Patents by Inventor Trevor Pering

Trevor Pering 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 message escalation by digital assistants
    Publication number: 20020178226
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for escalating messages to a user concerning events of importance to the user comprising receiving information concerning an event, evaluating its importance to the user, and if the event is determined to be important enough for the user to be contacted, selecting a first way of contacting the user and using that first way to do so, waiting for a period of time for the user to respond, and if the user does not respond, selecting a second way of contacting the user and using that second way to do so.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Andrew V. Anderson, Paul R. Pierce, Uttam Sengupta, Ticky Thakkar, Kit Tham, Nick Wade, Trevor Pering, Steve Bennett, Lee Hirsch
  • 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