Patents by Inventor Jim M. Kerr

Jim M. Kerr 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).

  • Dynamic location-specific distribution lists
    Patent number: 9876749
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first interface arrangement that obtains information from at least one data source. The information is associated with the presence of an entity at a location. The apparatus also comprises a processing arrangement that automatically updates a dynamic distribution list that is associated with the location based on the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim M. Kerr, Alan D. Gatzke, Cary A. Bran
  • System and method for the playing of key phrases in voice mail messages
    Patent number: 8233597
    Abstract: A method is provided for playing one or more key portions of a voice communication. The method includes storing, in a memory, a communication that includes one or more speech signals and a tag identifying a key portion of the one or more speech signals. The communication and the tag are retrieved from the memory. The key portion of the communication identified by the tag is played for a first end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim M. Kerr, Kevin L. Chestnut
  • Dynamic Priority Assessment of Multimedia for Allocation of Recording and Delivery Resources
    Publication number: 20120030682
    Abstract: Techniques are provided to allocate resources used for recording multimedia or to retrieve recorded content and deliver it to a recipient. A request associated with multimedia for access to resources is received. A context associated with the multimedia is determined. Resources for the multimedia are allocated based on the context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Shmuel Shaffer, Jochen Weppner, Shantanu Sarkar, Mukul Jain, James Bohrer, Alan D. Gatzke, Jim M. Kerr
  • Contact Proximity Notification
    Publication number: 20090030999
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a contact proximity notification application identifies a contact in a contact list of a user, determines a current proximity between the contact and the user and automatically generates a notification of the current proximity between the contact and the user for automatic communication to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Alan D. Gatzke, Cary A. Bran, Jim M. Kerr
  • Dynamic Location-Specific Distribution Lists
    Publication number: 20080148276
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a first interface arrangement that obtains information from at least one data source. The information is associated with the presence of an entity at a location. The apparatus also comprises a processing arrangement that automatically updates a dynamic distribution list that is associated with the location based on the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: JIM M. KERR, ALAN D. GATZKE, CARY A. BRAN