

Ben Kirkpatrick 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).

  • Patent number: 9628629
    Abstract: Providing a conference call aid based on an upcoming deadline may be provided. In some examples, an application, such as a task management application, detects an expiration of a join duration from a start time of a meeting. In response to the expiration, a late invitee to the meeting is identified. Next, a communication modality to communicate with the late invitee is identified. Furthermore, a communication with the late invitee is established based on the communication modality. A notification to join the meeting is transmitted to the late invitee. The late invitee is notified to join the meeting through the communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Ben Kirkpatrick