Patents by Inventor Shivakumar Seetharaman
Shivakumar Seetharaman 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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Patent number: 11194446Abstract: Described are embodiments for displaying groups of communications, such as messages, as a conversation. Conversations are groups of communications that can be traced back as related to an original communication. The embodiments allow a user to select a conversation mode for displaying communications, e.g., messages, as conversations. In response to the user's selection, embodiments provide for displaying a graphical element associated with a conversation. The graphical element can be selected to display the messages associated with the conversation. Additionally, embodiments provide for selecting a conversation and applying actions to the conversation, resulting in the application of the action to the messages that are associated with the conversation.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Selvaraj Nalliah, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Salman Zafar, John Allen Atwood, David P. Limont, Joseph T. Flint, Alexandru Leconiuc
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Patent number: 10645052Abstract: A connector surfaces a configuration user experience that allows a user to select notifications that a user wishes to receive from a service. The user's e-mail system has a URL endpoint identifier, and the service sends the selected notifications to the URL endpoint. The notifications are integrated into the user's inbox, as e-mail messages.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Lei Yu, Darrell Brunsch, Victor Boctor, Jayteerth N. Katti, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Nimeesh Patel
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Patent number: 10594851Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
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Publication number: 20200026399Abstract: Described are embodiments for displaying groups of communications, such as messages, as a conversation. Conversations are groups of communications that can be traced back as related to an original communication. The embodiments allow a user to select a conversation mode for displaying communications, e.g., messages, as conversations. In response to the user's selection, embodiments provide for displaying a graphical element associated with a conversation. The graphical element can be selected to display the messages associated with the conversation. Additionally, embodiments provide for selecting a conversation and applying actions to the conversation, resulting in the application of the action to the messages that are associated with the conversation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Selvaraj NALLIAH, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Salman Zafar, John Allen Atwood, David P. Limont, Joseph T. Flint, Alexandru Leconiuc
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Patent number: 10430032Abstract: Described are embodiments for displaying groups of communications, such as messages, as a conversation. Conversations are groups of communications that can be traced back as related to an original communication. The embodiments allow a user to select a conversation mode for displaying communications, e.g., messages, as conversations. In response to the user's selection, embodiments provide for displaying a graphical element associated with a conversation. The graphical element can be selected to display the messages associated with the conversation. Additionally, embodiments provide for selecting a conversation and applying actions to the conversation, resulting in the application of the action to the messages that are associated with the conversation.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Selvaraj Nalliah, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Salman Zafar, John Allen Atwood, David P. Limont, Joseph T. Flint, Alexandru Leconiuc
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Publication number: 20190289114Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar SEETHARAMAN, Michael K. HIGASHI, Selvaraj NALLIAH, Joseph T. FLINT, Salman ZAFAR, Juan V. Esteve BALDUCCI
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Patent number: 10348881Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
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Patent number: 10291658Abstract: Techniques to apply and share remote policies on personal devices are described. In an embodiment, a technique includes contacting an enterprise server from an enterprise application operating on a personal device. The enterprise application may receive policies from the enterprise server. The policies may be applied to the enterprise application. When a second enterprise application on the personal device is launched, the policies may also be applied to the second enterprise application. When a policy is changed on the enterprise server, notification is pushed to the personal device and all related enterprise applications on the personal device may be updated to enforce the policy change. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jonathan Kent, Michael Hamler, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Gregory Bolles
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Patent number: 10154381Abstract: Enhanced input field features and techniques for displaying and resolving location information in meeting items are provided. In response to a user's interaction with a place name displayed in the location field of a user interface for a meeting item, up to date information is retrieved about the location associated with the place name from a web service and displayed. The display can include a map image tile. In addition to enabling the displaying of up to date information, during creation of the meeting item, the location input field of a meeting item can present location suggestions from within the location input field, for example, as a drop-down listing of possible locations. The suggestions for completing a user's input text string to the location input field can be obtained from sources such as a web service, a mailbox, a managed database/directory service, a history cache/database or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Danilo L. Benzatti, Gregory A. Bolles, Andrew Winslow Brough, Jason Andrew Cook, Michael Anthony Faoro, Vanessa Feliberti, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Yeelin Tan, Gustavo Varo
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Publication number: 20180213074Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar SEETHARAMAN, Michael K. HIGASHI, Selvaraj NALLIAH, Joseph T. FLINT, Salman ZAFAR, Juan V. Esteve BALDUCCI
