Patents by Inventor Alin L. D'Silva

Alin L. D'Silva has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Interactive assistant for managing telephone communications
    Patent number: 8767925
    Abstract: An interactive assistant for managing telephone communications and services is disclosed. In one of many possible method embodiments, a chat interface is provided to a device associated with an intended recipient of an incoming voice call. A chat message from the intended recipient is received through the chat interface. The chat message is presented to a calling party associated with the incoming call prior to a disposition of the call being determined. In other embodiments, an interface provides controls for individually managing calls on a conference call, without affecting other calls on the conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Ashutosh K Sureka, Craig L Reding, Shuchi R Patel, Alin L D'Silva, Paula A Dromlewicz, Sathish Subramanian
  • INTERACTIVE ASSISTANT FOR MANAGING TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130279680
    Abstract: An interactive assistant for managing telephone communications and services is disclosed. In one of many possible method embodiments, a chat interface is provided to a device associated with an intended recipient of an incoming voice call. A chat message from the intended recipient is received through the chat interface. The chat message is presented to a calling party associated with the incoming call prior to a disposition of the call being determined. In other embodiments, an interface provides controls for individually managing calls on a conference call, without affecting other calls on the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Ashutosh K SUREKA, Craig L REDING, Shuchi R PATEL, Alin L D'SILVA, Paula A DROMLEWICZ, Sathish SUBRAMANIAN
  • Interactive assistant for managing telephone communications
    Patent number: 8467502
    Abstract: An interactive assistant for managing telephone communications and services is disclosed. In one of many possible method embodiments, a chat interface is provided to a device associated with an intended recipient of an incoming voice call. A chat message from the intended recipient is received through the chat interface. The chat message is presented to a calling party associated with the incoming call prior to a disposition of the call being determined. In other embodiments, an interface provides controls for individually managing calls on a conference call, without affecting other calls on the conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Ashutosh K. Sureka, Craig L. Reding, Shuchi R. Patel, Alin L. D'Silva, Paula A. Dromlewicz, Sathish Subramanian