Frederick L Block

US Patent:

6701353, Mar 2, 2004

Filed:

May 13, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/311525

Inventors:

Frederick P. Block - Westminster CO

Assignee:

Avaya Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 1516

US Classification:

709219, 709206, 709100

Abstract:

A system for optimizing server response time to polling for new e-mail messages by a client. A cache of memory storing information about a user for responding to polling queries is maintained by the server. When a polling session is established, the client transmits a query to the server. The server receives the query and reads the cache to retrieve the user information that includes the response to the query. The response read from the cache is then transmitted to the client.

US Patent:

7573987, Aug 11, 2009

Filed:

Feb 5, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/051921

Inventors:

Frederick Peter Block - Westminster CO, US
Gordon Richards Brunson - Broomfield CO, US
Jeffrey Forest McElroy - Columbia SC, US

Assignee:

Avaya Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04M 11/00

US Classification:

379 8813, 379 8818, 37926509, 455466

Abstract:

A method and apparatus provide access to a plurality of instant messaging systems via a multi-media messaging system by receiving an incoming communication by the multi-media messaging system for a user of the multi-media messaging system; determining a presence of the user on one of the plurality of instant messaging systems; and establishing instant messaging communication between an originator of the incoming communication and the user. The method and apparatus also provide communication for the user via a multi-media messaging system with a plurality of instant messaging systems by broadcasting a presence of the user on the multi-media messaging system to the plurality of instant messaging systems; and establishing instant messaging communication between a person using one of the plurality of instant messaging systems and the user via the multi-media messaging system.

US Patent:

7912203, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Sep 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/222527

Inventors:

Frederick P. Block - Westminster CO, US
Kurt H. Haserodt - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

Avaya Inc. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04M 7/00
H04M 3/42

US Classification:

37922101, 37921201, 37921401, 379219, 37922001, 379233

Abstract:

Called party information is provided during survivable processor mode operation of a branch included in a distributed private branch exchange communication system for support of features that require information identifying the called party. More particularly, a coverage path for use during survivable processor operation is enabled that establishes contact with an extension or coverage point over the public switched telephony network such that operation of system appears normal to a caller. Furthermore, for a given coverage point, the same coverage path can be used for a number of extensions, reducing administrative burden.

US Patent:

20020120690, Aug 29, 2002

Filed:

Feb 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/792477

Inventors:

Frederick Block - Westminster CO, US

International Classification:

G06F015/16
H04M011/00

US Classification:

709/206000, 379/100080, 709/212000

Abstract:

A standards-based e-mail client (), such as an IMAP-compliant client, provides access to user data of non-e-mail applications of a unified messaging system (), such as to a user's personal greeting () of a voice mail application (), a user's data () that is used by a Web messaging application () to construct the user's home page, and to a user's choice of a fax machine () for printing faxes and any faxes enqueued () in a fax messaging application (). An association is established in an e-mail server () of the system between an application and a folder () of the user's mailbox () by means of the name given to the folder. For example, the name of a folder that is associated with a particular fax machine includes the telephone number of the fax machine. In response to the e-mail client opening () the folder, the e-mail server retrieves () the corresponding user data (e.g., personal greeting, home page data, enqueued faxes) from the associated application and presents () it in the form of an e-mail message to the client. In response to the e-mail client storing () an e-mail message to the folder, the e-mail server provides () the message contents as the corresponding user data to the associated application.

US Patent:

20100088302, Apr 8, 2010

Filed:

Oct 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/244515

Inventors:

Frederick P. Block - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

AVAYA INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707706, 707E17017

Abstract:

A messaging system can initiate a communication with one or more users through via cell phone text messages, for example using the short message service protocol. These systems often need a way to correlate user responses with system requests or queries. This problem can present challenges because the email mailbox metaphor used by cell phone user interfaces generally allows users to reply to any previously sent messages, but no message context is automatically supplied. A system that may send multiple messages to a user needs a mechanism by which the system can correlate a user-sent response to one of potentially many system-sent requests or queries. Context correlation to resolve ambiguities can be based on one or more of a dialog-based solution, a token-based solution and a keyword-based solution.

US Patent:

20110075826, Mar 31, 2011

Filed:

Sep 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/570925

Inventors:

Frederick Peter BLOCK - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

AVAYA, INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

H04M 1/56
H04M 3/42

US Classification:

37914204, 37920201

Abstract:

Systems and methods can provide an identity to a conference bridge; the identity including an email address for the conference bridge. When two or more people desire to conduct a conference, a person creates an invitation to the conference. The invitation can be an email invitation from a calendar program that can be sent to the invitees. The invitation can be sent to the conference bridge using the email address for the conference bridge. The conference bridge may then receive a call from a caller for a conference. The conference bridge can extract a caller identifier from the call and determine an email associated with the caller. The conference bridge may then retrieve the invitation having the email. Then, the conference bridge can attach the caller to the conference associated with the invitation.

US Patent:

20120054409, Mar 1, 2012

Filed:

Aug 31, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/873052

Inventors:

Frederick P. Block - Westminster CO, US
Anjur S. Krishnakumar - Princeton NJ, US
Parameshwaran Krishnan - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Navjot Singh - Denville NJ, US
Shalini Yajnik - Berkeley Heights NJ, US

Assignee:

AVAYA INC. - Basking Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06F 12/00
G06F 9/455

US Classification:

711 6, 718 1, 711E12001

Abstract:

Systems and methods that enable migration for state of an application, from a primary machine to a backup machine in platform virtualization systems. The migration employs a hybrid approach, wherein both a hypervisor, and an application itself determine states that are to migrate from the primary machine to the backup machine. Based on a direct communication between the application and the hypervisor—without assistance of local operating system—the hypervisor arranges for migration of the required states over to the backup virtual machine.

US Patent:

20140004839, Jan 2, 2014

Filed:

Jun 29, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/539248

Inventors:

Frederick P. BLOCK - Westminster CO, US
Dennis C. EPISKOPOS - Westminster CO, US
Paul A. FULLARTON - Sunnyvale CA, US
Scott B. STEELE - Naperville IL, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/54

US Classification:

455417, 37921201

Abstract:

A method for transferring a data stream between devices on a network is initiated by one of the devices. The devices on the network include a first device requesting the transfer and a second device currently receiving the data stream via the network. The method steps include a first device determining a proximity to a second device. The method steps also include the first device initiating a command to terminate a data stream received by the second device via a network when the proximity is below a threshold; and the first device initiating a command to transfer the data stream via the network so that the data stream is received by the first device.