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Patent number: 9936061Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
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Publication number: 20180091462Abstract: A connector surfaces a configuration user experience that allows a user to select notifications that a user wishes to receive from a service. The user's e-mail system has a URL endpoint identifier, and the service sends the selected notifications to the URL endpoint. The notifications are integrated into the user's inbox, as e-mail messages.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Lei Yu, Darrell Brunsch, Victor Boctor, Jayteerth N. Katti, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Nimeesh Patel
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Publication number: 20180046334Abstract: Described are embodiments for displaying groups of communications, such as messages, as a conversation. Conversations are groups of communications that can be traced back as related to an original communication. The embodiments allow a user to select a conversation mode for displaying communications, e.g., messages, as conversations. In response to the user's selection, embodiments provide for displaying a graphical element associated with a conversation. The graphical element can be selected to display the messages associated with the conversation. Additionally, embodiments provide for selecting a conversation and applying actions to the conversation, resulting in the application of the action to the messages that are associated with the conversation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Selvaraj NALLIAH, Shivakumar SEETHARAMAN, Salman ZAFAR, John Allen ATWOOD, David P. LIMONT, Joseph T. FLINT, Alexandru LECONIUC
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Patent number: 9870124Abstract: Described are embodiments for displaying groups of communications, such as messages, as a conversation. Conversations are groups of communications that can be traced back as related to an original communication. The embodiments allow a user to select a conversation mode for displaying communications, e.g., messages, as conversations. In response to the user's selection, embodiments provide for displaying a graphical element associated with a conversation. The graphical element can be selected to display the messages associated with the conversation. Additionally, embodiments provide for selecting a conversation and applying actions to the conversation, resulting in the application of the action to the messages that are associated with the conversation.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Selvaraj Nalliah, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Salman Zafar, John Allen Atwood, David P. Limont, Joseph T. Flint, Alexandru Leconiuc
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Publication number: 20170318144Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar SEETHARAMAN, Michael K. HIGASHI, Selvaraj NALLIAH, Joseph T. FLINT, Salman ZAFAR, Juan V. Esteve BALDUCCI
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Patent number: 9723125Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
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Publication number: 20170118595Abstract: Enhanced input field features and techniques for displaying and resolving location information in meeting items are provided. In response to a user's interaction with a place name displayed in the location field of a user interface for a meeting item, up to date information is retrieved about the location associated with the place name from a web service and displayed. The display can include a map image tile. In addition to enabling the displaying of up to date information, during creation of the meeting item, the location input field of a meeting item can present location suggestions from within the location input field, for example, as a drop-down listing of possible locations. The suggestions for completing a user's input text string to the location input field can be obtained from sources such as a web service, a mailbox, a managed database/directory service, a history cache/database or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Danilo L. Benzatti, Gregory A. Bolles, Andrew Winslow Brough, Jason Andrew Cook, Michael Anthony Faoro, Vanessa Feliberti, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Yeelin Tan, Gustavo Varo
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Patent number: 9578461Abstract: Enhanced input field features and techniques for displaying and resolving location information in meeting items are provided. In response to a user's interaction with a place name displayed in the location field of a user interface for a meeting item, up to date information is retrieved about the location associated with the place name from a web service and displayed. The display can include a map image tile. In addition to enabling the displaying of up to date information, during creation of the meeting item, the location input field of a meeting item can present location suggestions from within the location input field, for example, as a drop-down listing of possible locations. The suggestions for completing a user's input text string to the location input field can be obtained from sources such as a web service, a mailbox, a managed database/directory service, a history cache/database or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Danilo L. Benzatti, Gregory A. Bolles, Andrew Winslow Brough, Jason Andrew Cook, Michael Anthony Faoro, Vanessa Feliberti, Shivakumar Seetharaman, Yeelin Tan, Gustavo Varo
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Publication number: 20160373567Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci
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Patent number: 9479646Abstract: A method for accessing offline voicemail messages within a mobile messaging application may be provided. First, a voice mail message may be received and the voicemail message may be transcribed to text. Next, the voicemail message and the text transcription may be stored. The recipient may then be presented with a list of voicemail messages and the voicemail message may be retrieved in response to the recipient. The recipient may read or listen to the voicemail message or both. The recipient may also annotate the voicemail message.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Shivakumar Seetharaman, Michael K. Higashi, Selvaraj Nalliah, Joseph T. Flint, Salman Zafar, Juan V. Esteve Balducci