Patents by Inventor John W. Soltes

John W. Soltes 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).

  • Telephone stations with independent backup/restore feature
    Patent number: 8862553
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for backing up and/or restoring user-specific settings for one or more IP telecommunications terminals. A backup process is initiated through a user interface of the IP telecommunications terminal. A file name and a backup file are supplied from the telecommunication terminal during a backup process. The backup file is transferred to an HTTP server and the backup file is transferred to the IP telecommunications terminal or other terminals in response to an HTTP GET message received from an IP telecommunications terminal connected to the HTTP server. Accordingly, multiple users can enjoy customized user-interfaces at multiple locations and across multiple platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Soltes, Randall J. Penning, Robert L. Mitchell
  • Message handling based on the state of a telecommunications terminal
    Patent number: 8254898
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable: (i) applications that are external to a telecommunications terminal, rather than the user, to initiate the delivery of content to the terminal, and (ii) the terminal to determine, based on the state of the terminal, whether or not to provide the content to a user. The “state” of the terminal is determined by one or more of (i) user-driven states, (ii) data states, and (iii) call states. When the terminal's state is considered, as in accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the readiness of the user and terminal to accept and process the content are accounted for, and as a result the content does not interfere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra R. Abramson, Vincent A. Illuzzi, Robert L. Mitchell, John W. Soltes, Rituraj Sinha
  • Handling unsolicited content at a telecommunications terminal
    Patent number: 7864761
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a telecommunications terminal to securely receive unsolicited content from applications that are external to the terminal. In particular, the present invention enables the terminal to control the interaction with external applications by using a secure, two-task process. In the two-task process of the present invention, the execution of the second task is based on verifying the trustworthiness of address information that is provided in the first task. This is in contrast to a one-task process, in which an untrustworthy server that provides content might hide its own address by substituting a legitimate address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra R. Abramson, Vincent A. Illuzzi, Jatin Patel, Rituraj Sinha, John W. Soltes
  • Auditory methods for providing information about a telecommunication system's settings and status
    Patent number: 6952577
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing to a user at least one of setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device. The method includes and the apparatus performs the steps of receiving a request for the at least one of setting and status information, collecting the requested at least one of setting and status information, and providing the requested at least one of setting and status information to the user, via an auditory method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, John W. Soltes
  • Auditory methods for providing information about a telecommunication system's settings and status
    Publication number: 20030194080
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing to a user at least one of setting and status information associated with a telecommunication device. The method includes and the apparatus performs the steps of receiving a request for the at least one of setting and status information, collecting the requested at least one of setting and status information, and providing the requested at least one of setting and status information to the user, via an auditory method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Roller Michaelis, John W. Soltes