Patents Assigned to CALLFIRE, INC.
  • Patent number: 11956194
    Abstract: A text communication management system is provided that receives, analyzes, and enforces recipient actions regarding phone-based text communications. The text communication management system can obtain recipient action data regarding a recipient's action with respect to a particular text communication, and enforce the recipient action with respect to future text communications. The management system can also or alternatively analyze the recipient action data in connection with recipient action data from multiple other recipients to generate a model for use in determining whether future phone-based text communications should be permitted, determining the likelihood that such communications will cause recipients to opt-out, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Elizabeth Donohue, Vijesh Rajnikant Mehta, Norman William Happ, Aaron Horvath
  • Patent number: 11855985
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protected verification of user information are provided. Multiple computing systems may transmit or receive communications from one or more other computing systems as part of the protected user information verification. For example, a user may utilize a verification service to independently verify the user's information to third-party systems without the verification service actually storing, receiving, accessing, or otherwise coming into contact with the user-specific information that it is verifying. In this way, the system can protect a user's personal information while streamlining the user's verification with one or more third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: Radu Maierean
  • Patent number: 11706189
    Abstract: A domain management system that manages domain names, network addresses, and other aspects of a computing network domain is provided. The domain management system obtains domain data, such as domain name system (“DNS”) records, from any number of network-accessible providers of the domain data, such as DNS servers. The domain management system can store, transform, and synchronize the domain data among the network-accessible providers, even if the network-accessible providers do not all use or recognize the same format and/or content of domain data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: William Christopher Albert
  • Patent number: 11582180
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing location-based messaging are provided. The location-based messaging may occur between users within a particular venue. A location-based messaging system may facilitate messaging between event attendees and service personnel at the venue, such as during times of emergency or other times when the location of one user is to be sent to and used by another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: April Patrice Ewing
  • Patent number: 11558322
    Abstract: A communication management system manages the exchange of messages between devices using different communication networks and/or protocols. A sender device may transmit a message (e.g., a short message service “SMS” message) to a destination associated with a traditional “landline” phone number. The message may be delivered over a traditional landline phone network. The communication management system can receive the message via the phone network, process the message, and provide the message to one or more electronic devices over a packet switched network, such as a local area network or the Internet. The electronic devices may use chat-based application software to process and display the message, provide robust message handline functionality, and facilitate responses to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: Radu Maierean
  • Patent number: 11418540
    Abstract: A denial of service (DoS) detection and circumvention system is described herein. The DoS detection and circumvention system can track phone calls that are initiated and store a list of phone numbers that are called. The DoS detection and circumvention system can also track the number of carrier congestion messages over a certain time window. Using the list of called phone numbers and the tracked number of carrier congestion messages, the DoS detection and circumvention system can identify excessive congestion. If the DoS detection and circumvention system identifies excessive congestion, the DoS detection and circumvention system can delay calls so as to prevent a possible DoS condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: Vijesh Mehta
  • Patent number: 11356444
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protected verification of user information are provided. Multiple computing systems may transmit or receive communications from one or more other computing systems as part of the protected user information verification. For example, a user may utilize a verification service to independently verify the user's information to third-party systems without the verification service actually storing, receiving, accessing, or otherwise coming into contact with the user-specific information that it is verifying. In this way, the system can protect a user's personal information while streamlining the user's verification with one or more third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Radu Maierean
  • Patent number: 11228559
    Abstract: A domain management system that manages domain names, network addresses, and other aspects of a computing network domain is provided. The domain management system obtains domain data, such as domain name system (“DNS”) records, from any number of network-accessible providers of the domain data, such as DNS servers. The domain management system can store, transform, and synchronize the domain data among the network-accessible providers, even if the network-accessible providers do not all use or recognize the same format and/or content of domain data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: William Christopher Albert
  • Patent number: 11165731
    Abstract: A text communication management system is provided that receives, analyzes, and enforces recipient actions regarding phone-based text communications. The text communication management system can obtain recipient action data regarding a recipient's action with respect to a particular text communication, and enforce the recipient action with respect to future text communications. The management system can also or alternatively analyze the recipient action data in connection with recipient action data from multiple other recipients to generate a model for use in determining whether future phone-based text communications should be permitted, determining the likelihood that such communications will cause recipients to opt-out, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Shannon Elizabeth Donohue, Vijesh Rajnikant Mehta, Norman William Happ, Aaron Horvath
  • Patent number: 11102355
    Abstract: A dynamic communication management system manages the exchange of phone-based communications between devices using dynamically determined routing data. The routing for the phone-based communications can be dynamically determined such that certain identifying information is provided to destination devices instead of the identifying information that would be provided without the services of the dynamic communication management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Michael H. Collard
  • Patent number: 10931616
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing location-based messaging are provided. The location-based messaging may occur between users within a particular venue. A location-based messaging system may facilitate messaging between event attendees and service personnel at the venue, such as during times of emergency or other times when the location of one user is to be sent to and used by another user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: CallFire, Inc.
