Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the method of caching media used in a telephony application includes: receiving a media request; sending the media request to a media layer using HTTP; the a media layer performing the steps of checking in a cache for the media resource; processing the media request within a media processing server; and storing the processed media in the cache as a telephony compatible resource specified by a persistent address. The system of the preferred embodiment includes a call router and a media layer composed of a cache and media processing server.
Abstract: A system and method for facilitating signaling and media communication at a communication platform that includes receiving a communication request to a resource, wherein the communication request specifies a destination endpoint; establishing signaling and media communication in a session with the destination endpoint of the communication request; registering a callback resource to a signaling event of the session; monitoring signaling messages of the session; detecting the signaling event in the signaling messages of the session; and triggering the callback resource upon detecting the signaling event.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 8, 2016
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Jonas Boerjesson, John Wolthuis, Jeffrey Lawson, Evan Cooke
Abstract: A system and method for providing delegated metric tools within a partially closed communication platform that includes receiving a tag identifier linked to at least a first identified platform interaction in the communication platform; associating the tag identifier with at least one logged event of an account associated with the first identified platform interaction; defining a tracking resource with at least one tag identifier; measuring platform interactions tracked by a tracking resource; and providing access to measured platform interactions through an application.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 17, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 1, 2016
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Timothy S. Milliron, Adam Ballai, Robert Hagemann
Abstract: A system and method for preventing illicit use of a telephony platform that includes enrolling a plurality of accounts on a telecommunications platform, wherein an account includes account configuration; at a fraud detection system of the telecommunications platform, receiving account usage data, wherein the usage data includes at least communication configuration data and billing configuration data of account configuration and further includes communication history of the plurality of accounts; calculating fraud scores of a set of fraud rules from the usage data, wherein at least a sub-set of the fraud rules include conditions of usage data patterns between at least two accounts; detecting when the fraud scores of an account satisfy a fraud threshold; and initiating an action response when a fraud score satisfies the fraud threshold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 15, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 23, 2016
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Adam Ballai, Robert C. Hagemann, III, Daniel Zarick
Abstract: Systems and methods for a multitenant computing platform. Original data is generated through operation of a computing platform system on behalf of an account of the computing platform system, and the original data is moderated according to a data retention policy set for the account. The moderated data is stored at the computing platform system. The computing platform system moderates the generated data by securing sensitive information of the generated data from access by the computing platform system, and providing operational information from the generated data. The operational information is accessible by the computing platform system during performance of system operations.
Abstract: A system and method for offering a delegated platform that includes configuring a partner key of a partner record on a service platform with a partner; creating an account scoped within the partner record; receiving a session authentication request that specifies a partner assertion of a partner authenticated session request of the account; authenticating the session authentication request with the partner key; and rendering an embeddable account portal with a session of the account.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 2, 2016
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Matthew Nowack, Timothy Milliron, Nicolas Acosta Amador
Abstract: A system and method including receiving a request to enqueue a communication session; adding the communication session to the queue of a plurality of communication sessions; upon adding the communication to the queue, transferring control logic to the configured wait-state application; receiving a dequeue request initiated by a second entity; in response to the dequeue request, managing the procession of communication sessions in the queue; and dequeuing a communication session from the queue.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 26, 2016
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Christer Fahlgren, John Wolthuis, Peter Shafton, Thomas Schiavone
Abstract: Systems and methods for a conferencing system. Responsive to a new conference request received at a conference orchestration service, participants of the conference and participant regions for each determined participant are determined. A mixer topology is generated that specifies an assignment of each determined participant to at least one input channel of a plurality of mixers. A mixer state manager generates the mixer topology based on the determined participant regions and at least one regional association of a mixer. Media of each determined participant is routed to the assigned at least one input channel according to the generated mixer topology by using the conference orchestration service. The mixer state manager generates the topology responsive to a request provided by the conference state manager. The conference orchestration service receives the generated mixer topology from the mixer state manager via the conference state manager.
