Patents by Inventor Mark Foladare
Mark Foladare 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).
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Methods and systems for selecting and implementing digital personas across applications and services
Patent number: 9544393Abstract: A persona determination approach can be utilized to apply digital personas across multiple communications domains. A service gateway can determine whether to transfer a request for communications services to a Persona Determination Mechanism (PDM). The PDM can select a digital persona based on available information and transmit the digital persona to the service gateway. The service gateway can process the communications services based on the selected digital persona or based on the determination not to transfer the request. In some methods, the service gateway can forward the processed request to one or more network elements for further processing. Related systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven A. Siegel, Steven Brown, David Feng-Lin Chen, Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman, Reuben Klein, Gilbert McGrath, Karen Mullis -
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING AND IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL PERSONAS ACROSS APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
Publication number: 20150215422Abstract: A persona determination approach can be utilized to apply digital personas across multiple communications domains. A service gateway can determine whether to transfer a request for communications services to a Persona Determination Mechanism (PDM). The PDM can select a digital persona based on available information and transmit the digital persona to the service gateway. The service gateway can process the communications services based on the selected digital persona or based on the determination not to transfer the request. In some methods, the service gateway can forward the processed request to one or more network elements for further processing. Related systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Steven A. Siegel, Steven Brown, David Feng-Lin Chen, Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman, Reuben Klein, Gilbert McGrath, Karen Mullis -
Methods and systems for selecting and implementing digital personas across applications and services
Patent number: 9002966Abstract: A persona determination approach can be utilized to apply digital personas across multiple communications domains. A service gateway can determine whether to transfer a request for communications services to a Persona Determination Mechanism (PDM). The PDM can select a digital persona based on available information and transmit the digital persona to the service gateway. The service gateway can process the communications services based on the selected digital persona or based on the determination not to transfer the request. In some methods, the service gateway can forward the processed request to one or more network elements for further processing. Related systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven A. Siegel, Steven Brown, David Chen, Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman, Reuben Klein, Gilbert McGrath, Karen Mullis -
Patent number: 8804913Abstract: A system for monitoring quality of calls in a network. A server receives information concerning calls which begin or end in a network and at the same time receives measurements of a quality parameter such as bandwidth. This measurement data is provided by a probe, so that the server is able to correlate calls which are placed through the network with the quality of service in the network at that time. When the quality falls below a desired level, the server notifies the customer or the network operator so that appropriate action may be taken.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Eric Cheung, Mark Foladare, Shelley Goldman, Kermit H. Purdy, David H. Shur
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING AND IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL PERSONAS ACROSS APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
Publication number: 20140156741Abstract: A persona determination approach can be utilized to apply digital personas across multiple communications domains. A service gateway can determine whether to transfer a request for communications services to a Persona Determination Mechanism (PDM). The PDM can select a digital persona based on available information and transmit the digital persona to the service gateway. The service gateway can process the communications services based on the selected digital persona or based on the determination not to transfer the request. In some methods, the service gateway can forward the processed request to one or more network elements for further processing. Related systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven A. Siegel, Steven Brown, David Chen, Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman, Reuben Klein, Gilbert McGrath, Karen Mullis -
Patent number: 8713601Abstract: Systems and methods of content delivery are provided. A particular content delivery system includes a gateway to deliver content to an end user device. The particular content delivery system also includes a content delivery module to deliver content to the gateway for display on the end user device. The particular content delivery module also includes a management controller. The particular content delivery system also includes an out-of-band signaling controller which receives input from the management controller and provides signaling to control the gateway.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Inventors: Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman
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Methods and systems for selecting and implementing digital personas across applications and services
Patent number: 8650248Abstract: A persona determination approach can be utilized to apply digital personas across multiple communications domains. A service gateway can determine whether to transfer a request for communications services to a Persona Determination Mechanism (PDM). The PDM can select a digital persona based on available information and transmit the digital persona to the service gateway. The service gateway can process the communications services based on the selected digital persona or based on the determination not to transfer the request. In some methods, the service gateway can forward the processed request to one or more network elements for further processing. Related systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Steven A. Siegel, Steven Brown, David Chen, Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman, Reuben Klein, Gilbert McGrath, Karen Mullis -
Patent number: 8583076Abstract: A method and system for providing an emergency contact service are disclosed. The emergency contact system monitors presence off users with respect to various user devices in order to determine at which devices each user is present. An emergency message is then transmitted to devices at which the user is present. The emergency contact service is then capable of receiving a confirmation message to confirm receipt of the emergency message. The emergency contact service can track the users by retrieving location information, such as a GPS location, associated with a device at which a user is present. The emergency contact service can then identify whether a user in is the vicinity of an emergency location, and transmit an emergency message to the user is the user is in the vicinity of the emergency location.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Mark Foladare, Richard Bennett, Shelley Goldman
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Publication number: 20130085851Abstract: A particular method includes receiving, at an advertising server, media content information for media content sent to a display device coupled to a media device. The method includes retrieving a list of items depicted in the media content based on the media content information. The method includes receiving, at the advertising server, user identification information of a viewer of the media content. The method includes retrieving user history information associated with the user identification information. The method also includes determining, at the advertising server, one or more items of interest to the viewer from the list of items based on the user history information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II, LLCInventors: Jeff Pedro, Cameron Scott Blandford, Mark Foladare
