Patents by Inventor John J. KASHEN

John J. KASHEN 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).

  • Location sensitive caller and callee based call prioritization
    Patent number: 8693654
    Abstract: A system and method of call prioritization and, in particular, a system and method of location sensitive caller and callee based voice call prioritization are disclosed. A method includes: determining that an incoming call is designated as priority by a caller; determining that the caller is contained in a whitelist; and handling the incoming call as a priority call at a callee telephone when the incoming call is designated as priority by the caller and the caller is contained in the whitelist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John J. Kashen, Pramodh D. Narayan, Sri Ramanathan, Matthew A. Terry, Matthew B. Trevathan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATION SENSITIVE CALLER AND CALLEE BASED CALL PRIORITIZATION
    Publication number: 20100215163
    Abstract: A system and method of call prioritization and, in particular, a system and method of location sensitive caller and callee based voice call prioritization are disclosed. A method includes: determining that an incoming call is designated as priority by a caller; determining that the caller is contained in a whitelist; and handling the incoming call as a priority call at a callee telephone when the incoming call is designated as priority by the caller and the caller is contained in the whitelist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John J. KASHEN, Pramodh D. NARAYAN, Sri RAMANATHAN, Matthew A. TERRY, Matthew B. TREVATHAN