Patents by Inventor Kavita K. Agrawal
Kavita K. Agrawal 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).
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Patent number: 8325902Abstract: Rerouting telecommunications to a user including receiving a plurality of RFID signals from an RFID tag located with the user, anticipating a user's future location in dependence upon the RFID signals, selecting a telephony device in dependence upon the anticipated future location, and rerouting an ongoing call to the selected telephony device. In typical embodiments, selecting a telephony device in dependence upon the anticipated future location also includes identifying location based routing preferences for the user. In typical embodiments, selecting a telephony device in dependence upon the anticipated future location also includes identifying device-based routing preferences for the user. In typical embodiments, anticipating a user's future location in dependence upon the RFID signals also includes determining a first user location, determining a second user location, and predicting a user's future location in dependence upon the first user location and the second user location.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Gregory W. Rybczynski, Derral C. Thorson
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Patent number: 8270589Abstract: Routing telecommunications to a user including receiving a call, determining that the call is intended for the user, receiving an RFID signal from an RFID tag located with the user, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, identifying a plurality of available telephony devices in dependence upon the user's location, identifying a device-based preference for the user, selecting one of the plurality of available telephony devices in dependence upon the device-based preference, and forwarding the call to the selected telephony device. In typical embodiments, determining that the call is intended for the user also includes prompting the caller for the name of the user and receiving from the caller the name of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Gregory W. Rybczynski, Derral C. Thorson
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Patent number: 8243661Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are provided for establishing RFID-based telecommunications routing for a user including identifying a plurality of telephony devices available to a user, identifying the location of the plurality of telephony devices available to the user, receiving from a user routing preferences, receiving an identification of an RFID tag for the user, and associating with the user the identified telephony devices available to a user, the locations of the plurality of devices available to the user, the routing preferences, and the identification of the RFID tag.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Gregory W. Rybczynski, Derral C. Thorson
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Patent number: 8223946Abstract: Routing telecommunications to a user including receiving a call, determining that the call is intended for the user, receiving an RFID signal from an RFID tag located with the user, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, identifying a plurality of available telephony devices in dependence upon the user's location, identifying a device-based preference for the user, selecting one of the plurality of available telephony devices in dependence upon the device-based preference, and forwarding the call to the selected telephony device. In typical embodiments, determining that the call is intended for the user also includes prompting the caller for the name of the user and receiving from the caller the name of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Gregory W. Rybczynski, Derral C. Thorson
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Patent number: 8224596Abstract: A battery life management unit for managing the battery life of a portable device. The battery life management unit determines a scheduled event for a user of a portable device and estimates whether battery power of the portable device will last throughout the scheduled event. If the battery power of the portable device is estimated not to last throughout the scheduled event, the battery life management unit determines whether a location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources. If the location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources, the battery life management unit reserves a battery charging resource for the user of the portable device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Muna S. Hussaini, Gregory W. Rybczynski
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Patent number: 8194844Abstract: Rerouting telecommunications to a user including receiving a plurality of RFID signals from an RFID tag located with the user, anticipating a user's future location in dependence upon the RFID signals, selecting a telephony device in dependence upon the anticipated future location, and rerouting an ongoing call to the selected telephony device. In typical embodiments, selecting a telephony device in dependence upon the anticipated future location also includes identifying location based routing preferences for the user. In typical embodiments, selecting a telephony device in dependence upon the anticipated future location also includes identifying device-based routing preferences for the user. In typical embodiments, anticipating a user's future location in dependence upon the RFID signals also includes determining a first user location, determining a second user location, and predicting a user's future location in dependence upon the first user location and the second user location.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Gregory W. Rybczynski, Derral C. Thorson
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Patent number: 7791472Abstract: Notifying a user of a device event, including receiving a device event, associating the device event with a user, receiving an RFID signal from a user's RFID tag, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user's location, and notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance. In typical embodiments, associating the device event with a user also includes reading a user ID from a device record for the device. In typical embodiments, associating the device event with a user also includes identifying the location of the device, identifying a previous location of the user, and associating the device event with a user in dependence upon the location of the device and the previous location of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Gregory W. Rybczynski, Derral C. Thorson
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Publication number: 20100063756Abstract: A battery life management unit for managing the battery life of a portable device. The battery life management unit determines a scheduled event for a user of a portable device and estimates whether battery power of the portable device will last throughout the scheduled event. If the battery power of the portable device is estimated not to last throughout the scheduled event, the battery life management unit determines whether a location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources. If the location of the scheduled event provides one or more battery charging resources, the battery life management unit reserves a battery charging resource for the user of the portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Muna S. Hussaini, Gregory W. Rybczynski
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Patent number: 7432805Abstract: Notifying a user of a device event, including receiving a device event, associating the device event with a user, receiving an RFID signal from a user's RFID tag, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user's location, and notifying the user of the device event with the selected user notification appliance. In typical embodiments, associating the device event with a user also includes reading a user ID from a device record for the device. In typical embodiments, associating the device event with a user also includes identifying the location of the device, identifying a previous location of the user, and associating the device event with a user in dependence upon the location of the device and the previous location of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kavita K. Agrawal, William K. Bodin, Gregory W. Rybczynski, Derral C. Thorson