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Alan Gatzke, Bainbridge Island, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120089463Method and System for Inserting Advertisements in Unified Messaging Solutions - A method and an apparatus for inserting an included message into an e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message is transferred through a unified messaging solution have been provided. In one embodiment, the unified messaging solution detects transmission of a voice mail message as the e-mail attachment. The voice mail message is received by a system that facilitates the transfer of the e-mail message. The system associates the included message with the voice mail message. The included message is inserted into the e-mail message. The system sends the e-mail message along with the included message and the attached voice mail message to an intended user. In a preferred embodiment, the included message is an advertising message.04-12-2012

Alan D. Gatzke, Bainbridge Island, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090030999Contact Proximity Notification - In one embodiment, a contact proximity notification application identifies a contact in a contact list of a user, determines a current proximity between the contact and the user and automatically generates a notification of the current proximity between the contact and the user for automatic communication to the user.01-29-2009
20110022386SPEECH RECOGNITION TUNING TOOL - Systems and methods for tuning a dictionary of a speech recognition system includes accessing a voice mail record of a user, accessing a recorded audio file of a name of the user in the voice mail record spoken by the user, providing the audio file to a speech recognition system, processing the audio file in the speech recognition system and obtaining a text result, determining whether a confidence score of the text result is below a predetermined threshold, and adding, at least, the name of the user to a list of low confidence names. Alternate spellings for the low confidence names can then be added to the dictionary.01-27-2011
20110034152METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING MOBILITY INFORMATION TO SELECT PROFILES IN NETWORK SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining mobility information associated with a remote device. The mobility information indicates whether the remote device is approximately stationary. The remote device interacts with a server. The method also includes determining if the mobility information indicates that the remote device is approximately stationary, and selecting a first profile of a plurality of profiles if the remote device is approximately stationary. If the remote device is not approximately stationary, a second profiled of the plurality of profiles is selected.02-10-2011
20110086618SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TOKEN IN A VIDEO ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving video input data associated with a video stream and identifying one or more spatial plane coordinates within the video input data. The spatial plane coordinates can be associated with a smartphone configured to operate as a token in a video presentation associated with the video stream. The method also includes receiving location information that includes accelerometer data associated with the smartphone, and identifying a location of the smartphone based on the one or more spatial plane coordinates and the location information that includes the accelerometer data. In other embodiments, the method may include providing image data associated with a representation of the token as an overlay for a resultant video stream. The location information can include orientation data that includes a direction to which the smartphone can point, and an angle of rotation associated with the smartphone.04-14-2011
20110276325Training A Transcription System - According to certain embodiments, training a transcription system includes accessing recorded voice data of a user from one or more sources. The recorded voice data comprises voice samples. A transcript of the recorded voice data is accessed. The transcript comprises text representing one or more words of each voice sample. The transcript and the recorded voice data are provided to a transcription system to generate a voice profile for the user. The voice profile comprises information used to convert a voice sample to corresponding text.11-10-2011
20110320044SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS FOR A MEETING SESSION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method is provided and includes establishing a communication pathway to a building element configured to control at least one environmental setting within a room. The method also includes communicating an ability to control the environmental setting within the room to an endpoint configured to participate in a meeting session. The method further includes receiving a command from the endpoint to adjust the environmental setting during the meeting session. The command can be communicated to the building element. In more specific examples, the method can include registering with one or more application program interfaces (APIs) associated with the building element, and communicating a credential to the building element in order to provide an authentication for controlling the environmental setting. In yet other embodiments, the command to adjust the environmental setting is received via a menu of a user interface provided by a video conferencing platform.12-29-2011
20120030682Dynamic Priority Assessment of Multimedia for Allocation of Recording and Delivery Resources - Techniques are provided to allocate resources used for recording multimedia or to retrieve recorded content and deliver it to a recipient. A request associated with multimedia for access to resources is received. A context associated with the multimedia is determined. Resources for the multimedia are allocated based on the context.02-02-2012

Patent applications by Alan D. Gatzke, Bainbridge Island, WA US

Alan Darryl Gatzke, Bainbridge Island, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100100618Differentiating a User from Multiple Users Based on a Determined Pattern of Network Usage - In one embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by an apparatus, first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by first and second users; determining from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; detecting, by the apparatus, second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; and selectively identifying the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage.04-22-2010
20110026698RICH CALLER ID WITH COMMUNICATION HISTORY - In an example embodiment, there is described a unified communication system that automatically presents a number of communication attempts from a caller since last contact with a caller, along with the caller identification information. Optionally, links may be provided to access detailed information about the past communication attempts.02-03-2011
20110029615CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MESSAGES - In an example embodiment, described herein is an apparatus that comprises a user interface, a communication interface, and logic coupled to the user interface and communication interface. The logic is configured to receiving a request via the user interface to forward a message to a recipient to determine whether distribution of the message is restricted to a group. The logic is further configured to determine whether the recipient is a member of the group responsive to determining distribution of the message restricted to a group. The logic is configured to send the message to the recipient via the communication interface responsive to determining the recipient is a member of the group.02-03-2011

