Patents by Inventor Dennis C. Kornbluh

Dennis C. Kornbluh 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).

  • Automatically initiating a process by the outcome of a voting conference
    Patent number: 8478819
    Abstract: A voting application is integrated into a conference application to create a voting conference, and the conference outcome automatically initiates a process that is a function of the outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis C. Kornbluh
  • Method for monitoring the safety of travelers
    Patent number: 8471699
    Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring the present location of a traveler at time t1, predicting a location at which the traveler is expected to arrive by time t2, and verifying the safety of the traveler. The safety verification is conducted if the traveler has not reached the expected location at time t2, if signal from the traveler is lost or if a message from the traveler is not received within a predetermined time period. In some embodiments of the present invention, verifying the safety of the traveler involves contacting the traveler at one or more telecommunications devices which the traveler is known to carry, contacting another person that is known to be accompanying the traveler, and if all else fails—alerting the local emergency response team.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Avaya, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis C Kornbluh
  • Method for Monitoring the Safety of Travelers
    Publication number: 20110018709
    Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring the present location of a traveler at time t1, predicting a location at which the traveler is expected to arrive by time t2, and verifying the safety of the traveler. The safety verification is conducted if the traveler has not reached the expected location at time t2, if signal from the traveler is lost or if a message from the traveler is not received within a predetermined time period. In some embodiments of the present invention, verifying the safety of the traveler involves contacting the traveler at one or more telecommunications devices which the traveler is known to carry, contacting another person that is known to be accompanying the traveler, and if all else fails—alerting the local emergency response team.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventor: Dennis C. Kornbluh