Patents by Inventor Avinash S. Chugh

Avinash S. Chugh 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).

  • Patent number: 10552804
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a subsidized access management system detecting a request provided by an access device associated with a user to access network content by way of a secure connection within a network provided by a network service provider, the network content associated with a content provider and maintained by a content provider system, determining that a data usage charge for access by the user to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network is subsidized by the content provider in accordance with a subsidized access arrangement between the content provider and the network service provider, and providing the user with subsidized access to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network in accordance with a rule set associated with the subsidized access arrangement. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Won Chung, Avinash S. Chugh, Rangamani Sundar, Manian Krishnamoorthy, Damascene M. Joachimpillai, Raymond C. Counterman, Mark S. Richardson
  • Patent number: 10510098
    Abstract: Targeted audio advertisements may be inserted into IVR sessions. The audio advertisements may be targeted based on session data that includes information describing an ongoing IVR session of a user of a mobile device and demographic information of the user. The audio advertisements may include prompts to solicit information from the user during the ongoing IVR session. The targeted audio advertisements may be played, to the user, during the ongoing IVR session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Kiran Naiga, Momin Mirza, Gilda Majidi, Avinash S. Chugh, Manian Krishnamoorthy
  • Patent number: 10447851
    Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to enable a user to obtain services from multiple organizations in a seamless, automated, and efficient manner. A network device may cause a user device to automatically access a web service by, for example, downloading a mobile application or accessing a web page designed to provide the web service. The network device may automatically identify a second web service that is logically related to the first web service and offer the second web service to the user. If the user accepts the second web service, the network device may cause the user device to automatically access the second web service via a mobile application, a webpage, etc. Identification and authentication issues for accessing the first or second web services may be automatically resolved by network device based on the mobile device number (MDN) of the user device and/or other profile information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Kiran Naiga, Gilda Majidi, Momin Mirza, Gaurav Gupta, Avinash S. Chugh, Manian Krishnamoorthy
  • Patent number: 9772983
    Abstract: A system and method relate to identifying a first color associated with a document, and versions of data to be added to the document are associated with, respectively, a plurality of second colors. The first color and the plurality of second colors are compared to form comparison results, and a particular version of the added content is selected from the plurality of versions of the data based on the comparison results. A modified document that includes the particular version of the data is formed and provided to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Buonomo, Avinash S. Chugh, Evgenia Jane Florins
  • Publication number: 20170124594
    Abstract: Targeted audio advertisements may be inserted into IVR sessions. The audio advertisements may be targeted based on session data that includes information describing an ongoing IVR session of a user of a mobile device and demographic information of the user. The audio advertisements may include prompts to solicit information from the user during the ongoing IVR session. The targeted audio advertisements may be played, to the user, during the ongoing IVR session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kiran Naiga, Momin Mirza, Gilda Majidi, Avinash S. Chugh, Manian Krishnamoorthy
  • Publication number: 20170094057
    Abstract: Techniques described herein may be used to enable a user to obtain services from multiple organizations in a seamless, automated, and efficient manner. A network device may cause a user device to automatically access a web service by, for example, downloading a mobile application or accessing a web page designed to provide the web service. The network device may automatically identify a second web service that is logically related to the first web service and offer the second web service to the user. If the user accepts the second web service, the network device may cause the user device to automatically access the second web service via a mobile application, a webpage, etc. Identification and authentication issues for accessing the first or second web services may be automatically resolved by network device based on the mobile device number (MDN) of the user device and/or other profile information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kiran Naiga, Gilda Majidi, Momin Mirza, Gaurav Gupta, Avinash S. Chugh, Manian Krishnamoorthy
  • Publication number: 20160086194
    Abstract: An approach is provide for creating a secure and user-identifiable service signature. The approach involves creating a signature associated with a service, wherein the service is provided by a service provider to a user in conjunction with another party, and wherein the signature is personalized to the user. The approach also involves presenting the signature to the user via a device receiving a delivery, a link for initiating the delivery, or a combination thereof of the service to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Avinash S. CHUGH, Jae Won CHUNG, Damascene M. JOACHIMPILLAI, Manian KRISHNAMOORTHY
  • Publication number: 20150118991
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a subsidized access management system detecting a request provided by an access device associated with a user to access network content by way of a secure connection within a network provided by a network service provider, the network content associated with a content provider and maintained by a content provider system, determining that a data usage charge for access by the user to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network is subsidized by the content provider in accordance with a subsidized access arrangement between the content provider and the network service provider, and providing the user with subsidized access to the network content by way of the secure connection within the network in accordance with a rule set associated with the subsidized access arrangement. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Jae Won Chung, Avinash S. Chugh, Rangamani Sundar, Manian Krishnamoorthy, Damascene M. Joachimpillai, Raymond C. Counterman, Mark S. Richardson
  • Publication number: 20150082150
    Abstract: A system and method relate to identifying a first color associated with a document, and versions of data to be added to the document are associated with, respectively, a plurality of second colors. The first color and the plurality of second colors are compared to form comparison results, and a particular version of the added content is selected from the plurality of versions of the data based on the comparison results. A modified document that includes the particular version of the data is formed and provided to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Buonomo, Avinash S. Chugh, Evgenia Jane Florins
  • Publication number: 20140280758
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a content delivery system 1) detecting a request provided by a mobile device associated with a user to access network content by way of a network provided by a network service provider, 2) determining that the mobile device is located within a sponsored geographic area at a time of the request, and 3) providing the user with subsidized access to the network content by way of the mobile device in accordance with a subsidized access arrangement between a sponsoring entity associated with the sponsored geographic area and the network service provider. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Manish Sharma, Avinash S. Chugh, Michael Buonomo