Patents by Inventor Dave Winikoff

Dave Winikoff 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: 8189755
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a call urgency screening system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a data storage device comprising, (i) a call urgency screening program that allows a recipient to choose whether to accept a call from a caller or offer to the caller other alternate call handling of the call based on interaction with the caller and a dialog engine, and (b) a processor coupled to the data storage device that executes the call urgency screening program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Winikoff, Saravanakumar Tiruthani, Wolfgang Scheinhart
  • Publication number: 20070172042
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a call urgency screening system may include one or more of the following features: (a) a data storage device comprising, (i) a call urgency screening program that allows a recipient to choose whether to accept a call from a caller or offer to the caller other alternate call handling of the call based on interaction with the caller and a dialog engine, and (b) a processor coupled to the data storage device that executes the call urgency screening program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Dave Winikoff, Saravanakumar Tiruthani, Wolfgang Scheinhart
  • Publication number: 20060246959
    Abstract: A telecommunications system includes a presence service; a wireless telephone service; and a plurality of user devices having notification controls configured to provide a notification indicia to a user indicative of an incoming call using said wireless telephone service; wherein said notification controls are configured to change a notification indicia based on an input from said presence service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Dave Winikoff, Rami Caspi
  • Publication number: 20050047562
    Abstract: Managing incoming calls and/or messages in a communications system In a communications system, incoming calls and/or messages are managed by checking upon receipt of a call and/or message—if a pre-defined availability status allocated to a recipient of the call and/or message is activated. Upon activation of a pre-defined availability status a pre-defined filter rule is applied to the call and/or message in accordance with the activated availability status. A call and/or message handling action associated with the activated availability status is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Applicant: Siemens Aktiengesellshaft
    Inventors: Stefan Holz, Jane Liu, Dave Winikoff