Patents by Inventor David B. Lebowitz
David B. Lebowitz 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).
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Publication number: 20090135742Abstract: A method of message delivery can include registering a plurality of reception states for a receiving party. The reception states can specify conditions for establishing communications links with receiving party addresses. A receiving party address can be identified from a first initiated communications link between the sending party and the receiving party. Reception state data specified by the plurality of reception states can be determined according to the receiving party address and can be presented to the sending party.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: May 28, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, David B. Lebowitz, James J. Toohey
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Publication number: 20090125600Abstract: An e-mail categorization system can include a plurality of role templates, each role template being associated with an e-mail account and defining a plurality of categories for categorizing e-mail messages. An authorized account holder can establish the plurality of categories and can designate programmatic actions that are to be selectively executed by an e-mail receiving application upon the receipt of e-mail messages. The selection of actions can be based upon categories of the received e-mail messages. Role templates can be distributed to e-mail originators so that when e-mail originators direct e-mail messages to an account associated with a role template, the originators are prompted to select one of the categories defined by a corresponding role template.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2009Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Carl Phillip Gusler, Rick Allen Hamilton, II, David B. Lebowitz
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Patent number: 7512218Abstract: A method of message delivery can include registering a plurality of reception states for a receiving party. The reception states can specify conditions for establishing communications links with receiving party addresses. A receiving party address can be identified from a first initiated communications link between the sending party and the receiving party. Reception state data specified by the plurality of reception states can be determined according to the receiving party address and can be presented to the sending party.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, David B. Lebowitz, James J. Toohey
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Patent number: 7493359Abstract: An e-mail categorization system can include a plurality of role templates, each role template being associated with an e-mail account and defining a plurality of categories for categorizing e-mail messages. An authorized account holder can establish the plurality of categories and can designate programmatic actions that are to be selectively executed by an e-mail receiving application upon the receipt of e-mail messages. The selection of actions can be based upon categories of the received e-mail messages. Role templates can be distributed to e-mail originators so that when e-mail originators direct e-mail messages to an account associated with a role template, the originators are prompted to select one of the categories defined by a corresponding role template.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, Carl Phillip Gusler, Rick Allen Hamilton, II, David B. Lebowitz
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Patent number: 7164759Abstract: A method (200) of categorizing and prioritizing a phone call for a recipient's phone number can include the steps of defining (205) a set of rules for a predetermined caller or a group of predetermined callers and assigning (210) a code to the set of rules. The method can further include the steps of receiving (220) a call containing the code appended by a caller to the recipient's phone number and routing (235 or 245) the call in accordance with the set of rules.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2003Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David B. Lebowitz, Mathews Thomas, Jeffery R. Washburn
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Patent number: 7099862Abstract: A common contact identification system. The common contact identification system can include at least two contact lists, a comparator for comparing contacts in each of the contact lists, and a common contact list including contacts matched by said comparator. Each contact list can include a plurality of contacts. Each contact list further can have a publicly accessible interface through which the contacts can be accessed remotely. As such, the comparator can identify matching contacts in each of the contact lists.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2001Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, David B. Lebowitz
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Publication number: 20040234052Abstract: A method (200) of categorizing and prioritizing a phone call for a recipient's phone number can include the steps of defining (205) a set of rules for a predetermined caller or a group of predetermined callers and assigning (210) a code to the set of rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2003Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David B. Lebowitz, Mathews Thomas, Jeffery R. Washburn
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Publication number: 20030161451Abstract: A method of message delivery can include registering a plurality of reception states for a receiving party. The reception states can specify conditions for establishing communications links with receiving party addresses. A receiving party address can be identified from a first initiated communications link between the sending party and the receiving party. Reception state data specified by the plurality of reception states can be determined according to the receiving party address and can be presented to the sending party.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2002Publication date: August 28, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, David B. Lebowitz, James J. Toohey
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Publication number: 20030027576Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for providing call recipient local information for pervasive communication devices. An originating subscriber places a call through it service provider to a receiving subscriber. Prior to connecting the call, the current time at the receiving subscriber location can be determined. The originating subscriber will be notified of the time at the subscriber's location. Based on the time at the subscriber's location and the urgency of the call, the originating subscriber can decide whether the call should be connected. Upon notifying the originating subscriber of the recipient's local time, the system can provide a prompt that allows the originating subscriber to allow connection or to defer connection. Deferring the connection can include placing the call at a more appropriate time or allowing the call to be sent to a mailbox which is associated with the receiving subscriber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, David B. Lebowitz
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Publication number: 20030028526Abstract: A common contact identification system. The common contact identification system can include at least two contact lists, a comparator for comparing contacts in each of the contact lists, and a common contact list including contacts matched by said comparator. Each contact list can include a plurality of contacts. Each contact list further can have a publicly accessible interface through which the contacts can be accessed remotely. As such, the comparator can identify matching contacts in each of the contact lists.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2001Publication date: February 6, 2003Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gregory P. Fitzpatrick, David B. Lebowitz
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Patent number: 5122234Abstract: This invention is a continuous process for preparing phenol having improved clarity when dispersed in water. The phenol is prepared from crude phenol being the product of decomposition of cumene hydroperoxide and having previously been distilled to remove large portions of acetone, cumene and alphamethyl styrene.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1991Date of Patent: June 16, 1992Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.Inventors: Saul L. Elishewitz, Clifford M. Gilpin, III, Gerald E. Hollenbach, John J. Santarsiero, II, William J. Moffatt, David B. Lebowitz, Dodd S. Smith, Larry B. Wolf