Patents by Inventor Michelle Felt

Michelle Felt 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: 11527163
    Abstract: One or more servers may include a first communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; a second communication interface to communicate with devices associated with a plurality of vehicles; and a selection mechanism. The first communication interface may receive, via a network, a request from the mobile device based on an interaction with the mobile device. And, the selection mechanism may determine weighted scores for two or more, of the plurality of vehicle, and select one of the two or more vehicles by using a selection function that improves access to vehicle services and decreases waste of resources used by the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Nader Gharachorloo, Afshin Moshrefi
  • Patent number: 11222528
    Abstract: In an exemplary method, a traffic monitoring subsystem receives mobile device attribute data from a plurality of mobile devices over a network, selectively aggregates the mobile device attribute data, the selectively aggregating including identifying anomalous data in the mobile device attribute data and excluding the anomalous data from the aggregated mobile device attribute data, and generating traffic condition data based at least in part on the aggregated mobile device attribute data, the traffic condition data representative of a traffic condition. In certain examples, the traffic monitoring system provides the traffic condition data to at least one of the mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and & Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Donald H. Relyea, Michelle Felt
  • Patent number: 11159953
    Abstract: A device may capture property data identifying units associated with a multi-unit building, and may import an image of a floor plan associated with the multi-unit building. The device may provide the property data to a network device associated with a network that provides network coverage to the multi-unit building, and may receive, from the network device, network coverage data for the multi-unit building. The device may combine the image of the floor plan and the network coverage data to generate an image identifying the floor plan and the network coverage for the multi-unit building, and may capture signal reception data identifying a strength of signal from the network for one or more units of the multi-unit building. The device may perform one or more actions based on the signal reception data and the image identifying the floor plan and the network coverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Rajat Sharma, Vipul Jha, Sheikbharith Liakathali
  • Publication number: 20210160701
    Abstract: A device may capture property data identifying units associated with a multi-unit building, and may import an image of a floor plan associated with the multi-unit building. The device may provide the property data to a network device associated with a network that provides network coverage to the multi-unit building, and may receive, from the network device, network coverage data for the multi-unit building. The device may combine the image of the floor plan and the network coverage data to generate an image identifying the floor plan and the network coverage for the multi-unit building, and may capture signal reception data identifying a strength of signal from the network for one or more units of the multi-unit building. The device may perform one or more actions based on the signal reception data and the image identifying the floor plan and the network coverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Michelle FELT, Rajat SHARMA, Vipul JHA, Sheikbharith LIAKATHALI
  • Publication number: 20210005087
    Abstract: One or more servers may include a first communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; a second communication interface to communicate with devices associated with a plurality of vehicles; and a selection mechanism. The first communication interface may receive, via a network, a request from the mobile device based on an interaction with the mobile device. And, the selection mechanism may determine weighted scores for two or more, of the plurality of vehicle, and select one of the two or more vehicles by using a selection function that improves access to vehicle services and decreases waste of resources used by the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle FELT, Nader GHARACHORLOO, Afshin MOSHREFI
  • Patent number: 10832666
    Abstract: A wireless communication device may include logic configured to receive a voice request via a microphone; convert the received voice request into a text request; and send the text request to a results processing system. The logic may receive information corresponding to one or more cards from the results processing system, wherein a particular one of the one or more cards is associated with a category associated with the voice request and display a card or series of cards, wherein the cards includes a list of items associated with a category or wherein the cards are identified as relevant by the user while making the selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Thomas Michael McGurl
  • Patent number: 10783791
    Abstract: One or more servers may include a first communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; a second communication interface to communicate with devices associated with a plurality of vehicles; and a selection mechanism. The first communication interface may receive, via a network, a request from the mobile device based on an interaction with the mobile device. And, the selection mechanism may determine weighted scores for two or more, of the plurality of vehicle, and select one of the two or more vehicles by using a selection function that improves access to vehicle services and decreases waste of resources used by the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Nader Gharachorloo, Afshin Moshrefi
  • Patent number: 10515475
    Abstract: A device may provide multiple interface layers for display in a layered manner. The multiple interface layers may be associated with a single application. The multiple interface layers may be layered such that at least one interface layer, of the multiple interface layers, at least partially obscures at least one other interface layer of the multiple interface layers. The device may display, via a display of the device, the multiple interface layers in a manner that permits user interactions with more than one interface layer of the multiple interface layers. The device may detect a user interaction with an interface layer of the multiple interface layers displayed via the display. The device may adjust the manner in which the multiple interface layers are displayed based on the user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Michelle Felt
  • Publication number: 20190304295
    Abstract: In an exemplary method, a traffic monitoring subsystem receives mobile device attribute data from a plurality of mobile devices over a network, selectively aggregates the mobile device attribute data, the selectively aggregating including identifying anomalous data in the mobile device attribute data and excluding the anomalous data from the aggregated mobile device attribute data, and generating traffic condition data based at least in part on the aggregated mobile device attribute data, the traffic condition data representative of a traffic condition. In certain examples, the traffic monitoring system provides the traffic condition data to at least one of the mobile devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Donald H. Relyea, Michelle Felt