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Publication number: 20130080180Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an option for sender paid data delivery to an endpoint device in a communications network are disclosed. For example, the method sends a request for a content by a subscriber using the endpoint device, receives a plurality of delivery options, wherein one of the plurality of delivery options comprises an option to have a content provider pay for a delivery of the content, selects one delivery option from the plurality of delivery options, and receives the content based upon the one delivery option selected from the plurality of delivery options.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: MARK FOLADARE, Richard Bennett, C. Scott Blandford, Paul Digiacomo
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Publication number: 20120250832Abstract: A method and system for providing an emergency contact service are disclosed. The emergency contact system monitors presence off users with respect to various user devices in order to determine at which devices each user is present. An emergency message is then transmitted to devices at which the user is present. The emergency contact service is then capable of receiving a confirmation message to confirm receipt of the emergency message. The emergency contact service can track the users by retrieving location information, such as a GPS location, associated with a device at which a user is present. The emergency contact service can then identify whether a user in is the vicinity of an emergency location, and transmit an emergency message to the user is the user is in the vicinity of the emergency location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Mark Foladare, Richard Bennett, Shelley Goldman
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Patent number: 8224284Abstract: A method and system for providing an emergency contact service are disclosed. The emergency contact system monitors presence off users with respect to various user devices in order to determine at which devices each user is present. An emergency message is then transmitted to devices at which the user is present. The emergency contact service is then capable of receiving a confirmation message to confirm receipt of the emergency message. The emergency contact service can track the users by retrieving location information, such as a GPS location, associated with a device at which a user is present. The emergency contact service can then identify whether a user in is the vicinity of an emergency location, and transmit an emergency message to the user is the user is in the vicinity of the emergency location.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Mark Foladare, Richard Bennett, Shelley Goldman
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING AND IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL PERSONAS ACROSS APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
Publication number: 20110295928Abstract: A persona determination approach can be utilized to apply digital personas across multiple communications domains. A service gateway can determine whether to transfer a request for communications services to a Persona Determination Mechanism (PDM). The PDM can select a digital persona based on available information and transmit the digital persona to the service gateway. The service gateway can process the communications services based on the selected digital persona or based on the determination not to transfer the request. In some methods, the service gateway can forward the processed request to one or more network elements for further processing. Related systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Inventors: Steven A. Siegel, Steven Brown, David Chen, Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman, Reuben Klein, Gilbert McGrath, Karen Mullis -
Patent number: 7911968Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method, comprising: for each of a plurality of subscribed services associated with a subscriber endpoint in a communications network, for a connection associated with the subscribed service: determining a current QOS metric; and utilizing the current QOS metric and historical QOS metrics for the subscribed service, adjusting a QOS-affecting variable to change a future QOS metric.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Mark Foladare, Larry Arnise Russell
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Publication number: 20100125868Abstract: Systems and methods of content delivery are provided. A particular content delivery system includes a gateway to deliver content to an end user device. The particular content delivery system also includes a content delivery module to deliver content to the gateway for display on the end user device. The particular content delivery module also includes a management controller. The particular content delivery system also includes an out-of-band signaling controller which receives input from the management controller and provides signaling to control the gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2008Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Mark Foladare, Paul Gausman
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Publication number: 20100098228Abstract: A system for monitoring quality of calls in a network. A server receives information concerning calls which begin or end in a network and at the same time receives measurements of a quality parameter such as bandwidth. This measurement data is provided by a probe, so that the server is able to correlate calls which are placed through the network with the quality of service in the network at that time. When the quality falls below a desired level, the server notifies the customer or the network operator so that appropriate action may be taken.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: ERIC CHEUNG, MARK FOLADARE, Shelley Goldman, Kermit H. Purdy, David H. Shur
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Patent number: 7664122Abstract: A system for monitoring quality of calls in a network. A server receives information concerning calls which begin or end in a network and at the same time receives measurements of a quality parameter such as bandwidth. This measurement data is provided by a probe, so that the server is able to correlate calls which are placed through the network with the quality of service in the network at that time. When the quality falls below a desired level, the server notifies the customer or the network operator so that appropriate action may be taken.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2003Date of Patent: February 16, 2010Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Eric Cheung, Mark Foladare, Shelley Goldman, Kermit H. Purdy, David H. Shur
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Publication number: 20090176476Abstract: A method and system for providing an emergency contact service are disclosed. The emergency contact system monitors presence off users with respect to various user devices in order to determine at which devices each user is present. An emergency message is then transmitted to devices at which the user is present. The emergency contact service is then capable of receiving a confirmation message to confirm receipt of the emergency message. The emergency contact service can track the users by retrieving location information, such as a GPS location, associated with a device at which a user is present. The emergency contact service can then identify whether a user in is the vicinity of an emergency location, and transmit an emergency message to the user is the user is in the vicinity of the emergency location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Mark Foladare, Richard Bennett, Shelley Goldman
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Patent number: 7403487Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method, comprising: for each of a plurality of subscribed services associated with a subscriber endpoint in a communications network, for a connection associated with the subscribed service: determining a current QOS metric; and utilizing the current QOS metric and historical QOS metrics for the subscribed service, adjusting a QOS-affecting variable to change a future QOS metric.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2003Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: AT&T CorporationInventors: Mark Foladare, Larry Arnise Russell
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Publication number: 20080065410Abstract: An arrangement provides a work environment to a remote user who is logged-in as a member of an enterprise, which work environment includes both a telecommunication capability and a data processing capability, and both are concurrently associated with the logged-in user. The data processing capability is restricted to the user obtaining only views of files, rather than the files themselves, and all file processing that can potentially store data is restricted to applications that can store files only in a range of locations specified by the enterprise.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventors: Deborah Bloom, Mark Foladare, Shelley Goldman, Thaddeus Kowalski