Patents by Inventor Mary Ellen Toebes

Mary Ellen Toebes 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).

  • Multi-master wireless remote control
    Patent number: 9620004
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a first controlling device includes a processor to send a first pairing request to a remote device, receive a grant of access from the remote device, receive user input commands, receive a second pairing request from a second controlling device, grant access to the second controlling device, receive control commands from the second controlling device, and send control commands to the remote device based on the control commands received from the second controlling device and the user input commands, after the first controlling device loses a connection with the remote device, the processor being operative to send a third pairing request to the remote device and receive a denial of the third pairing request and an identification of the second controlling device from the remote device, send a fourth pairing request to the second controlling device, receive a grant of access from the second controlling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Toebes, Mary Ellen Toebes
  • Automatic updating of voicemail greetings based on networking status
    Patent number: 9438738
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining when an incoming call from a caller to a callee is to be routed for processing by a voice mail arrangement, and obtaining status information associated with the callee when the incoming call is to be routed for processing by the voice mail arrangement. The method also includes generating a first greeting based on the status information, and processing the call. Processing the call includes causing the first greeting to be played for the caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Toebes, John Toebes
  • MULTI-MASTER WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160071407
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a first controlling device includes a processor to send a first pairing request to a remote device, receive a grant of access from the remote device, receive user input commands, receive a second pairing request from a second controlling device, grant access to the second controlling device, receive control commands from the second controlling device, and send control commands to the remote device based on the control commands received from the second controlling device and the user input commands, after the first controlling device loses a connection with the remote device, the processor being operative to send a third pairing request to the remote device and receive a denial of the third pairing request and an identification of the second controlling device from the remote device, send a fourth pairing request to the second controlling device, receive a grant of access from the second controlling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: John TOEBES, Mary Ellen TOEBES
  • Method and apparatus for displaying a social networking status message on a dialing phone
    Patent number: 9172799
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying when a call to a callee has been initiated by a system. Once the call is identified as being initiated, status information associated with the callee is obtained. The status information is then displayed on the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Toebes, John A. Toebes
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A SOCIAL NETWORKING STATUS MESSAGE ON A DIALING PHONE
    Publication number: 20110319057
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying when a call to a callee has been initiated by a system. Once the call is identified as being initiated, status information associated with the callee is obtained. The status information is then displayed on the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Toebes, John A. Toebes
  • AUTOMATIC UPDATING OF VOICEMAIL GREETINGS BASED ON NETWORKING STATUS
    Publication number: 20110105087
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes determining when an incoming call from a caller to a callee is to be routed for processing by a voice mail arrangement, and obtaining status information associated with the callee when the incoming call is to be routed for processing by the voice mail arrangement. The method also includes generating a first greeting based on the status information, and processing the call. Processing the call includes causing the first greeting to be played for the caller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary Ellen Toebes, John Toebes