Patents by Inventor Tom Ware

Tom Ware 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).

  • Split browser
    Patent number: 7106837
    Abstract: A browser for provision of web services to phone sets connected to PBXs or switches. The browser interfaces with the switches to provide content for the displays of the phone sets and to receive inputs from users for web sessions. Session support is provided in both the browser and the switches for coordination of web sessions along with telephony sessions on each of the phone sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Mitel Networks Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Erb, Sergei Mankovskii, Tom Ware, Katherine Baker
  • Adaptive rule-based mechanism and method for feature interaction resolution
    Patent number: 6639980
    Abstract: An adaptive rule-based mechanism and method to resolve conflicting feature interactions includes the steps of determining conflicting features available for execution in response to an event; examining the conflicting features to determine whether one of the conflicting features takes priority over other conflicting features; if one of the conflicting features takes priority, selecting that conflicting feature for execution; and if one conflicting feature does not take priority, prompting the user to make a selection to resolve the conflicting feature interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Mitel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Weiss, Tom Ware
  • Split browser
    Publication number: 20030059006
    Abstract: A browser for provision of web services to phone sets connected to PBXs or switches. The browser interfaces with the switches to provide content for the displays of the phone sets and to receive inputs from users for web sessions. Session support is provided in both the browser and the switches for coordination of web sessions along with telephony sessions on each of the phone sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Erb, Sergei Mankovskii, Tom Ware, Katherine Baker