Patents by Inventor Andrew Eugene Szeto

Andrew Eugene Szeto 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).

  • Techniques for automated messaging
    Patent number: 11393009
    Abstract: Techniques for automated messaging are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques for automated business-to-consumer messaging leveraging social-networking information. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a user profile component operative to retrieve a user profile associated with a user account for a messaging service and a messaging automation component operative to receive a messaging initiation from a messaging endpoint on a client device; and configure an automated response based on the user profile in response to the messaging initiation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Eugene Szeto, Shawn C. P. Mei, Alexander David Ramirez
  • Techniques for automated messaging
    Patent number: 10956957
    Abstract: Techniques for automated messaging are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques for automated business-to-consumer messaging leveraging social-networking information. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a user profile component operative to retrieve a user profile associated with a user account for a messaging service and a messaging automation component operative to receive a messaging initiation from a messaging endpoint on a client device; and configure an automated response based on the user profile in response to the messaging initiation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Eugene Szeto, Shawn C. P. Mei, Alexander David Ramirez
  • TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED MESSAGING
    Publication number: 20160285790
    Abstract: Techniques for automated messaging are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques for automated business-to-consumer messaging leveraging social-networking information. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a user profile component operative to retrieve a user profile associated with a user account for a messaging service and a messaging automation component operative to receive a messaging initiation from a messaging endpoint on a client device; and configure an automated response based on the user profile in response to the messaging initiation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Eugene Szeto, Shawn C.P. Mei, Alexander David Ramirez