  • Patent number: 10394439
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing user interface elements using gestures are disclosed. In some implementations, a block representing a plurality of user interface elements is displayed on a touch screen of a device. A first gesture is initiated at a position corresponding to the block representing the plurality of the user interface elements is received via the touch screen. A first path corresponding to the first gesture is stored in a memory. At least a portion of the plurality of user interface elements are displayed on the touch screen in positions along the first path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Sankar Shanmugam, John Van-Ryzin, Siva Sivaganesh
  • Publication number: 20190244526
    Abstract: One or more servers may include a first communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; a second communication interface to communicate with devices associated with a plurality of vehicles; and a selection mechanism. The first communication interface may receive, via a network, a request from the mobile device based on an interaction with the mobile device. And, the selection mechanism may determine weighted scores for two or more, of the plurality of vehicle, and select one of the two or more vehicles by using a selection function that improves access to vehicle services and decreases waste of resources used by the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Michelle FELT, Nader GHARACHORLOO, Afshin MOSHREFI
  • Patent number: 10373488
    Abstract: In an exemplary method, a traffic monitoring subsystem receives mobile device attribute data from a plurality of mobile devices over a network, selectively aggregates the mobile device attribute data, the selectively aggregating including identifying anomalous data in the mobile device attribute data and excluding the anomalous data from the aggregated mobile device attribute data, and generating traffic condition data based at least in part on the aggregated mobile device attribute data, the traffic condition data representative of a traffic condition. In certain examples, the traffic monitoring system provides the traffic condition data to at least one of the mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Donald H. Relyea, Michelle Felt
  • Patent number: 10297157
    Abstract: One or more servers may include a first communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; a second communication interface to communicate with devices associated with a plurality of vehicles; and a selection mechanism. The first communication interface may receive, via a network, a request from the mobile device based on an interaction with the mobile device. And, the selection mechanism may determine weighted scores for two or more, of the plurality of vehicle, and select one of the two or more vehicles by using a selection function that improves access to vehicle services and decreases waste of resources used by the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Nader Gharachorloo, Afshin Moshrefi
  • Patent number: 10176611
    Abstract: A system for layered-based image updates is disclosed. In the system, a server may receive information corresponding to a modification to an image made by a user; generate a layer that includes the modification to the image; store the layer; and publish the image as an updated image, including the layer, to cause a user device to display the updated image, information identifying the user, and an indication that the user is associated with the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Jonghoon Kim, Shruti Valunjkar
  • Patent number: 10176535
    Abstract: A user is allowed to include of social category indicators in a user profile header of an on-line posting. In response to answers to questions presented by a social category application executing on a user terminal device or a system, characteristics of a user's interests or personal traits may be determined. Using the characteristics, social category indicators are generated that include a symbol for presentation with a user profile header in a message board of a webpage. The social category application may interact with the provider website/application to substitute the social category user profile header for a standard user profile header of the webpage, so that the indicators appear on the message board(s) as part of the user's postings. The indicators in the social category user profile header allows user to more effectively identify persons with similar interests and backgrounds without engaging in lengthy text exchanges with other persons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Michelle Felt
  • Publication number: 20180366003
    Abstract: One or more servers may include a first communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; a second communication interface to communicate with devices associated with a plurality of vehicles; and a selection mechanism. The first communication interface may receive, via a network, a request from the mobile device based on an interaction with the mobile device. And, the selection mechanism may determine weighted scores for two or more, of the plurality of vehicle, and select one of the two or more vehicles by using a selection function that improves access to vehicle services and decreases waste of resources used by the plurality of vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Michelle FELT, Nader GHARACHORLOO, Afshin MOSHREFI
  • Patent number: 10120529
    Abstract: A system may include a touchscreen and a computing device executing an application. The application displays on the touch screen a navigation area including a centrally disposed selection element. There is a first display area in the navigation area, wherein the first display area shows a first menu item from a list of menu items. The application changes the first display area, when a next menu select action is detected based on interactions with the touch screen, to show a second menu item from the list of menu items, where in the information on the touch screen is updated to corresponds to the second menu item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Michelle Felt
  • Publication number: 20180307761
    Abstract: A wireless communication device may include logic configured to receive a voice request via a microphone; convert the received voice request into a text request; and send the text request to a results processing system. The logic may receive information corresponding to one or more cards from the results processing system, wherein a particular one of the one or more cards is associated with a category associated with the voice request and display a card or series of cards, wherein the cards includes a list of items associated with a category or wherein the cards are identified as relevant by the user while making the selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Michelle Felt, Thomas Michael McGurl
  • Patent number: D834601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Michelle Felt
  • Patent number: D839892
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Michelle Felt