Patents by Inventor Michael C. Hollinger

Michael C. Hollinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20090280787
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for routing an outgoing communication in real time is presented. A communication is received from a caller to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the communication failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a host carrier initiated query of third party priority of contacts routing preferences of the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device is initiated to determine if other communication devices are available for receiving a re-route of the original communication. If third party routing preferences of the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device have previously been established, then the call is rerouted through one or more alternate telecommunication devices to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. The priority of contacts is stored with the host carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20090280817
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program for routing an incoming voice call in real time is presented. A call is received from a caller to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the call failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a short range wireless query signal is transmitted to determine if another wireless communication device is within a predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. If the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device receives a response from the other wireless telecommunication device indicating that the other wireless telecommunication device is within the predefined proximity to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, then the call is rerouted to the other wireless telecommunication device based on preferences internal to the intended receiving wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20090279677
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium embodying a computer program for securing a communication against access by unintended users is presented. A communication is initiated from a person using an originating telecommunication device to an intended receiving wireless telecommunication device. In response to the communication failing to connect to the intended receiving wireless telecommunication device, a telecommunications host carrier provider may re-route the communication to an alternate telecommunication device. A business authentication logic of the host carrier then determines any security or quality of service filters established by the user of the originating telecommunication device prior to the communication being initiated to prevent unintended users from accessing the communication. Upon the business authentication logic of the host carrier authorizing the communication, the communication is encrypted and re-routed to the alternate telecommunication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUISNESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy R. Chavez, Jacob D. Eisinger, Michael C. Hollinger, Jennifer E. King, Christina K. Lauridsen, Fabian F. Morgan
  • Publication number: 20080307134
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer instructions are provided for controlling communications between controller devices over an I2C bus hardware interface and a separate communication line, such as a GPIO line. With thermal/power management firmware installed on a system controller device, communications between the system controller device and a real time embedded controller device are sent using a predefined protocol whereby the system controller generates commands to the embedded controller by first performing an I2C write with a command packet, followed immediately thereafter by an I2C read to get the return packet. The embedded controller processes the command and returns the response to the I2C read. In addition, the embedded controller is able to make the system controller aware that it has a communication request by interrupting the system controller by asserting the separate communication line, in response to which the system controller issues a status request command to the embedded controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew J. Geissler, Michael C. Hollinger, Martha A. Broyles, Todd J. Rosedahl, Hye-Young McCreary, Andreas Bieswanger
  • Publication number: 20080177530
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, systems, and products are disclosed for synchronizing visual and speech events in a multimodal application, including receiving from a user speech; determining a semantic interpretation of the speech; calling a global application update handler; identifying, by the global application update handler, an additional processing function in dependence upon the semantic interpretation; and executing the additional function. Typical embodiments may include updating a visual element after executing the additional function. Typical embodiments may include updating a voice form after executing the additional function. Typical embodiments also may include updating a state table after updating the voice form. Typical embodiments also may include restarting the voice form after executing the additional function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles W. Cross, Michael C. Hollinger, Igor R. Jablokov, Benjamin D. Lewis, Hillary A. Pike, Daniel M. Smith, David W. Wintermute, Michael A. Zaitzeff