Edward W Kelly

US Patent:

20050101335, May 12, 2005

Filed:

Nov 6, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/704101

Inventors:

Edward Kelly - Wappingers Falls NY, US
Tija Wilbrink - Voorburg, NL

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - ARMONK NY

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455456300, 455456100

Abstract:

System, method and program product for scheduling meetings. Two or more invitees for a meeting are identified. Each of the invitees has a wireless device with a GPS or other geographic locating unit. Locations of the wireless devices are tracked. When the wireless devices of the two or more invitees are within a specified proximity of each other or a specified proximity of a specified location, then an attempt is made to schedule a meeting with the two or more invitees. A user specifies the proximity. The user can specify a greater proximity if the meeting is not scheduled by a certain date to increase the chance that the meeting will be scheduled. Another system, method and program product for reminding a person. A business or residence containing an object of a reminder is identified. A wireless device of a person to be reminded of the object is identified. A location of the wireless device is tracked. When the wireless device is within a specified distance or specified proximity of the business or residence, then the reminder is sent to the wireless device. A user specifies the reminder to be sent to the wireless device. Also, the user specifies the proximity.

US Patent:

20120047069, Feb 23, 2012

Filed:

Oct 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

12/083344

Inventors:

Edward J. Kelly - West Nyack NY, US
Isai Shenker - Westfield NJ, US

International Classification:

G06Q 20/28

US Classification:

705 42

Abstract:

A communications system [ includes both cellular and land based telecommunications such as PSTN telephone [ as well as cellular telephone [ A subcriber may use prepaid cellular phone [ to make and receive calls via cellular network [ A Mobile Switching Center (MSC) [ routes the subscriber's calls to and/or from wireline network [ for domestic connections and/or network [ for international connection. A Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) operates a prepaid vendor service control point (SCP) [ Prepaid Vendor Service Platform (PSP) [ and connected databases [ and [ A method of providing a universal communications account includes: providing at least one account to a customer, enabling use of the account for a first type of connection and a second type of connection; and debiting the account based at least i part on one of the first type of connection and the second type of connection.