Patents by Inventor Hans Wasmeier

Hans Wasmeier 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).

  • Method and apparatus for establishing and maintaining voice communication among a community of interest
    Patent number: 7127047
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided for establishing and maintaining communication among a community of interest, comprising a plurality of communication devices for voice communication between users of the community of interest, each of the communication devices including a display for indicating communication availability of the users, a plurality of device agents for controlling respective ones of the communication devices in establishing the voice communication and updating each the display. A plurality of user agents is provided for maintaining user preferences. The user preferences include a list of the users of the community of interest. A tuple space is provided for exchanging tuples and anti-tuples between the user agents to monitor the communication availability, in response to which respective ones of the device agents update each respective display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventor: Hans Wasmeier
  • Method and apparatus for establishing and maintaining voice communication among a community of interest
    Publication number: 20030133544
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided for establishing and maintaining communication among a community of interest, comprising a plurality of communication devices for voice communication between users of the community of interest, each of the communication devices including a display for indicating communication availability of the users, a plurality of device agents for controlling respective ones of the communication devices in establishing the voice communication and updating each the display. A plurality of user agents is provided for maintaining user preferences. The user preferences include a list of the users of the community of interest. A tuple space is provided for exchanging tuples and anti-tuples between the user agents to monitor the communication availability, in response to which respective ones of the device agents update each respective display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: MITEL KNOWLEDGE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hans Wasmeier