Patents by Inventor Torsten Rehberg

Torsten Rehberg 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).

  • Patent number: 8848020
    Abstract: A method of controlling a user interface to display participants of a call in dependence upon the participants' speech activity in the call, the method including monitoring the speech activity of the participants in the call and determining whether a participant is an active participant or an inactive participant in dependence on the participants' speech activity over a minimum time period of the call. In response to determining whether a participant is an active or inactive participant, an active participant is displayed in a first area of the user interface and an inactive participant is displayed in a second area of the user interface. The first area of the user interface is larger than the second area of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Skype
    Inventors: Umberto Abate, Michael Bartlett, Dmytro Izotoy, Ole Mahrt, Torsten Rehberg, Simon Tickner, Hando Tint
  • Publication number: 20120182381
    Abstract: A method of controlling a user interface to display participants of a call in dependence upon the participants' speech activity in the call, the method including monitoring the speech activity of the participants in the call and determining whether a participant is an active participant or an inactive participant in dependence on the participants' speech activity over a minimum time period of the call. In response to determining whether a participant is an active or inactive participant, an active participant is displayed in a first area of the user interface and an inactive participant is displayed in a second area of the user interface. The first area of the user interface is larger than the second area of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Umberto Abate, Michael Bartlett, Dmytro Izotoy, Ole Mahrt, Torsten Rehberg, Simon Tickner, Hando Tint
  • Patent number: 8223749
    Abstract: A method of sorting communication events at a user terminal connected to a communication network and executing a communication client arranged to be operable by a user is provided. The method comprises storing an event list comprising a list of identifiers, each identifier having information relating to at least one previously received communication event associated therewith, wherein the identifier identifies the initiator of the associated at least one previously received communication event and each identifier is listed only once in the list of identifiers. The event list is displayed in a user interface of the communication client. The method further comprises receiving an incoming communication event at the user terminal from an initiating user over the communication network and determining whether the initiating user is present in the list of identifiers stored in the event list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Skype
    Inventors: Duncan Lamb, Torsten Rehberg, Simon Tickner, Priidu Zilmer, Dmytro Izotov, Mike Bartlett, Bettina Sutter
  • Publication number: 20110261678
    Abstract: Method, device and computer program product for establishing a call between a first user and a second user, where the first and second users are associated with respective first and second devices which are configured to execute respective first and second communication clients for communicating over a first network. The first communication client attempts to establish a call to the second communication client over the first network using a first identifier associated with the second user in the first network. The first communication client determines that the attempt has failed, and in response displays actuatable secondary call means to the first user on the first device for calling a second identifier associated with the second user in a second network, where the second network is distinct from the first network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Bettina Sutter, Torsten Rehberg
  • Publication number: 20090268716
    Abstract: A method of sorting communication events at a user terminal connected to a communication network and executing a communication client arranged to be operable by a user is provided. The method comprises storing an event list comprising a list of identifiers, each identifier having information relating to at least one previously received communication event associated therewith, wherein the identifier identifies the initiator of the associated at least one previously received communication event and each identifier is listed only once in the list of identifiers. The event list is displayed in a user interface of the communication client. The method further comprises receiving an incoming communication event at the user terminal from an initiating user over the communication network and determining whether the initiating user is present in the list of identifiers stored in the event list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Duncan Lamb, Torsten Rehberg, Simon Tickner, Priidu Zilmer, Dmytro Izotov, Mike Bartlett, Bettina Sutter
  • Patent number: D627791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Skype Limited
    Inventors: Duncan Lamb, Torsten Rehberg, Jaak Parik, Priidu Zilmer
  • Patent number: D725139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dmytro Izotov, Torsten Rehberg, Christopher James Clare
  • Patent number: D725140
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dmytro Izotov, Christopher James Clare, Torsten Rehberg
  • Patent number: D725669
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher James Clare, Lyra Xharra Loxha, Dmytro Izotov, Umberto Abate, Torsten Rehberg
  • Patent number: D729832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dmytro Izotov, Christopher James Clare, Torsten Rehberg
  • Patent number: D730388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Torsten Rehberg, Dmytro Izotov, Christopher James Clare, James Edward Palmer
  • Patent number: D734358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Torsten Rehberg, Dmytro Izotov, Christopher James Clare