Patents by Inventor Gardner Patton

Gardner Patton 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).

  • System and method for enabling multimedia conferencing services on a real-time communications platform
    Publication number: 20030014488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of software systems, specifically in the area of Voice over IP, conferencing, instant messging and presence and availability management. In particular, the present invention provides a system and method for enabling multimedia, real-time group communications on real-time communications platforms. The present invention takes advantage of the properties available in real-time communications platforms to provide multimedia, real-time conferencing and communications services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Siddhartha Dalal, Gardner Patton, Hyong Sop Shim
  • Providing secure, instantaneous, directory-integrated, multiparty, communications services
    Publication number: 20020078153
    Abstract: A method and system for providing secure, instantaneous, multiparty, real-time, communications. Users can engage in text or audio conferences on demand with security. The system and method is characterized by a client server architecture with a centralized process for controlling communications access; and a plurality of client applications each located with an end user for control, and with each end user having a device for effecting the communications which may be combined with or operated separately from the client application controlling the communications session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Chit Chung, Siddhartha Dalal, Giovanni Di Crescenzo, Richard Graveman, Michael Long, Gardner Patton, Hyong Sop Shim