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David Butt

Bio: David Butt is an academic researcher from Cisco Systems, Inc.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Call origination & Reachability. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 190 citations.

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David Butt1
05 Apr 2005
TL;DR: In this article, a system, interface and method provide for agenda based meeting management that enables an agenda to be determined and utilized for managing one or more meetings that may include locally located participants, remote participants or both.
Abstract: A system, interface and method provide for agenda based meeting management that enables an agenda to be determined and utilized for managing one or more meetings that may include locally located participants, remote participants or both. Various embodiments enable meeting management to be conducted in an independent manner or in a composited manner with a conferencing or other meeting or support application or application data. Embodiments further provide for responding to user modification of a meeting or agenda item or group scheduling by automatically re-scheduling the meeting uncompleted agenda items or both according to the user modification. A management UI embodiment further provides a progress bar including a progress indicator and agenda indicia that may be disposed proximate to the progress indicator with spacing of the indicia being proportional to current agenda item scheduling. A more specific embodiment enables the progress bar to be used for tracking, controlling or modifying agenda portions.

127 citations

Patent
19 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this article, a customizable mechanism is provided for determining and reporting the overall reachability of a user based on the current statuses of a variety of network elements associated with the user, such as devices or applications that a user may use to communicate with others.
Abstract: A customizable mechanism is provided for determining and reporting the overall reachability of a user based on the current statuses of a variety of network elements associated with the user, such as devices or applications that a user may use to communicate with others. The system can evaluate customizable reachability rules to determine an overall reachability status for the user. The system provides for distribution of reachability status and presence statuses of network elements to authorized subscribers.

26 citations

Patent
Kelly Muniz1, Heeral Roy1, Alison Ruge1, Mark Oliver1, David Butt1 
08 Apr 2008
TL;DR: In this article, a method for displaying communication events is presented, which includes collecting past, present, and future communication events from two or more communication services, where a communication device performs the collecting; combining the past and present communication events into a communication events list.
Abstract: A method for displaying communication events is provided. The method includes collecting past, present, and future communication events from two or more communication services, where a communication device performs the collecting; combining the past, present, and future communication events into a communication events list, where the communication device performs the combining; and displaying the communication events list, such that past, present, and future communication events may be viewed, where the communication events list is displayed on the communication device.

17 citations

Patent
David Butt1
17 Jan 2009
TL;DR: In this paper, a method for allowing parties to temporarily and automatically bypass an established Do Not Disturb (DND) is described, which is based on the first indication of a new attempt by the first party to establish contact with a second party.
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for allowing parties to temporarily and automatically bypass an established 'do not disturb' (DND) are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes applying a DND with respect to a telephone apparatus associated with a telephone number for a first party, and obtaining a first indication of a first new attempt by the first party to establish contact with a second party. The method also includes maintaining a second indication which indicates that a first attempted call from the second party to the telephone number is a response to the first new attempt. It is determined if the first attempted call from second party to establish contact with the first party occurs. If the first attempted call is made, the method includes routing the first attempted call from the second party to the telephone apparatus such that the DND is effectively bypassed.

15 citations

Patent
David Butt1
28 Jan 2008
TL;DR: In this paper, an identification (ID) of a person involved in a current communication is utilized to access a communication log to determine an active time interval of a previous communication with the same person.
Abstract: In one embodiment, an identification (ID) of a person involved in a current communication is utilized to access a communication log to determine an active time interval of a previous communication with the same person. The active time interval is utilized to identify the context material of the previous communication and access to the context material is provided during the current communication.

3 citations


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03 Apr 2009
TL;DR: Improved systems and methods for navigating and interacting in virtual communication environments are described in this paper, which provide a framework that includes one or more virtual areas and supports real-time communications between the communicants.
Abstract: Improved systems and methods for navigating and interacting in virtual communication environments are described. At least some of these systems and methods provide a framework that includes one or more virtual areas and supports realtime communications between the communicants. At least some of these systems and methods provide an interface that includes navigation controls that enable a user to navigate virtual areas and interaction controls that enable the user to interact with other communicants in the one or more virtual areas.

328 citations

Patent
24 Feb 2012
TL;DR: In this article, a gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application without opening the second application, and at least part of the information from the first application is displayed without opening it.
Abstract: A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.

318 citations

Patent
23 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, a method for detecting, by a portable electronic device having a display, a gesture, selecting a category of selectable items based on the gesture, and displaying the one or more items within the selected category.
Abstract: A method comprises detecting, by a portable electronic device having a display, a gesture, selecting a category of selectable items based on the gesture. The method further comprises identifying one or more selectable items within the selected category to be displayed, and displaying the one or more selectable items.

146 citations

Patent
22 Dec 2006
TL;DR: In this paper, a status of a user in a social network is sent to a receiver over a channel, which is selected based on a membership in the social network, a preference of the recipient, or a media format of the status.
Abstract: A device, system, and method are directed towards sending a status of a user in a social network to a recipient. In one embodiment, a status of the user is received over a channel. The channel may include an application protocol. The recipient is selected based on a membership in the social network, a preference of the recipient, or a media format of the status. Another channel is selected based on information about a mode of communication between the recipient and the user and/or another member related to the user in the social network. The status may be modified based on social network information, preferences of a recipient, receiving device information, channel information, or the like. The status is forwarded to the recipient over the other channel. Forwarding may comprise unicasting, multicasting, and/or delaying sending the status until the other channel is available.

145 citations

Patent
01 Nov 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, a spatial layout of zones of a virtual area in a network communication environment is presented, where a user can have a respective presence in each of one or more of the zones.
Abstract: A spatial layout of zones of a virtual area in a network communication environment is displayed. A user can have a respective presence in each of one or more of the zones. Navigation controls and interaction controls are presented. The navigation controls enable the user to specify where to establish a presence in the virtual area. The interaction controls enable the user to manage interactions with one or more other communicants in the network communication environment. A respective presence of the user is established in each of one or more of the zones on response to input received via the navigation controls. Respective graphical representations of the communicants are depicted in each of the zones where the communicants respectively have presence.

139 citations