Patents by Inventor Donald C. Jackson
Donald C. Jackson 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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Patent number: 8705519Abstract: An approach to abstracting the circuit switched nature of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by using VoIP to provide voice actuated services is disclosed. By carrying a telephone call using VoIP technology for a short distance (frequently within a server room) significant benefits to call handling and capacity management can be obtained. Specifically, a PSTN-to-IP gateway is used to receive (and place) calls over the PSTN and route those calls internally to servers over an IP network in a packet switched format. A number of computer systems can receive and handle the calls in the IP format, including: translating the packets into an audio format suitable for speech recognition and creating suitable packets from computer sound files for transmission back over the PSTN.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Donald C. Jackson, Michael J.B. Epstein, John Giannandrea, Mark A. Verber
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Patent number: 8509137Abstract: An intentional presence system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitting device at a first physical location that is responsive to a command intentionally initiated by a first individual at the first physical location to develop a presence signal intended for a second individual at a second physical location. The intentional presence system further includes a receiving device located at the second physical location which is receptive to the presence signal and which is operative to generate an indication to the second individual of the first individual's presence with respect to the transmitting device.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Interval Licensing LLCInventors: Debby Hindus, Elaine Brechin, Jesse L. Dorogusker, Anna E. Hagstrom, Scott D. Mainwaring, Oliver T. Bayley, Sigrid Moeslinger, Colin Burns, Donald C. Jackson, Steve Guilhamet, Brian J. Fogg, Sean Michael White
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Publication number: 20120038459Abstract: An intentional presence system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitting device at a first physical location that is responsive to a command intentionally initiated by a first individual at the first physical location to develop a presence signal intended for a second individual at a second physical location. The intentional presence system further includes a receiving device located at the second physical location which is receptive to the presence signal and which is operative to generate an indication to the second individual of the first individual's presence with respect to the transmitting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: Vulcan Patents LLCInventors: Debby Hindus, Elaine Brechin, Jesse L. Dorogusker, Anna E. Hagstrom, Scott S. Mainwaring, Oliver T. Bayley, Sigrid Moeslinger, Colin Burns, Donald C. Jackson, Steve Guilhamet, Brian J. Fogg, Sean Michael White
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Patent number: 7286521Abstract: An approach to abstracting the circuit switched nature of the public switched telephone network (PSTN) by using VoIP to provide voice actuated services is disclosed. By carrying a telephone call using VoIP technology for a short distance (frequently within a server room) significant benefits to call handling and capacity management can be obtained. Specifically, a PSTN-to-IP gateway is used to receive (and place) calls over the PSTN and route those calls internally to servers over an IP network in a packet switched format. A number of computer systems can receive and handle the calls in the IP format, including: translating the packets into an audio format suitable for speech recognition and creating suitable packets from computer sound files for transmission back over the PSTN.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2000Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Tellme Networks, Inc.Inventors: Donald C. Jackson, Michael J. B. Epstein, John Giannandrea, Mark A. Verber
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Patent number: 6956497Abstract: An intentional presence system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitting device at a first physical location that is responsive to a command intentionally initiated by a first individual at the first physical location to develop a presence signal intended for a second individual at a second physical location. The intentional presence system further includes a receiving device located at the second physical location which is receptive to the presence signal and which is operative to generate an indication to the second individual of the first individual's presence with respect to the transmitting device.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1998Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: Vulcan Patents LLCInventors: Debby Hindus, Elaine Brechin, Jesse L. Dorogusker, Anna E. Hagstrom, Scott D. Mainwaring, Oliver Bayley, Sigrid Moeslinger, Colin Burns, Donald C. Jackson, Steve Guilhamet, Brian J. Fogg, Sean M. White
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Patent number: 5285496Abstract: A paging system which sends and receives encrypted messages. The message may be encrypted either by the sender of the message or by the paging system. Multiple keys may be used for encrypting and decrypting. Public key systems may also be used and integrated into this paging system. The paging system can send out time update messages containing the current time and date. The pagers use the time update messages to automatically update the time in an internal clock. Time stamps can be inserted into the encrypted messages to prevent unauthorized users from replaying old messages.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 1992Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Assignee: FirstPerson, Inc.Inventors: Edward H. Frank, Donald C. Jackson
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Patent number: 5109514Abstract: A computer system which includes a central processing unit including a first processing unit that performs basic processing functions and a co-processing unit that performs multiple specialized processing functions concurrently with the first processing unit, an arrangement for detecting the occurrence of a function causing an exception in a result produced by the coprocessing unit, an arrangement for specifying to the first processing unit any exception in a result produced by the coprocessing unit, an arrangement for using the first processing unit to implement any function which causes an exception in a result produced by the co-processing unit, an arrangement for storing the identification of the instruction being handled by the first processing unit when a function causing any exception in a result produced by the co-processing unit occurs, and an arrangement for determing the instruction which produced the exception.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 1990Date of Patent: April 28, 1992Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.Inventors: Robert B. Garner, Kwang G. Tan, Donald C. Jackson
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Patent number: RE42901Abstract: A method of and apparatus for supporting intelligent call routing (ICR) systems multiple vendors, in a vendor neutral fashion using a computer is described. One embodiment has a voice program send a call routing request using an HTTP format to a call routing program. The call routing program decodes the HTTP request and identifies the appropriate vendor-specific communication format and communications method for talking to the ICR system specified in the HTTP request. The call routing program sends the request and receives the answers from the ICR system in the vendor specific formats. The call routing program provides the ICR system response back to the voice program in a vendor neutral fashion. This approach allows voice programs to easily be written that work with multiple ICR systems and allow component reuse of call routing code amongst programs that end up working with multiple systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: TellMe Networks, Inc.Inventors: Terry R. Weissman, James R. Eveningham, Shirish Andhare, Daphne H. Luong, Donald C. Jackson, John Giannandrea, Brandon Porter