Carolyn Jo Gatzke, Long Beach, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110162147CUSHIONING BOLSTERS FOR A CRIB OR BED - Bed accessories are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to an arrangement of cushion members for use with a crib, a regular bed, or a floor surface. The arrangement of cushion members provided according to aspects of the present invention comprises first and second longitudinal cushion members and first and second lateral cushion members. Each of the first and second longitudinal cushion members comprises a body section defining an axis and first and second end surfaces. Each of the lateral cushion members comprises an angled planar major surface abutting flush against one of the ends surfaces of the first and second longitudinal members.07-07-2011
20110167561ADJUSTABLE BED SKIRT - An adjustable bed skirt includes a deck with a peripheral edge around its perimeter, and a ruffle attached around the perimeter of the deck at the peripheral edge. The deck includes a releasable longitudinal fold and a releasable lateral fold, reversibly secured by closure members. The ruffle includes a plurality of releasably extendible pleats. Each of the longitudinal and lateral folds extends into an associated one of the pleats. When the longitudinal fold is released, the deck and the ruffle are changed from a first, folded width to a second, unfolded width. When the lateral fold is released, the deck and the ruffle are changed from a first, folded length to a second, unfolded length.07-14-2011

Jörg Gatzke, Huenxe DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110110786Rotor Blade and Flow Engine Comprising a Rotor Blade - A rotor blade for a flow machine, in particular a steam turbine, includes an insertion root with a first finger and two second fingers which are arranged on either side of the first finger in axial direction. The first finger and the second fingers have a shoulder in axial direction on axial sides facing one another such that the fingers have a radially outer first portion and a radially inner second portion whose axial extension is shorter than that of the outer, first portion. In relation to a total axial width between axial sides of the two second fingers which face away from one another, the radial height of the first, radially outer portion is in the range of 0.39 to 0.45, particularly 0.40 to 0.44, and the radial height of the second, radially inner portion is between 0.40 and 0.46, particularly between 0.41 and 0.45.05-12-2011

Jörg Gatzke, Huenxe DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110110786Rotor Blade and Flow Engine Comprising a Rotor Blade - A rotor blade for a flow machine, in particular a steam turbine, includes an insertion root with a first finger and two second fingers which are arranged on either side of the first finger in axial direction. The first finger and the second fingers have a shoulder in axial direction on axial sides facing one another such that the fingers have a radially outer first portion and a radially inner second portion whose axial extension is shorter than that of the outer, first portion. In relation to a total axial width between axial sides of the two second fingers which face away from one another, the radial height of the first, radially outer portion is in the range of 0.39 to 0.45, particularly 0.40 to 0.44, and the radial height of the second, radially inner portion is between 0.40 and 0.46, particularly between 0.41 and 0.45.05-12-2011

Sten Gatzke, Emtinghausen DE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100288890 WING-ENGINE COMBINATION, AN AIRCRAFT, AND A WING SECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN ENGINE BLEED-AIR DUCT ARRANGEMENT - A wing-engine combination includes: a wing with a main wing and an engine with a premixing chamber, a combustion chamber and a hot-air space, which includes: an engine bleed-air duct, which extends along the wingspan direction and along the leading edge of the main wing, including an engine bleed-air inlet device that is coupled to an engine hot-air space, and including an engine bleed-air outlet device having a discharge orifice on the main wing or a connecting part for coupling the engine bleed-air duct to a consumer of the engine bleed-air, an ambient-air duct, which extends along the engine bleed-air duct, including an ambient-air inlet device which is arranged on an aircraft component of the aircraft, which aircraft component faces the intended flow-around direction of the aircraft and includes an aperture for letting ambient air into the ambient-air duct, and including an ambient-air outlet device with a passage between the ambient-air duct and a premixing chamber of the engine so that the arrangement including the engine bleed-air duct and the ambient-air duct forms a heat exchanger device for cooling the air flowing in the engine bleed-air duct and so that the ambient air conveyed in the ambient-air duct is supplied for combustion in the engine; and an aircraft and a wing section of an aircraft including an engine bleed-air duct arrangement.11-18-2010
20120006938POWER GENERATING SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATION INTO AN AIRCRAFT SYSTEM - A power generation system for integration into an aircraft system, including a secondary power supply device having a generator turbine arranged in a duct running between a forward opening and a rearward opening on the fuselage of the aircraft. An electromagnetic unlocking device locks and unlocks a covering device on the forward opening, depending on a signal strength supplied to the unlocking device. The system also includes an actuation device that generates an opening or closing signal for an opening and closing device, and an opening function switching device that activates the unlocking device electrically with a signal strength that locks the covering device in an initial state, and on receipt of a power requirement signal from a power generation monitoring device, activates the unlocking device with a second signal strength that unlocks the covering device.01-12-2012