Patents by Inventor HOWARD FRISCH

HOWARD FRISCH 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 PROVIDING VIRTUAL MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20150023483
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of providing virtual messaging is provided. The method comprises examining status information associated with a plurality of servers for notifying call recipients of messages using at least one messaging protocol, wherein each of the plurality of servers operates independently, identifying an available server of the plurality of servers, based on the status information, for handling a message and directing an incoming call to the available server, wherein the available server stores the message until communication of the message to at least one call recipient, wherein the available server communicates at least one notification message associated with the message to at least one telephone number of the at least one call recipient, wherein the at least one notification message comprises a telephone number associated with the call origination device and a message link number for communicating with the available server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Michael McCarthy, Robert McCarthy, David Ittner, Saul Einbinder, Howard Frisch
  • Method and apparatus for providing virtual messaging
    Patent number: 8885801
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of providing virtual messaging is provided. The method comprises examining status information associated with a plurality of servers for notifying call recipients of messages using at least one messaging protocol, wherein each of the plurality of servers operates independently, identifying an available server of the plurality of servers, based on the status information, for handling a message and directing an incoming call to the available server, wherein the available server stores the message until communication of the message to at least one call recipient, wherein the available server communicates at least one notification message associated with the message to at least one telephone number of the at least one call recipient, wherein the at least one notification message comprises a telephone number associated with the call origination device and a message link number for communicating with the available server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Genband US LLC
    Inventors: Michael McCarthy, Robert McCarthy, David Ittner, Saul Einbinder, Howard Frisch
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20110200180
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of providing virtual messaging is provided. The method comprises examining status information associated with a plurality of servers for notifying call recipients of messages using at least one messaging protocol, wherein each of the plurality of servers operates independently, identifying an available server of the plurality of servers, based on the status information, for handling a message and directing an incoming call to the available server, wherein the available server stores the message until communication of the message to at least one call recipient, wherein the available server communicates at least one notification message associated with the message to at least one telephone number of the at least one call recipient, wherein the at least one notification message comprises a telephone number associated with the call origination device and a message link number for communicating with the available server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: UREACH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: MICHAEL MCCARTHY, ROBERT MCCARTHY, DAVID ITTNER, SAUL ENBINDER, HOWARD FRISCH