Patents by Inventor Jackson Hsi Yung Chow

Jackson Hsi Yung Chow 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).

  • Apparatus and method for scheduling a telephone call
    Patent number: 5872841
    Abstract: A calendar system within a telephone system includes an interface for obtaining information from a calling party, calendar data which includes a calendar for a called party, and an agent. The agent, in response to a request to schedule a telephone call with the called party, searches the calendar of the called party to determine an available slot for the telephone call. After confirming that the available slot for the telephone call is acceptable to the calling party, the agent schedules the telephone call in the available slot of the calendar for the called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Siemens Information and Comunication Newtworks, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal J. King, Michael Sassin, Jackson Hsi Yung Chow, Eli Jacobi, Matthew T. Dean