Patents by Inventor Tobert G. Shipley

Tobert G. Shipley 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).

  • Authentication mechanism for telephony devices
    Patent number: 7190948
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a presence aware network 100 that includes a plurality of communication devices 124a–n and 128a–n, associated with a plurality of subscribers. Each communication device may be configured automatically according to a first set of preferences associated with a first subscriber when the first subscriber performs a telephony function on the communication device and according to a second set of preferences when a different second subscriber performs the telephony function on the communication device. The first and second sets of preferences are different from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Donley, Tobert G. Shipley
  • Authentication mechanism for telephony devices
    Publication number: 20040180646
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a presence aware network 100 that includes a plurality of communication devices 124a-n and 128a-n, associated with a plurality of subscribers. Each communication device may be configured automatically according to a first set of preferences associated with a first subscriber when the first subscriber performs a telephony function on the communication device and according to a second set of preferences when a different second subscriber performs the telephony function on the communication device. The first and second sets of preferences are different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher J. Donley, Tobert G. Shipley