Patents by Inventor Roy V. Witcher

Roy V. Witcher 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for network presence detection
    Patent number: 8200776
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a computing device. The behavior of a user of a computing device is observed when the computing device is connected to each of a plurality of networks. A profile is automatically maintained for each of the networks. Each profile contains one or more predefined actions to be performed when the computing device is connected to the corresponding network. The predefined actions are based on the observed behavior. The predefined actions that are recorded in the automatically generated profile and based on the observed behavior can be automatically triggered when the computing device is connected to the network associated with the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Goel, Michael J. Krack, Ronald S. Rozensky, Ernest Lee Shero, Roy V. Witcher
  • Context sensitive contact broker
    Patent number: 7640550
    Abstract: A system for initiating a contact, comprising a broker 236 operable (a) to receive a first type of information selected by a user, the first type of information being accessed through a first application; (b) locate a second type of information associated with the first type of information, the second type of information being stored by a second application different from the first application; and (c) initiate a communication to a communication device identified by the second type of information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Goel, Michael J. Krack, Ronald S. Rozensky, E. Lee Shero, Roy V. Witcher
  • Methods and apparatus for network presence detection
    Publication number: 20070286214
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a computing device. The behavior of a user of a computing device is observed when the computing device is connected to each of a plurality of networks. A profile is automatically maintained for each of the networks. Each profile contains one or more predefined actions to be performed when the computing device is connected to the corresponding network. The predefined actions are based on the observed behavior. The predefined actions that are recorded in the automatically generated profile and based on the observed behavior can be automatically triggered when the computing device is connected to the network associated with the profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Amit Goel, Michael J. Krack, Ronald S. Rozensky, Ernest Lee Shero, Roy V. Witcher