Patents by Inventor Elaine Montgomery

Elaine Montgomery 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).

  • Methods and apparatuses for presenting information associated with a target to a user
    Patent number: 8700564
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect a plurality of targets; select one of the plurality of targets as a selected target; detect a profile associated with the selected target; and display information associated with the selected target, wherein the information is referenced in the profile associated with the selected target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Knight, Elaine Montgomery, Chris Daniels, Linda Wu, Ilan Kasan
  • Methods and apparatuses for displaying and managing content during a collaboration session
    Patent number: 8473850
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses share shared content from a presenter device with an attendee device; display the shared content on the attendee device; display an indicator associated with the shared content on the presenter device; and display a control tab configured to change a shared status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Liang, Chengli Wu, Elaine Montgomery
  • Methods and apparatuses for locating and contacting an invited participant of a meeting
    Patent number: 8224896
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and systems detect a meeting; detect a missing participant scheduled to attend the meeting; identify a device actively utilized by the missing participant; and transmit a reminder message to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Knight, Elaine Montgomery, Steffan Matt
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DISPLAYING AND MANAGING CONTENT DURING A COLLABORATION SESSION
    Publication number: 20080294992
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses share shared content from a presenter device with an attendee device; display the shared content on the attendee device; display an indicator associated with the shared content on the presenter device; and display a control tab configured to change a shared status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Neil Liang, Chengli Wu, Elaine Montgomery
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A TARGET TO A USER
    Publication number: 20070265993
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect a plurality of targets; select one of the plurality of targets as a selected target; detect a profile associated with the selected target; and display information associated with the selected target, wherein the information is referenced in the profile associated with the selected target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: David Knight, Elaine Montgomery, Chris Daniels, Linda Wu, Ilan Kasan
  • Methods And Apparatuses For Storing Information Associated With A Target To A User
    Publication number: 20070256022
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses identify a target; associate information related to the target; and store a representation of the information in a profile wherein the profile corresponds to the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: David Knight, Elaine Montgomery, Chris Daniels, Linda Wu, Ilan Kasan
  • Methods and apparatuses for locating and contacting an invited participant of a meeting
    Publication number: 20070244969
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and systems detect a meeting; detect a missing participant scheduled to attend the meeting; identify a device actively utilized by the missing participant; and transmit a reminder message to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: David Knight, Elaine Montgomery, Steffen Matt
  • Methods and apparatuses for dynamically sharing a portion of a display during a collaboration session
    Publication number: 20060190826
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include: detecting a profile associated a presenter device wherein the profile indicates a hidden window; selectively sharing desktop content and excluding the hidden window with an attendee device wherein the desktop content corresponds with the presenter device; detecting a change in status of a content window within the desktop content; and updating the profile based on the change in status of the content window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Elaine Montgomery, Edward Wong, Eric Yuan, Hailei Sheng, Jiannong Gu, David Knight
  • Methods and apparatuses for dynamically sharing a portion of a display for application based screen sampling
    Publication number: 20060161624
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention includes: detecting a profile associated a presenter device wherein the profile indicates a hidden window; selectively sharing desktop content and excluding the hidden window with an attendee device wherein the desktop content corresponds with the presenter device; detecting a change in status of a content window within the desktop content; and updating the profile based on the change in status of the content window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Elaine Montgomery, Edward Wong, Eric Yuan, Jiannong Gu, Sam Sheng, David Knight, Songxiang Wei
  • Methods and apparatuses for selectively sharing a portion of a display for application based screen sampling using direct draw applications
    Publication number: 20060161622
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include: sharing desktop content with an attendee device wherein the desktop content corresponds with a presenter device and wherein the desktop content includes a hidden window; preventing the attendee device from viewing the hidden window; displaying the desktop content including the hidden window on the presenter device; and displaying the desktop content excluding the hidden window on the attendee device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Elaine Montgomery, Edward Wong, Eric Yuan, Jiannong Gu, Sam Sheng, David Knight, Songxiang Wei
  • Methods and apparatuses for selectively sharing a portion of a display for application based screen sampling
    Publication number: 20060161623
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses include: sharing desktop content with an attendee device wherein the desktop content corresponds with a presenter device and wherein the desktop content includes a hidden window; preventing the attendee device from viewing the hidden window; displaying the desktop content including the hidden window on the presenter device; and displaying the desktop content excluding the hidden window on the attendee device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Elaine Montgomery, Edward Wong, Eric Yuan, Jiannong Gu, Sam Sheng, David Knight, Songxiang Wei