Patents Assigned to CALLFIRE, INC.
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Patent number: 11956194Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventors: Shannon Elizabeth Donohue, Vijesh Rajnikant Mehta, Norman William Happ, Aaron Horvath
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Patent number: 11855985Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: Radu Maierean
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Patent number: 11706189Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: William Christopher Albert
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Patent number: 11582180Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: April Patrice Ewing
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Patent number: 11558322Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: Radu Maierean
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Patent number: 11418540Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: Vijesh Mehta
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Patent number: 11356444Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventor: Radu Maierean
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Patent number: 11228559Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: William Christopher Albert
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Patent number: 11165731Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventors: Shannon Elizabeth Donohue, Vijesh Rajnikant Mehta, Norman William Happ, Aaron Horvath
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Patent number: 11102355Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventor: Michael H. Collard
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Patent number: 10931616Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: CallFire, Inc.Inventor: April Patrice Ewing
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Patent number: 10917244Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventors: Jordan Martin, Justin Martin
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Patent number: 10887259Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: Radu Maierean
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Patent number: 10735460Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventor: Vijesh Mehta
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Patent number: 10715484Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventor: William Christopher Albert
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Patent number: 10542003Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Callfire, Inc.Inventor: Radu Maierean
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Patent number: 10462082Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventor: Radu Maierean
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Patent number: 10277627Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventor: Vijesh Mehta
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Patent number: 10129084Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventors: Ievgen Mikhailovych Nekrashevych, Michael Epstein
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Patent number: 10033674Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.Inventor: Radu Maierean