Patents Assigned to Twilio, Inc.
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Patent number: 11356477Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for verifying an incoming communication. A recipient client device receives an incoming communication including an identifier identifying a second client device as having initiated the incoming communication. A verification service installed on the recipient client device queries a call placement service directory based on the first identifier. The call placement service directory maintains a listing of identifiers for client devices and corresponding communication providers that manage the identifiers. The call placement service directory returns information identifying the communication provider that manages the identifier. In turn, the verification service transmitting a request to the communication provider to confirm whether the second client device initiated the incoming communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Santiago Kantorowicz, Lucas MartÃn Vidal, Serge Kruppa
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Patent number: 11341092Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Adam Ballai, Timothy S. Milliron
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Patent number: 11330108Abstract: Systems and methods for a work distribution service. At a multi-tenant platform that provides a work distribution service for a plurality of external systems, a priority is assigned to a first work item of a first external system. The work item is received via a RESTful work item API call request. The priority is assigned based on work item attributes of the work item and a workflow instruction corresponding to workflow information specified by the work item. The workflow instruction is provided by the external system via a RESTful Workflow API. A worker is assigned to the work item based on: the priority of the work item, the workflow information, and worker state managed by the first external system via a RESTful Worker API. The worker state includes worker attributes. The work item is generated by the external system, and the workflow instruction is managed by the external system.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: John Wolthuis, Robert Brazier
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Patent number: 11297002Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for bandwidth allocation in multi-track media communication that can include receiving a set of inbound media tracks; resolving track priority configuration for the set of media tracks; resolving media constraints that are at least partially derived from properties of the set of media tracks; producing bandwidth allocation configuration based on at least the track priority configuration and media constraints; and allocating bandwidth to outbound media tracks within a communication link to a client device wherein bandwidth of the outbound media tracks is allocated based on the bandwidth allocation configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Luis Lopez Fernandez, Miguel Paris Diaz, David Fernandez Lopez
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Patent number: 11290352Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for message routing optimization. The message routing optimization system receives requests to transmit messages to recipient devices. The message routing optimization system determines whether to allocate the messages to an optimal routing provider or a secondary routing provider. The message routing optimization ranks the set of routing providers based on a conversion rate index and determines the optimal routing and secondary routing providers based on the ranking. The message routing optimization system allocates messages to the selected routing providers to be delivered to their intended recipients.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Jamie O'Shaughnessy, Riivo Kikas, Kaarel Kitsemets
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Patent number: 11283843Abstract: In one embodiment, the method of processing telephony sessions includes: communicating with an application server using an application layer protocol; processing telephony instructions with a call router; and creating call router resources accessible through a call router Application Programming Interface (API). In another embodiment, the system for processing telephony sessions includes: a call router, a URI for an application server, a telephony instruction executed by the call router, and a call router API resource.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Jeff Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
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Patent number: 11272325Abstract: A system and method for a communication system that includes configuring a set of communication endpoints of an entity; distributing communication requests of an entity across the set of communication endpoints, comprising: receiving at least one communication request that specifies a set of destination endpoints; and for each of the set of destination endpoints, selecting a communication endpoint and establishing a communication with the destination endpoint from the selected communication endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Patrick Malatack, Gowri Rao, Kenneth Hoxworth, Elaine Tsai, Saurabh Daftary, Triet Kha, Julie Laver
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Patent number: 11265392Abstract: A system and method for multichannel notifications that includes configuring an account for notifications within a multitenant platform for multi-channel notifications, which further includes receiving configuration for a set of participant binding resources, wherein the set of participant binding resources comprises endpoint addressing resources, where an endpoint addressing resource specifies a communication address and a communication channel identifier; receiving a notification request on behalf of an account, the notification request comprising at least one targeting property; and executing notifications in accordance to the notification request and the configuration of the participant binding resources of the account by selecting endpoint addressing resources that are accessed from the participant binding resources using the targeting properties of the notification request and transmitting notifications to communication addresses over a set of different communication channels as indicated by the selecteType: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Viktor Muller, Devid Liik, Sergei Zolotarjov, Sergei Voronichev, Artyom Tyazhelov
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Patent number: 11265367Abstract: An application platform system and method. A data synchronization instance manages a reference state object for a data synchronization system (DSS) account. A first local state object is stored at a first application system. The first application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. A second local state object is stored at a second application system. The second application system receives update notifications provided by the DSS. An application instruction of the first application system is transformed into a state update, and the first local state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the DSS via a local update notification. The reference state object is modified to include the state update. The state update is provided to the second application system via a reference update notification. The second local state object is modified to include the state update.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Carl Olivier, Sergei Zolotarjov, Mihails Velenko, Devid Liik, Artyom Tyazhelov
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Patent number: 11246013Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Evan Cooke, Timothy Milliron, Adam Ballai, Matthew D. Nowack, Robert C. Hagemann, III
