Patents by Inventor Latha Ravishankar

Latha Ravishankar 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).

  • Method and apparatus for delivering a voice mail message with an indication of the presence of the sender
    Patent number: 8706090
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering voice mail messages to one or more intended recipients with an indication of the presence of the sender. A message recipient can automatically respond to a voice mail message using a desired form of communication. The presence server can provide presence information across domains so that a user in one domain can automatically obtain presence information and respond to a user in another domain. A client-side presence enabled voice mail application process (i) retrieves voice mail messages from a voice mail server of a user, (ii) queries a presence server to determine the presence of the sender of each retrieved message, and (iii) presents the retrieved voice mail message(s) to the recipient with an indication of the presence of the sender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Boyer, Shabbir A. Khakoo, Latha Ravishankar, Prem Sumetpong
  • Method and apparatus for delivering a voice mail message with an indication of the presence of the sender
    Publication number: 20050070254
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering voice mail messages to one or more intended recipients with an indication of the presence of the sender. A message recipient can automatically respond to a voice mail message using a desired form of communication. The presence server can provide presence information across domains so that a user in one domain can automatically obtain presence information and respond to a user in another domain. A client-side presence enabled voice mail application process (i) retrieves voice mail messages from a voice mail server of a user, (ii) queries a presence server to determine the presence of the sender of each retrieved message, and (iii) presents the retrieved voice mail message(s) to the recipient with an indication of the presence of the sender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: David Boyer, Shabbir Khakoo, Latha Ravishankar, Prem Sumetpong