Patents by Inventor Scott H. Robinson

Scott H. Robinson 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 bandwidth-efficient and storage-efficient backups
    Publication number: 20030204609
    Abstract: A method is presented that includes generating a content identifier for at least one article. The content identifier identifies the article. Also, determining if at least a portion of the at least one article is present on at least one device based on the content identifier. The at least one portion of the at least one article is stored if the at least one portion of the at least one article is determined to be not present on the at least one device. Also presented is a method including requesting at least one article by a content identifier representing the article. The at least one article is determined if it is present on at least one device based on the content identifier. At least one portion of the at least one article is returned if the at least one portion of the at least one article is determined to be present on the at least one device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Andrew V. Anderson, Steven M. Bennett, Scott H. Robinson
  • Context-based information processing
    Publication number: 20030140088
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for processing information items. Processing comprises one of context filtering, context prioritizing, or both context filtering and context prioritizing. In some embodiments the set of context items from which processing criteria are derived includes a user's calendar of appointments, schedule changes, exceptions, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Scott H. Robinson, Uttam Sengupta, Andrew V. Anderson, Steven M. Bennett, Paul R. Pierce, Trevor A. Pering, Nicholas D. Wade, Shreekant S. Thakkar, Kit Y. Tham
  • Method and apparatus for message escalation by digital assistants
    Publication number: 20020178022
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for attempting to contact at least one person in response to an event if the level of importance of the event to a first person meets or exceeds one threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew V. Anderson, Steve Bennett, Trevor Pering, Paul R. Pierce, Scott H. Robinson, Uttam Sengupta, Ticky Thakkar, Kit Tham, Nick D. Wade