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Patent number: 11240381Abstract: A method and system for operating a multitenancy telephony system including receiving a plurality of call requests associated with an application server; selecting a subset of the received call requests using a load balancer; assigning each selected call request to one of a plurality of resources creating, on the assigned resource, a call session for each selected call request; and coordinating the created call sessions resulting from the selected subset of the received call requests associated with the application server.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Jeff Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
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Patent number: 11221883Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are directed to the implementation of configurable hierarchical schedulers with multiple levels, where each level may use one of several types of queueing mechanisms. A configurable, hierarchical scheduler is designed to handle large scale processing of requests (e.g., transmitting outgoing messages). The hierarchical scheduler distributes the loads to different queues handling different types of messages (e.g., by user ID, by Internet Address (IP), by schedule). The different layers of the hierarchical scheduler are configurable to queue and schedule traffic based on many factors, such as IP address, handling reputation, available downstream bandwidth, fairness, concurrency rates to handle multiple constraints, scheduling per client, time of delivery constrains, rate limits per user, domain scheduling per user, concurrency throttling per outbound channel, and sharing global rate limits across service processors.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: David Tyler Bischel, Sam Nguyen, Timothy Jenkins, Vyacheslav Kim, Eric Yongjun Choi, Isaac Saldana
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Patent number: 11171865Abstract: Systems and methods for routing real-time voice communication via a private network exchange. A virtual private cloud (VPC) system receives first configuration for a first private network exchange for a first account of the VPC system. The VPC system assigns a first regional exchange system to the first private network exchange based on the first configuration. The first private network exchange is established between the first regional exchange system and a first outside entity system of the first account by mapping an identifier of the first account to the first private network exchange. Real-time voice communication data for the first account is routed from a first real-time voice communication service of the VPC system to the first outside entity system via the first private network exchange based on the mapping.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventor: Andriy Mysyk
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Patent number: 11165853Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Brian Tarricone, John Wolthuis, Jonas Boerjesson
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Patent number: 11153258Abstract: A system and method for multi-channel communications that includes receiving an initiating communication triggering establishment of a conversation associated with a set of participant endpoints, wherein the set of participant endpoints comprises of participant endpoints from at least two distinct communication channels; configuring a set of intermediary endpoints for communications between at least a subset of the set of participant endpoints on different communication channels; and for each communication of the conversation, transmitting communications to a receiving set of participant endpoints through the configured intermediary endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Andres Jaan Tack, Sipan Babertsyan, Mihkel Sarv
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Patent number: 11150924Abstract: A system and method for customizing communication processing within a communication platform that includes configuring a service handler, which comprises of at least setting execution code of the service handler; setting an association between the service handler and a communication event of the communication platform; detecting the occurrence of the communication event of a communication facilitated through the communication platform; invoking the service handler in response to the event, which comprises: executing the execution code in a serverless execution environment and generating a service handler response; and augmenting the communication in accordance with the service handler response.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Carter Rabasa, Martin Amps
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Patent number: 11153390Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for multi jurisdictional endpoint allocation compliance. A multi jurisdictional endpoint allocation system receives a request to allocate an endpoint in a jurisdiction to an account and accesses a regulation data object for the jurisdiction. The regulation data object identifies a set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction and a set of actions to be performed to satisfy the set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction. The multi jurisdictional endpoint allocation system allocates an endpoint in the jurisdiction to the account and executes the set of actions associated with the regulation data object to satisfy the set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Michael DeLorenzo, Andrew Ryno, Sunil Thamatam, Shawn Parker, Rahul Sanghavi, Nick Vlku, Patrick Loomis
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Patent number: 11138001Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a customizable cloud-based software platform. A customizable cloud-based software platform provides functionality that enables a user (e.g., individual user, organization, etc., that has created an account with the customizable cloud-based software platform) to modify a base version of a cloud-based software application to the specific user's needs. For example, the customizable cloud-based software platform provides a base version of a cloud-based software application that includes a base set of functionalities, settings, user interfaces, etc., which a user may modify to meet the user's specific needs. A user may therefore use a client device to interact with the customizable cloud-based software platform to access their customized instance of the cloud-based application.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Al Cook, Martin Amps, Madis Abel, Hando Tint, Tatjana Mihnovits
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Patent number: 11128679Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for providing real-time media streams. A cloud-based communication platform receives an incoming communication request to establish a communication session and executes a set of communication instructions associated with the incoming communication request. The set communication instructions includes a command to execute a real-time media stream in relation to the communication session. The command includes data designating a network destination to receive the real-time media stream. The cloud-based communication platform initiates the communication session between client devices and initiates the real-time media stream to the network destination. The real-time media stream concurrently transmitting at least a portion of the media transmitted between the client devices to the network destination.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Krishnaprasad Gutta, Tyler Wells
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Patent number: 11096226Abstract: Internet of Things (IoT) system and method of interfacing arbitrary non-network connected devices to wireless computer networks. The invention provides a configurable wireless communications module, in either fixed or removable formats, with wireless (e.g. WiFi) network connectivity. The invention uses at least one internal processor, which is configured to operate as a sandbox or virtual machine manner to isolate the code used to operate the arbitrary non-network connected device from the code used to operate the communications module.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventor: Hugo Fiennes