Patents Assigned to Verizon Data Services LLC
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Patent number: 8645547Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a messaging service may comprise receiving first user credentials and second user credentials corresponding to first user and second user respectively. In addition, systems and methods for providing a messaging service may include generating first capabilities and second capabilities, the first capabilities being based on roles corresponding to the first user and the second capabilities being based on roles corresponding to the second user. Moreover, systems and methods for providing a messaging service may include allowing a messaging session between the first user and the second user based on the first capabilities and the second capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2005Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Akash Jain, Amit Singh, Mohammad Azzam, Fariborz Ebrahimi, Pichappan Pethachi
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Patent number: 8645321Abstract: A first database comprises a data entity and a first data model that models the data entity. An agent comprises a data rule concerning the data entity. A plurality of second databases comprises the data entity. A messaging module comprises the agent and is configured to send a message to at least one of the second databases according to the data rule and the general data model.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2006Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Tse-hsin Jason Liu, Yunyan Wang, Wei Miao, Fang Xie
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Patent number: 8624956Abstract: A video conferencing system (100) includes a switch (125), a server (140), a telephony device (152), and a node (102) in a packet-switched network (135). The switch (125) establishes a circuit-switched connection between a calling party number and a called party number. The server (140) associates first and second network addresses in a packet-switched network (135) with each of the called party and calling party numbers. The telephony device (152) transmits audio data via the circuit-switched connection. The node (102) in the packet-switched network (135) transmits packetized video between the first and second network addresses responsive to establishment of the circuit-switched connection.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2008Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Afshin Moshrefi, Reza Ghaffari
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Patent number: 8582724Abstract: A system including a location server configured to receive registration data from an IP device and a location database configured to store location information of the IP device, wherein the location server queries the location database to determine whether the registration data matches the location information stored at the location database.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2009Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Robert Olshansky, Elliot G. Eichen, Derek Mitsumori, Eric R. Sporel
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Publication number: 20130226866Abstract: A system and method may include receiving an order and an error identifier, indexing a database based on the error identifier to identify a rule identifier, and indexing the database based on the rule identifier to identify a rule. The system and method may further include applying the rule to modify the order to generate a modified order, and submitting the modified order for processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: Verizon Data Services LLCInventor: Verizon Data Services LLC
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Publication number: 20130215737Abstract: Techniques for providing a method and system for trunk independent gateway transfer of calls are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a computer implemented method, comprising receiving a call transfer request for a call at a gateway and determining, using a processor of the gateway, whether a trunk to be used for transferring the call requires a transfer command. In the event the trunk requires transfer command, the techniques comprise generating a transfer command, and transferring the call using the transfer command.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: Verizon Data Services LLCInventor: Verizon Data Services LLC
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Patent number: 8503639Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a user's preferred device with a notification of an incoming communication for one of a plurality of a user's devices. Notification of an incoming communication is provided to the user's preferred device via a communications service. The communications service receives, from a data or voice network, information representing an incoming communication intended for one of a plurality of a user's devices. The service then provides a notification of the incoming communication to the user's preferred device.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Telesector Resources Group, Inc.Inventors: Craig L. Reding, John R. Reformato, Mahesh Rajagopalan
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Patent number: 8503650Abstract: Methods and systems for automatically providing conference calls are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, methods and systems detect a conference call event that was previously configured by a subscriber user and identify participant users associated with the conference call event. Once identified, each participant user is contacted and a response is received from each of the users. Based on the received responses, a conference call is established between the participant users and the subscriber user. In one aspect of the invention, at least one of the detecting and identifying steps are performed without user intervention.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Telesector Resources Group, Inc.Inventors: Craig L. Reding, John R. Reformato, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Brian F. Roberts, Chris L. Helbling, Manvinder S. Chopra, Ken J. Hum, Apurva Pathak
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Patent number: 8494135Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing contact management services. Systems and methods may maintain one or more address books. Contacts may be added to the address book from one or more sources. Systems and method may receive a command to add a party to the address book. Contact-related information associated with the party may obtained and added to the address book. A user may be notified of an incoming call placed by a calling party and destined to a communication device associated with the user. Systems and methods may receive a command, responsive to the notification, to add the calling party to an address book associated with the user. An address book may be updated to reflect changes in the contact-related information.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Mahesh Rajagopalan, Ruchir Rodrigues, Shadman Zafar, Shamik Basu, Aravind Perumandla, Anil Solleti
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Patent number: 8488766Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a communications line associated with two or more users. These methods and systems include receiving first user line management information regarding handling of calls to the communications line from one or more contacts in a first address book, the first address book associated with the first user. Further, these methods and systems include receiving second user line management information regarding handling of calls to the communications line from one or more contacts in a second address book, the second address book associated with the second user.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Telesector Resources Group, Inc.Inventors: Craig L. Reding, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Christopher Helbling
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Patent number: 8488761Abstract: A call log associated with outgoing calls originating from calling devices may be established and maintained. Filter parameters may be set to specify which outgoing calls to log. Outgoing call information associated with calls originating from a user's calling devices may be obtained and transmitted to a service center. A server in the service center may determine whether or not to log the outgoing call information based on the filter settings. The outgoing call information may be stored in the call log, which may reside in a database in the service center. The user may access the call log from a user terminal and/or the calling devices. The call log may be used to add contacts to a contact list and facilitate data analyses.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Verizon Services Corp., Telesector Resources Group, Inc.Inventors: Craig L. Reding, John R. Reformato, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Shadman Zafar, John Wurster
