Michael S Tovino

20070096947, May 3, 2007

Jun 30, 2006

11/479602

Edwin Basart - Los Altos CA, US
Michael Tovino - Bend OR, US
Dale Tonogai - Los Altos CA, US
David Rucinski - Red Bank NJ, US

H03M 11/00

341022000

A button box provides additional keys that can be used in conjunction with a telephone. In one embodiment, a button box is configured by associating it with a telephone and by programming its keys. When a key on the button box is activated, a key press event is sent from the button box to the associated phone. The phone treats the key press event as if a key on the phone itself had been activated and forwards the event to the voice switch appliance associated with the phone. (Alternatively, the key press event is sent from the button box directly to a voice switch appliance.) The button box's user interface is controlled by a voice switch appliance.

20070171098, Jul 26, 2007

Feb 16, 2007

11/707426

Edwin Basart - Los Altos CA, US
Michael Tovino - Bend OR, US
Dale Tonogai - Los Altos CA, US
David Rucinski - Red Bank NJ, US

H03M 11/00

341022000

A button box provides additional keys that can be used in conjunction with a telephone. In one embodiment, a button box is configured by associating it with a telephone and by programming its keys. When a key on the button box is activated, a key press event is sent from the button box to the associated phone. The phone treats the key press event as if a key on the phone itself had been activated and forwards the event to the voice switch appliance associated with the phone. (Alternatively, the key press event is sent from the button box directly to a voice switch appliance.) The button box's user interface is controlled by a voice switch appliance.

20090028315, Jan 29, 2009

Oct 8, 2008

12/247789

Michael S.W. Tovino - Sandy OR, US

H04M 3/42

37920112

A telephony system that accepts inputs, such as account codes, from a variety of devices and interfaces. The system includes a server with a telephony management software (TMS) unit, a telephony application programming interface (TAPI) unit, and an application unit. The application unit includes a control module, a call status module, an endpoint interface module, a storage interface module, a call transfer module, a TAPI interface module, a configuration module, and an extension library module. A server is capable of prompting several devices for an input and then accepting an input from any of the devices. Thus, a server enables a user to initiate a phone call on one device and then input information using a different device.

20100083142, Apr 1, 2010

Sep 30, 2008

12/241552

AshvinKumar Patel - Patan, IN
Glen Okita - Los Altos CA, US
Meigy Tsai - San Jose CA, US
Michael Tovino - Bend OR, US

Shoretel, Inc. - Sunnyvale CA

G06F 15/16
G06F 3/048

715758, 709204, 709206

An apparatus and a method for monitoring availability of a contact are described. The apparatus includes an interface module for receiving a selection from a user that indicates the contact to be monitored. The apparatus also includes a presence change alert manager that is coupled to the interface module and is coupled to a network. The presence changer alert manager is configured to determine at least one relevant type of availability for the contact and to determine if availability information obtained from the network corresponds to a change in a relevant type of availability for the contact. The apparatus further includes a notification manager coupled to the presence change alert manager. If the presence change alert manager determines that the obtained availability information corresponds to a change of a relevant type of availability for the contact, the notification manager generates a notification alerting the user of the change.

20100246568, Sep 30, 2010

Mar 31, 2009

12/415586

Michael S.W. Tovino - Bend OR, US

H04L 12/66

370352

A system and a method are disclosed for reducing interaction between a server and an endpoint while executing features on an endpoint. The endpoint, and not the application server, includes part or all of the implementation of UT logic and feature logic. The endpoint therefore does not have to rely on server's instructions for executing a feature. The endpoint also includes an endpoint determination module for determining the parts of the UT logic and feature logic implemented on the endpoint and the parts implemented on a switch or a server.

20110211496, Sep 1, 2011

May 13, 2011

13/107645

Edwin J. Basart - Los Altos CA, US
Michael S.W. Tovino - Bend OR, US
Dale C. Tonogai - Los Altos CA, US
David B. Rucinski - Red Bank NJ, US

SHORETEL, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

H04L 12/16

370271

A button box provides additional keys that can be used in conjunction with a telephone. In one embodiment, a button box is configured by associating it with a telephone and by programming its keys. When a key on the button box is activated, a key press event is sent from the button box to the associated phone. The phone treats the key press event as if a key on the phone itself had been activated and forwards the event to the voice switch appliance associated with the phone. (Alternatively, the key press event is sent from the button box directly to a voice switch appliance.) The button box's user interface is controlled by a voice switch appliance.

20060233340, Oct 19, 2006

Apr 19, 2005

11/110293

Michael Tovino - Bend OR, US
Richard Winslow - San Jose CA, US
Glen Okita - Los Altos CA, US

H04M 3/42

379211020

A telephony system is presented that enables a phone to access a directory and use the directory in conjunction with other phone functions. The system includes a server with a telephony management software (TMS) unit, a telephony application programming interface (TAPI) unit, and an application unit. The application unit includes a control module, a function module, a filter module, a presentation module, a phone interface module, and a storage interface module. A server sends a signal to a phone regarding the contents of a directory. A server also enables a user to navigate through the directory, filter the directory, and perform call functions on phone numbers associated with directory entries.

20190190808, Jun 20, 2019

Feb 25, 2019

16/284694

- LOS ALTOS CA, US
EDWIN BASART - LOS ALTOS CA, US
KENT FRITZ - MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
MICHAEL TOVINO - BEND OR, US

H04L 12/26
H04L 29/06
H04L 12/851
H04L 12/863

A system includes an egress apparatus communicatively coupled with an ingress apparatus via at least one bi-directional network connection established for a given site. Each of the ingress and egress apparatuses includes packet categorizer to categorize each of the egress data packets based on packet evaluation thereof with respect to prioritization rules. Packet routing control places each outgoing data packet (from the ingress or egress apparatus) in one of multiple according to the categorization of each respective packet to control sending the packets according to the priority of the respective queue into which each packet is placed.