Patents by Inventor Candida Valois

Candida Valois 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).

  • System and method for managing profiles in communications devices based on a computer application environment
    Patent number: 7539705
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a device profile in a communications device based on a computer application environment wherein the device profile is indicative of a computer application environment. A computer software agent inspects application program attributes of at least one running application on the user's computer. The device profile is managed responsive to said inspection. A notification system notifies a party attempting to contact the user's communication device with an indication corresponding to termination of communication. The notification system informs the user regarding details of attempted communications occurring while the at least one application was running, such as time of communications, identity and communication information of communicators, whether disabled communicator left a message, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Parker, Herman Rodriguez, Candida Valois
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PROFILES IN COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES BASED ON A COMPUTER APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20080046465
    Abstract: A system and method for managing a device profile in a communications device based on a computer application environment wherein the device profile is indicative of a computer application environment. A computer software agent inspects application program attributes of at least one running application on the user's computer. The device profile is managed responsive to said inspection. A notification system notifies a party attempting to contact the user's communication device with an indication corresponding to termination of communication. The notification system informs the user regarding details of attempted communications occurring while the at least one application was running, such as time of communications, identity and communication information of communicators, whether disabled communicator left a message, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Jason M. Parker, Herman Rodriguez, Candida Valois