Patents by Inventor Daniel Tai-Nin Lai

Daniel Tai-Nin Lai 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).

  • Conference call access
    Patent number: 8520820
    Abstract: A method for facilitating access to a conference call is disclosed. The method can comprise allowing a prospective participant to join the conference call after the prospective participant provides a personal ID rather than a conference ID. The method can comprise using at least one of a prospective participant's personal ID or voice for authentication, accessing the prospective participant's electronic calendar, presenting conference call choices from the prospective participant's electronic calendar to the prospective participant, and adding the prospective participant to a selected conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Tai-Nin Lai
  • Conference Call Access
    Publication number: 20080219426
    Abstract: A method for facilitating access to a conference call is disclosed. The method can comprise allowing a prospective participant to join the conference call after the prospective participant provides a personal ID rather than a conference ID. The method can comprise using at least one of a prospective participant's personal ID or voice for authentication, accessing the prospective participant's electronic calendar, presenting conference call choices from the prospective participant's electronic calendar to the prospective participant, and adding the prospective participant to a selected conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Daniel Tai-Nin Lai