Patents Assigned to Purplecomm, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9414102
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for organizing and delivering audio-visual online content, having: on a computing device having one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: developing a dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from an electronic programming guide, and modifying the dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from a publicly available internet-based content provider. The method may also include modifying the dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from a password-protected internet-based content provider. The method may also include delivering the audio-visual online content based on the modified dayparting ratio. Also, a computer system including one or more processors and memory to store one or more programs including the instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: PurpleComm, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Chang, William Sheu, Sherman Tuan, Daniel Lee
  • Patent number: 9336527
    Abstract: Website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information describing website presence information for one or more objects of a website, and displaying the aggregated website presence information based at least in part on a website object profile for an object of the website. Cross-website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information from a first one or more websites, and publishing the received aggregated website presence information to one or more subscribing websites. The website presence information describes one or more of the state of a website object regarding its participation in a communication session, the ability of the website object to participate in a communication session, and the willingness of the website object to participate in a communication session. Each of the one or more objects represents an entity associated with the website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PurpleComm, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Chang, Sherman Tuan, William H. Sheu
  • Publication number: 20150113552
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for organizing and delivering audio-visual online content, having: on a computing device having one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: developing a dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from an electronic programming guide, and modifying the dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from a publicly available internet-based content provider. The method may also include modifying the dayparting ratio of the audio-visual online content based on information extracted from a password-protected internet-based content provider. The method may also include delivering the audio-visual online content based on the modified dayparting ratio. Also, a computer system including one or more processors and memory to store one or more programs including the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: PurpleComm, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Chang, William Sheu, Sherman Tuan, Daniel Lee
  • Publication number: 20130326335
    Abstract: Website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information describing website presence information for one or more objects of a website, and displaying the aggregated website presence information based at least in part on a website object profile for an object of the website. The website presence information describes one or more of the state of a website object regarding its participation in a communication session, the ability of the website object to participate in a communication session, and the willingness of the website object to participate in a communication session. Each of the one or more objects represents an entity associated with the website.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: PurpleComm, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Chang, Sherman Tuan, William H. Sheu
  • Patent number: 8539057
    Abstract: Website presence includes receiving aggregated website presence information describing website presence information for one or more objects of a website, and displaying the aggregated website presence information based at least in part on a website object profile for an object of the website. The website presence information describes one or more of the state of a website object regarding its participation in a communication session, the ability of the website object to participate in a communication session, and the willingness of the website object to participate in a communication session. Each of the one or more objects represents an entity associated with the website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Purplecomm, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Chang, Sherman Tuan, William H. Sheu
  • Publication number: 20100198742
    Abstract: A method for online social encountering includes obtaining identity information regarding a user of an online encounter service, and sending to a presence server, online presence information regarding the user. The method also includes receiving from the presence server, online presence information regarding one or more friends of the user that are visiting a website that the user is also visiting. If the user and the one or more friends indicate a desire to interact, an interaction between the user and the one or more friends is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: PurpleComm, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack H. Chang, Sherman Tuan, William H. Sheu, Yiwen Tseng
  • Patent number: 7369648
    Abstract: PBX-integrated unified messaging capabilities are provided via a switched backbone (such as the Internet) without having to install or deploy on-premise unified messaging equipment. A Corporate Communication Platform (“CCP”) typically located within a corporate subscriber's premises is integrated with the corporate subscriber's private branch exchange (“PBX”) system and coupled to a switched backbone, such as the network commonly referred to as the Internet. The CCP comprises a local mailbox database that temporarily stores voice messages and/or facsimile transmissions for and transmits messages to individual subscribers associated with the corporate subscriber. A CCP forms part of a wide-area unified messaging system, and connects to this wide-area unified messaging system via the switched backbone. The wide-area unified messaging system also comprises one or more System Communication Platforms (“SCP”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Purplecomm, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack H. Chang