Daniel J Shaffer

US Patent:

7178729, Feb 20, 2007

Filed:

Feb 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/067279

Inventors:

Daniel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US
Shmuel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US
Labhesh Patel - Mountain View CA, US
Gebran Chahrouri - Menlo Park CA, US
Shantanu Sharkar - San Jose CA, US
Bruce Moon - Dublin CA, US
Joseph Khouri - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 19/00

US Classification:

235385

Abstract:

The present invention includes methods and devices for providing safeguards to the access of certain substances. Some implementations provide alerts and/or other appropriate actions when substances are subject to spoilage or expiration. Some implementations provide responses to potentially dangerous combinations of substances. Other aspects of the invention involve determining the allergies of a user and providing a warning when allergens are, or recently have been, present. One preferred embodiment provides a smart medicine cabinet for helping to provide medication safely to a patient and to provide other related services.

US Patent:

8438235, May 7, 2013

Filed:

Aug 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/213505

Inventors:

Daniel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US
Labhesh Patel - San Francisco CA, US
Shmuel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US
Cullen F. Jennings - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709207, 709206

Abstract:

Disclosed are apparatus and techniques for escalating an instant messaging (IM) session between two or more users to an audio session so that a communication device (by one or more users) that will optimize the audio session is selectively and intelligently utilized. In one embodiment, if an IP (Internet Protocol) phone is connected to the computer on which an IM session is being escalated, the IP telephone may be used instead of the computer device's own soft telephone so as to maximize audio clarity and quality. In another embodiment, a user's cell phone may be utilized for a mobile user who is using a laptop that is not coupled to an IP telephone or who is communicating from a hotel room in which a telephone call is typically more expensive than a cell phone call. Numerous embodiments for optimizing such audio sessions are described herein.

US Patent:

20080295595, Dec 4, 2008

Filed:

May 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/130295

Inventors:

Christopher Tacklind - Palo Alto CA, US
Cameron Tacklind - Palo Alto CA, US
Blake Tacklind - Palo Alto CA, US
Daniel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US
Nelson Au - Foster City CA, US

Assignee:

TWILL TECH, INC. - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

G01M 1/16

US Classification:

73462

Abstract:

A family of vehicles is presented which exploit dynamic controls to stabilize in-line two wheeled vehicles. The stabilization results in improved safety at high speeds and on uncooperative surfaces. Stabilization affords balance at zero speed without auxiliary support means. Transformational wheel base length affords high visibility at low speeds and low drag at high speeds. In wheel chair configurations transforming wheel base length allows navigation up and down stairs.

US Patent:

20120128322, May 24, 2012

Filed:

Nov 24, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/953607

Inventors:

Shmuel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US
Mukul Jain - San Jose CA, US
Jochen Weppner - Belmont CA, US
Shantanu Sarkar - San Jose CA, US
Daniel Shaffer - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04N 9/80

US Classification:

386241, 386E05001

Abstract:

Playback of multimedia data associated with a recorded conference session is simplified, particularly for a person who participated in the conference session from a mobile device. At a recording server that is in communication with a plurality of endpoints in a conference session, multimedia received from the plurality of endpoints participating in the conference session is recorded. The recording server obtains geographical location information for at least one mobile endpoint participating in the conference session as the at least one mobile endpoint moves. The recording server temporally correlates the geographical location information for the at least one endpoint with recorded multimedia data for the conference session. The recording server stores data tags for the geographical location information for the at least one mobile endpoint in association with the recorded multimedia data for subsequent use in indexing to map data to retrieve a portion of the recorded multimedia data for playback.