Patents by Inventor TIMOTHY C. RICHARDS

TIMOTHY C. RICHARDS 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).

  • CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTION AND ROUTING FROM MESSAGING PROTOCOL
    Publication number: 20140280998
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a connection manager adapter that is configured to maintain presence for each of the plurality of non-IP endpoints in an IP messaging and presence protocol based on the endpoint presence data. The endpoint presence data includes a unique identifier and attribute data received for each of a plurality of non-internet protocol (IP) endpoints. The connection manager adapter can be configured to access the endpoint presence data and convert a message between the IP messaging and presence protocol and different protocol for communication with a given non-IP endpoint of the plurality of endpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: TIMOTHY C. RICHARDS, VIVEK SHANKAR SRIVASTAV
  • ENABLING COMMUNICATION OF NON-IP DEVICE IN AN IP-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20130343225
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a connection manager adapter that is configured to maintain presence for each of the plurality of non-IP endpoints in an IP messaging and presence protocol based on the endpoint presence data. The endpoint presence data includes a unique identifier and attribute data received for each of a plurality of non-internet protocol (IP) endpoints. The connection manager adapter can be configured to access the endpoint presence data and convert a message between the IP messaging and presence protocol and different protocol for communication with a given non-IP endpoint of the plurality of endpoints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: TIMOTHY C. RICHARDS, Vivek Shankar Srivastav