Patents by Inventor David Adam Smith

David Adam Smith 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: 9232053
    Abstract: The present application provides “hot desking” features for multi-device users. A number of automatic hot desking registrations are provided in which users are assigned multiple devices on a permanent basis. A private branch exchange or central switch can be provided with a list of these devices and can relieve the user of the requirement of registration by detecting use of these devices and assigning user features and other pertinent system properties e.g. as an indication of location for find me/follow me services. The extension allows for automatically hot desking using a listed device, hot desking based on a location associated with a listed device, and hot desking using declared associations of listed devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: David Adam Smith, Kenneth Armstrong
  • Patent number: 8761746
    Abstract: A system and method for routing selected phone calls to a user having a plurality of communication resources is disclosed. Background information of a caller is identified. A context of the user is postulated based on available information. The user's communication resources are identified. A location of the user is estimated. A cascaded ringing program for routing the phone call to the user is identified based on the background information of the caller, the device type of the user's communication resources, the postulated context of the user, and the estimated location of the user. The phone call is then routed using the cascaded ringing program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Armstrong, David Adam Smith, Ralph Anzarouth, Steve Lyon, Thomas A Gray
  • Publication number: 20100267374
    Abstract: A system and method for routing selected phone calls to a user having a plurality of communication resources is disclosed. Background information of a caller is identified. A context of the user is postulated based on available information. The user's communication resources are identified. A location of the user is estimated. A cascaded ringing program for routing the phone call to the user is identified based on the background information of the caller, the device type of the user's communication resources, the postulated context of the user, and the estimated location of the user. The phone call is then routed using the cascaded ringing program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth Armstrong, David Adam Smith, Ralph Anzarouth, Steve Lyon, Thomas A. Gray
  • Publication number: 20100267364
    Abstract: The present application provides “hot desking” features for multi-device users. A number of automatic hot desking registrations are provided in which users are assigned multiple devices on a permanent basis. A private branch exchange or central switch can be provided with a list of these devices and can relieve the user of the requirement of registration by detecting use of these devices and assigning user features and other pertinent system properties e.g. as an indication of location for find me/follow me services. The extension allows for automatically hot desking using a listed device, hot desking based on a location associated with a listed device, and hot desking using declared associations of listed devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: David Adam Smith, Kenneth Armstrong