    Inventor: April Patrice Ewing
  • Patent number: 10917244
    Abstract: A device that is capable of sending/receiving telephony-based messages may communicate with a blockchain network without having a direct connection (e.g., internet connection) to the blockchain network. A message may be communicated via a telephony network to a telephony carrier system. The telephony carrier system may translate the telephony-based message into a blockchain-based communication and provide the blockchain-based communication to the blockchain network. In addition, an entity on the blockchain network may communicate with a device that does not have an internet connection to the blockchain network. The entity may initiate a blockchain-based communication that is received by an on-chain interface of a telephony network carrier. In response, the telephony network carrier may generate a telephony-based message and communicate the telephony-based message to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Jordan Martin, Justin Martin
  • Patent number: 10887259
    Abstract: A communication management system manages the exchange of messages between devices using different communication networks and/or protocols. A sender device may transmit a message (e.g., a short message service “SMS” message) to a destination associated with a traditional “landline” phone number. The message may be delivered over a traditional landline phone network. The communication management system can receive the message via the phone network, process the message, and provide the message to one or more electronic devices over a packet switched network, such as a local area network or the Internet. The electronic devices may use chat-based application software to process and display the message, provide robust message handline functionality, and facilitate responses to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: Radu Maierean
  • Patent number: 10735460
    Abstract: A denial of service (DoS) detection and circumvention system is described herein. The DoS detection and circumvention system can track phone calls that are initiated and store a list of phone numbers that are called. The DoS detection and circumvention system can also track the number of carrier congestion messages over a certain time window. Using the list of called phone numbers and the tracked number of carrier congestion messages, the DoS detection and circumvention system can identify excessive congestion. If the DoS detection and circumvention system identifies excessive congestion, the DoS detection and circumvention system can delay calls so as to prevent a possible DoS condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Vijesh Mehta
  • Patent number: 10715484
    Abstract: A domain management system that manages domain names, network addresses, and other aspects of a computing network domain is provided. The domain management system obtains domain data, such as domain name system (“DNS”) records, from any number of network-accessible providers of the domain data, such as DNS servers. The domain management system can store, transform, and synchronize the domain data among the network-accessible providers, even if the network-accessible providers do not all use or recognize the same format and/or content of domain data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: William Christopher Albert
  • Patent number: 10542003
    Abstract: Systems and methods for protected verification of user information are provided. Multiple computing systems may transmit or receive communications from one or more other computing systems as part of the protected user information verification. For example, a user may utilize a verification service to independently verify the user's information to third-party systems without the verification service actually storing, receiving, accessing, or otherwise coming into contact with the user-specific information that it is verifying. In this way, the system can protect a user's personal information while streamlining the user's verification with one or more third parties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Callfire, Inc.
    Inventor: Radu Maierean
  • Patent number: 10462082
    Abstract: A communication management system manages the exchange of messages between devices using different communication networks and/or protocols. A sender device may transmit a message (e.g., a short message service “SMS” message) to a destination associated with a traditional “landline” phone number. The message may be delivered over a traditional landline phone network. The communication management system can receive the message via the phone network, process the message, and provide the message to one or more electronic devices over a packet switched network, such as a local area network or the Internet. The electronic devices may use chat-based application software to process and display the message, provide robust message handline functionality, and facilitate responses to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Radu Maierean
  • Patent number: 10277627
    Abstract: A denial of service (DoS) detection and circumvention system is described herein. The DoS detection and circumvention system can track phone calls that are initiated and store a list of phone numbers that are called. The DoS detection and circumvention system can also track the number of carrier congestion messages over a certain time window. Using the list of called phone numbers and the tracked number of carrier congestion messages, the DoS detection and circumvention system can identify excessive congestion. If the DoS detection and circumvention system identifies excessive congestion, the DoS detection and circumvention system can delay calls so as to prevent a possible DoS condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Vijesh Mehta
  • Patent number: 10129084
    Abstract: A centralized system manages application configuration parameters in a network computing environment. The system centralizes the storage and management of application configuration parameters, and dynamically updates the networked application servers when parameter values are changed at the centralized system. The application servers can subscribe to and receive parameter updates from the centralized system, determine whether the updates are applicable to configuration parameters being used by the application, and implement any such updates. In some embodiments, the centralized system determines which application servers are affected by a particular parameter update, and only transmits data regarding the parameter update to the affected application servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventors: Ievgen Mikhailovych Nekrashevych, Michael Epstein
  • Patent number: 10033674
    Abstract: A communication management system manages the exchange of messages between devices using different communication networks and/or protocols. A sender device may transmit a message (e.g., a short message service “SMS” message) to a destination associated with a traditional “landline” phone number. The message may be delivered over a traditional landline phone network. The communication management system can receive the message via the phone network, process the message, and provide the message to one or more electronic devices over a packet switched network, such as a local area network or the Internet. The electronic devices may use chat-based application software to process and display the message, provide robust message handline functionality, and facilitate responses to the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Radu Maierean