Patent · US Active

Collaboration agent

US8060563B2 · kind B2 · utility

43Cited by

1References

9Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Nortel Networks Limited · CA

Inventors

Stephen R. Whynot · Dallas, US
John H. Yoakum · Cary, US
Tony McCormack · Galway, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2008
Grant date	Nov 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M3/565
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A collaboration agent for facilitating real-time communications on behalf of a user. The collaboration agent includes a conference bridge that anchors calls to the conference bridge. The collaboration agent uses contextual information associated with the user to manage the real-time communications. The collaboration agent can communicate with other collaboration agents associated with other users.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.