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Patent number: 8472428Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for managing one or more communications lines associated with a user of a communications network. A service center may receive from a user line management information regarding one or more of the user's communications lines. This line management information may include a request from the user to handle all calls to the communications line in a particular manner (e.g., forward all calls to a different number). This line management information may also include information regarding scheduling the handling of calls to the communications line (e.g., scheduling call forwarding) or a request to handle calls differently based on information identifying the origination of the call (e.g., caller-ID). The service center may then forward instructions to the communications network such that the components (e.g., SSP or SCP) of the communications network implement the user's modifications.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Telesector Resources Group, Inc.Inventors: Craig L. Reding, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Alin D'Silva, Ziauddin Majid, Satya Raju, John R. Reformato, Shadman Zafar
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Patent number: 8472606Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for obtaining contact-related information associated with a party using an identifier. The identifier may include a calling party number, a previously-dialed number, and/or a number specified by a user. The identifier could also include an e-mail address, an instant messenger address, a photograph, etc. A request for contact-related information may be initiated by a user and/or a device associated with the user. The request may include an identifier associated with a party. Methods and systems may retrieve contact-related information associated with the party using the identifier. Methods and systems may leverage one or more networks to retrieve the contact-related information. Contact information may be retrieved in order to add a contact to a user's address book.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Telesector Resources Group, Inc.Inventors: Christopher L. Helbling, Craig L. Reding, John R. Reformato, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Shadman Zafar
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Patent number: 8467502Abstract: An interactive assistant for managing telephone communications and services is disclosed. In one of many possible method embodiments, a chat interface is provided to a device associated with an intended recipient of an incoming voice call. A chat message from the intended recipient is received through the chat interface. The chat message is presented to a calling party associated with the incoming call prior to a disposition of the call being determined. In other embodiments, an interface provides controls for individually managing calls on a conference call, without affecting other calls on the conference call.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Ashutosh K. Sureka, Craig L. Reding, Shuchi R. Patel, Alin L. D'Silva, Paula A. Dromlewicz, Sathish Subramanian
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Patent number: 8463817Abstract: A system and method for creating and classifying listings within user-defined marketplaces. An information database in communication with an information application comprises a plurality of marketplaces and a plurality of listings respectively classified within the plurality of marketplaces. The marketplaces stored in the information database may be either pre-defined or user-defined. User-defined marketplaces are created based at least in part on information supplied by an access device in communication with the information database.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignees: Verizon Data Services LLC, Idearc Media Corp.Inventors: Alfred L. Chow, Sivakumar Chinnasamy, Douglas G. Heatherly, Eric Daniel Chandler
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Patent number: 8447869Abstract: An exemplary method includes an access device 1) transmitting a profile request signal to a profile management subsystem over a network, the profile request signal representing a request for profile data representative of a feature set corresponding to an additional access device, 2) receiving the profile data from the profile management subsystem in accordance with the profile request signal, 3) storing the profile data within a data store included within the access device, 4) using the stored profile data to display one or more graphics representing the feature set corresponding to the additional access device, and 5) establishing, based on the stored profile data and after the one or more graphics representing the feature set corresponding to the additional access device are displayed, a communications channel between the access device and the additional access device. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Brian Roberts, Don Relyea, Heath Stallings
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Patent number: 8438393Abstract: A method is provided for use in secure electronic communication. The method may include obtaining a password shared with an intended key exchange entity and sending a key exchange request including a first value to the intended key exchange entity. The method may also include receiving a key exchange reply including a permutation of a first quadratic residue of the first value, and calculating a second quadratic residue of the first value based on the key exchange reply. Further, the method may also include determining a second value shared with the key exchange entity based on the first quadratic residue and the second quadratic residue.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventor: Muxiang Zhang
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Patent number: 8411824Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying visual content to a user corresponding to sound captured at a user terminal are disclosed. After receiving over a network from a user terminal a request to convert sound into a visual content representing the sound, wherein the sound comprises one or more words, a translation server may retrieve text corresponding to the one or more words from a database. The translation server may then convert the text into one or more content phrases, wherein the content phrases represent the meaning of the one or more words, and convert each of the one or more content phrases into a new language. Finally, the translation server may send visual content to the user terminal representing the new language.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Vittorio Bucchieri, Albert L. Schmidt, Jr.
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Patent number: 8407188Abstract: Providing data form management may comprise receiving form definition data, transforming the form definition data into an internal data structure, and storing the internal data structure in a form definition data table. In addition, providing data form management may comprise creating a form input data table corresponding to the form definition data table and notifying a form datastore that caches the internal data structure stored in the form definition data table. Furthermore, receiving the form definition data may further comprise providing a data page including at least one form component being user arrangeable on the data page and providing the ability to move, add, or delete at least one form component on the data page. The form definition data may define one of the form component or the location of the form component on the data page.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Tao Yang, Amit Singh, Fariborz Ebrahimi, Edy Setaiwan
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Patent number: 8374354Abstract: A method includes receiving, via a network, a request to provision and provide a private key, the private key being for use with a public and private key system. The method further includes identifying a requester that has made the request via the network and initiating a secure session with the requester. The method also includes providing the private key using the secure session, and provisioning the private key. A system is provided including a distribution location providing access to a network, a terminal selectively connected to the network via the distribution location. The system further includes a network authority selectively connected to the network and the terminal, and a certificate authority selectively connected to the network. The certificate authority is configured to provide and provision a private key, and the network authority is configured to selectively provide a secure session between the terminal and the certificate authority.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventor: David E. Berggren