Patents by Inventor Kathleen E. Kovatch

Kathleen E. Kovatch 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).

  • Mechanism for increasing awareness and sense of proximity among multiple users in a network system
    Patent number: 6448978
    Abstract: A mechanism for increasing awareness and sense of proximity among multiple users in a network system senses whether a first user is in close proximity to a first end point. The mechanism then transmits first proximity information indicating whether the first user is in close proximity to the first end point from the first end point to a second end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony C. Salvador, Rune A. Skarbo, Christopher C. Lawless, Frederick J. Cooper, Kathleen E. Kovatch, Douglas L. Sorenson