Patents by Inventor Dimitri Kavesky

Dimitri Kavesky 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).

  • Participant alerts during multi-person teleconferences
    Patent number: 8649494
    Abstract: A method for alerting teleconference participants includes: activating a mute function in response to a participant command; tracking a teleconference's conversation audio; determining the level of alertness of a participant; determining whether the participant's name is detected in the teleconference audio; wherein in the event the participant's name is detected: determining whether the context in which the participant was addressed requires the participant to respond; wherein in the event the participant is required to respond: alerting the participant that the participant has been summoned and is required to make a response; providing a conversation summarization to the participant; and deactivating the participant's mute function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kavesky, Edward E. Kelley, Peter G. Fairweather
  • PARTICIPANT ALERTS DURING MULTI-PERSON TELECONFERENCES
    Publication number: 20100034366
    Abstract: A method for alerting teleconference participants includes: activating a mute function in response to a participant command; tracking a teleconference's conversation audio; determining the level of alertness of a participant; determining whether the participant's name is detected in the teleconference audio; wherein in the event the participant's name is detected: determining whether the context in which the participant was addressed requires the participant to respond; wherein in the event the participant is required to respond: alerting the participant that the participant has been summoned and is required to make a response; providing a conversation summarization to the participant; and deactivating the participant's mute function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONS
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Dimitri Kavesky, Edward E. Kelley, Peter G. Fairweather