Patents by Inventor Joseph E. Berger, Jr.

Joseph E. Berger, Jr. 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: 10108626
    Abstract: A device may monitor an amount of storage available on a user device; determine, based on the monitoring, that the amount of storage is below a particular threshold; score multiple data files stored by the user device; determine particular data files, of the multiple data files, that should be deleted from the user device based on the scoring and based on the amount of storage available on the user device; and cause, based on determining that the amount of storage is below the particular threshold, the user device to delete the particular data files from the user device. The user device may have an amount of available storage space exceeding the particular threshold after deleting the particular data files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rahim Charania, Brian P. Higgins, Joseph E. Berger, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9405774
    Abstract: A device may receive multiple images captured by a user device; and determine an event based on at least one of: attributes of the multiple images, information regarding a user associated with the multiple images, or information regarding the user device. The device may determine attributes of the event; identify, based on the attributes of the multiple the images and the attributes of the event, particular images, of the multiple images, associated with the event; generate a digital image album that includes one or more of the particular images; and output the digital image album.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Rahim Charania, Joseph E. Berger, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160110355
    Abstract: A device may receive multiple images captured by a user device; and determine an event based on at least one of: attributes of the multiple images, information regarding a user associated with the multiple images, or information regarding the user device. The device may determine attributes of the event; identify, based on the attributes of the multiple the images and the attributes of the event, particular images, of the multiple images, associated with the event; generate a digital image album that includes one or more of the particular images; and output the digital image album.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Rahim Charania, Joseph E. Berger, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160063009
    Abstract: A device may monitor an amount of storage available on a user device; determine, based on the monitoring, that the amount of storage is below a particular threshold; score multiple data files stored by the user device; determine particular data files, of the multiple data files, that should be deleted from the user device based on the scoring and based on the amount of storage available on the user device; and cause, based on determining that the amount of storage is below the particular threshold, the user device to delete the particular data files from the user device. The user device may have an amount of available storage space exceeding the particular threshold after deleting the particular data files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Rahim Charania, Brian P. Higgins, Joseph E. Berger, JR.
  • Patent number: 8155282
    Abstract: A method includes receiving from a visual voice mail (VVM) client a request to access VVM services and determining whether VVM services have been previously activated. The method further includes providing a negative response to the VVM client if it is determined that VVM services have not been activated and receiving, from the VVM client, a self-provisioning request to initialize VVM services. The method may also include configuring VVM services based on the self-provisioning request and providing, to the VVM client, an indication that VVM services have been configured. The method may additionally include providing notifications and retrieval of voice mail messages, and submitting voice mail messages from the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Atul Thaper, Joseph E. Berger, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20090154663
    Abstract: A method includes receiving from a visual voice mail (VVM) client a request to access VVM services and determining whether VVM services have been previously activated. The method further includes providing a negative response to the VVM client if it is determined that VVM services have not been activated and receiving, from the VVM client, a self-provisioning request to initialize VVM services. The method may also include configuring VVM services based on the self-provisioning request and providing, to the VVM client, an indication that VVM services have been configured. The method may additionally include providing notifications and retrieval of voice mail messages, and submitting voice mail messages from the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLC
    Inventors: Atul THAPER, Joseph E. Berger, JR.