Patents by Inventor Bianka Skubnik

Bianka Skubnik 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).

  • MeetMe assistant
    Patent number: 8054961
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a future availability system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a memory having, (i) a future availability program that allows a caller to obtain future availability information about a call recipient if the caller has been designated by the recipient to have access to the future availability data, (ii) program that notifies the caller through a method chosen by the caller when the call recipient's availability changes (b) a processor coupled to the memory that executes the future availability program, (c) an inference engine located on the memory that stores information about the call recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Bianka Skubnik, Saravanakumar Tiruthani
  • MeetMe assistant
    Publication number: 20080080699
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a future availability system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a memory having, (i) a future availability program that allows a caller to obtain future availability information about a call recipient if the caller has been designated by the recipient to have access to the future availability data, (ii) program that notifies the caller through a method chosen by the caller when the call recipient's availability changes (b) a processor coupled to the memory that executes the future availability program, (c) an inference engine located on the memory that stores information about the call recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Bianka Skubnik, Saravanakumar Tiruthani
  • Enhancement of sound quality for computer telephony systems
    Patent number: 7289626
    Abstract: Techniques for enhancing the sound quality of computer telephony systems are provided. In general, digital signals including telephony sounds are converted from the time domain to the frequency domain. If noise is detected in the frequency domain conversion of the digital signals, the noise is removed utilizing a filter. The noise detection and filtering can be performed in software so that enhanced audio quality can be achieved at a relatively low cost and with flexibility for very diverse environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Carter, Bianka Skubnik
  • Enhancement of sound quality for computer telephony systems
    Publication number: 20020164013
    Abstract: Techniques for enhancing the sound quality of computer telephony systems are provided. In general, digital signals including telephony sounds are converted from the time domain to the frequency domain. If noise is detected in the frequency domain conversion of the digital signals, the noise is removed utilizing a filter. The noise detection and filtering can be performed in software so that enhanced audio quality can be achieved at a relatively low cost and with flexibility for very diverse environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: George E. Carter, Bianka Skubnik