Patents by Inventor Veera V. Inapakolla

Veera V. Inapakolla 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).

  • Enabling a user to purchase a ring back tone
    Patent number: 8280356
    Abstract: The instant application describes a method for enabling a user of a mobile device to purchase a Ring Back Tone (“RBT”). The method includes steps of receiving an identifier associated with the mobile device that has received the RBT as a result of a call to another device and a mapping identification code associated with a RBT content identification code; generating a long code for the mapping identification code; and generating a message with the long code as a reply-to-number. The method also includes steps of sending the message to the mobile device, the message offering the user of the mobile device an option to purchase the RBT; receiving a response from the mobile device, reflecting the mobile device's user desire to either purchase the RBT or not to purchase the RBT; and identifying the mapping identification code from the reply-to-number in the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Cellco Partnership
    Inventors: Veera V. Inapakolla, Madhu Bharathula, Shankar Kulkarni, Venkat Gaddam
  • ENABLING A USER TO PURCHASE A RING BACK TONE
    Publication number: 20110092191
    Abstract: The instant application describes a method for enabling a user of a mobile device to purchase a Ring Back Tone (“RBT”). The method includes steps of receiving an identifier associated with the mobile device that has received the RBT as a result of a call to another device and a mapping identification code associated with a RBT content identification code; generating a long code for the mapping identification code; and generating a message with the long code as a reply-to-number. The method also includes steps of sending the message to the mobile device, the message offering the user of the mobile device an option to purchase the RBT; receiving a response from the mobile device, reflecting the mobile device's user desire to either purchase the RBT or not to purchase the RBT; and identifying the mapping identification code from the reply-to-number in the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Veera V. Inapakolla, Madhu Bharathula, Shankar Kulkarni, Venkat Gaddam