Abstract: Systems and methods for a communication platform that includes receiving a media message request; obtaining a set of web content resources associated with the media message request; rendering the set of web content resources; converting the rendered set of web content resources into a media resource; and transmitting the media resource to a destination according to the media message request.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 8, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 19, 2016
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas Wilsher, Patrick Malatack, Rajiv Puranik, Cheuk To Law
Abstract: A system and method for processing communication media in a regionally distributed communication platform that includes at a first platform region, establishing a communication session comprising establishing a media communication to at least one endpoint from the first region and establishing signaling communication to a second platform region; selecting a media resource in response to a change in media processing requirements of the communication session; when the selected media resource is outside the first region, routing media communication through a media resource outside of the first region; when the media resource is available in the first region, routing media communication through the media resource of the first region; and when the media resource is outside of the second region, storing the media communication in the first region at least temporarily and tunneling a branch of the media communication to a central media service in the second region.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 15, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 19, 2016
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Brian Tarricone, John Wolthuis, Jonas Boerjesson
Abstract: A system and method for providing a telephony endpoint information service at a communication platform includes obtaining information of a first endpoint through a set of information collection processes; storing the obtained information in an endpoint repository; receiving an endpoint query request of a communication event, wherein the endpoint query request specifies at least a first endpoint; accessing endpoint information for the first endpoint; and augmenting the communication event according to the accessed endpoint information.
Abstract: Systems and methods for a multi-tenant communication platform. At a multi-tenant communication platform, and responsive to authentication of a communication request provided by an external system, a routing address record of the communication platform is determined that matches a communication destination of the communication request. The matching routing address record associates the communication destination with a plurality of external communication providers. At least one communication provider associated with the matching routing address record is selected, and a request to establish communication with the communication destination is provided to each selected communication provider. The communication request specifies the communication destination and account information.
Abstract: A system and method of a telephony application platform can include receiving a communication session request specifying a destination endpoint, connecting the communication session through a first application module according to the destination endpoint, receiving an instruction to transition communication control to a second application module, transitioning communication control of the communication session to the second application module, independently metering resource usage of the communication session of each application module, and accounting the metered usage of the communication session.
Abstract: Systems and methods for sending a media message from a communication platform receiving a messaging request to transmit media message to a destination endpoint, wherein the request includes a specified media content universal resource identifier (URI); retrieving a media resource from the URI, wherein the media resource is retrieved from a application layer request including a set of context data relating to the messaging request; transforming the media resource into a messaging formatted media resource; and transmitting the formatted media resource to a destination in a media message.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 8, 2014
Date of Patent:
October 13, 2015
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas Wilsher, Patrick Malatack, Rajiv Puranik, Cheuk To Law
Abstract: A system and method that includes executing communication processes in an application platform, which comprises on behalf of outside entities, negotiating communications between a set of internal resources and at least one external resource using at least a first communication protocol and a second protocol; capturing internal log information during execution of the application platform; receiving a request to access log information by an outside entity; synthesizing the internal log information of the first protocol and at least a second protocol into a unified communication report; and transmitting the unified communication report.
Abstract: A system and method for routing communication in a communication platform that includes generating edge cost scores in the communication network; assigning distribution values within the network; setting a score tolerance; receiving a communication directive; performing network graph search to identify a selected route through a route selection process including considering cost score within the score tolerance and distributing selection of a route associated with the communication directive in accordance to the distribution values; and establishing a media route specified by the selected route.
Abstract: A method and system for operating a multitenancy telephony system including a call queue that stores call requests received from a plurality of users; an expandable and contractible telephony resource cluster that establishes call sessions for call requests; a analysis system that calculates capacity requirements of the system; a resource allocator that manages the scaling and operation of the telephony resource cluster; and a plurality of telephony network channels that are used as telephony communication channels for call sessions.
Abstract: An embodiment of the system for publishing events of a telephony application to a client includes a call router that generates events from the telephony application and an event router that manages the publication of events generated by the call router and that manages the subscription to events by clients. The system can be used with a telephony application that interfaces with a telephony device and an application server.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 1, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 24, 2015
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
Abstract: A system and method that includes receiving a communication request of an account, the communication request including communication properties; identifying at least two routing options of a route priority list, the routing options capable of completing the communication request and identified according to a priority heuristic; generating a communication cost from the communication properties; and upon receipt of the routing response and the communication cost response, executing a communication with a routing option of the routing priority list and committing a cost of the communication to the account.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 15, 2013
Date of Patent:
February 3, 2015
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Matthew D Nowack, Patrick Malatack, Thomas Wilsher, Chad Selph
Abstract: A system and method for triggering on platform usage can include at a platform, receiving and storing a trigger configuration of an account; operating a platform comprising internally executing a process on behalf of an account and publishing at least one event when executing the process; at the platform, incrementing a counter in response to the at least one event and if the stored trigger configuration species a usage key associated with a category of counted events of the at least one event; monitoring counters in a context of an associated trigger; and processing the trigger upon the counter satisfying condition of an associated trigger.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 15, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 20, 2015
Assignee:
Twilio, Inc.
Inventors:
Evan Cooke, Timothy Milliron, Adam Ballai, Matthew D Nowack, Robert C Hagemann, III