Patents by Inventor Aby John

Aby John has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11683444
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a video room system that can generate a video room utilizing a cross-application technique by accessing functions of one application based on user interaction within a separate application. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a video room that remains open for access by a creator device and invitee devices in a casual come-and-go fashion. The disclosed systems can further generate a video room link that is distributable intelligently to grant access to the video room to invitee devices. The disclosed systems can also automatically surface a video room link to an invitee device based on determining a digital connection between the invitee device and the creator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: WhatsApp LLC
    Inventors: Aby John, Valerie Rose, Priyanka Kodikal, Ryan Andrew Wiggins, Raluca-Elena Podiuc, Charlotte Genevieve Duran, Scott William Ryder
  • Publication number: 20220286645
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a video room system that can generate a video room utilizing a cross-application technique by accessing functions of one application based on user interaction within a separate application. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a video room that remains open for access by a creator device and invitee devices in a casual come-and-go fashion. The disclosed systems can further generate a video room link that is distributable intelligently to grant access to the video room to invitee devices. The disclosed systems can also automatically surface a video room link to an invitee device based on determining a digital connection between the invitee device and the creator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Aby John, Valerie Rose, Priyanka Kodikal, Ryan Andrew Wiggins, Raluca-Elena Podiuc, Charlotte Genevieve Duran, Scott William Ryder
  • Patent number: 11375157
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a video room system that can generate a video room utilizing a cross-application technique by accessing functions of one application based on user interaction within a separate application. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a video room that remains open for access by a creator device and invitee devices in a casual come-and-go fashion. The disclosed systems can further generate a video room link that is distributable intelligently to grant access to the video room to invitee devices. The disclosed systems can also automatically surface a video room link to an invitee device based on determining a digital connection between the invitee device and the creator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: WhatsApp LLC
    Inventors: Aby John, Valerie Rose, Priyanka Kodikal, Ryan Andrew Wiggins, Raluca-Elena Podiuc, Charlotte Genevieve Duran, Scott William Ryder
  • Publication number: 20210337166
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a video room system that can generate a video room utilizing a cross-application technique by accessing functions of one application based on user interaction within a separate application. In particular, the disclosed systems can generate a video room that remains open for access by a creator device and invitee devices in a casual come-and-go fashion. The disclosed systems can further generate a video room link that is distributable intelligently to grant access to the video room to invitee devices. The disclosed systems can also automatically surface a video room link to an invitee device based on determining a digital connection between the invitee device and the creator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Aby John, Valerie Rose, Priyanka Kodikal, Ryan Andrew Wiggins, Raluca-Elena Podiuc, Charlotte Genevieve Duran, Scott William Ryder
  • Patent number: 10104117
    Abstract: A list of electronic mail (e-mail) accounts is extracted from an electronic mail system. A list of electronic mail accounts, with forwarding enabled, are identified as a set of collection accounts. A dropbox account is identified, from the collection accounts, as a destination e-mail account for the forwarded collection accounts. The collection accounts that forward to the dropbox account that has in excess of a threshold number of collection accounts forwarding to it, are identified as malicious e-mail collection accounts and are forwarded to a resolution system, for resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron J. Moreau-Cook, Samuel Terrence Trim, Yuxiang Xu, Aby John
  • Publication number: 20170244747
    Abstract: A list of electronic mail (e-mail) accounts is extracted from an electronic mail system. A list of electronic mail accounts, with forwarding enabled, are identified as a set of collection accounts. A dropbox account is identified, from the collection accounts, as a destination e-mail account for the forwarded collection accounts. The collection accounts that forward to the dropbox account that has in excess of a threshold number of collection accounts forwarding to it, are identified as malicious e-mail collection accounts and are forwarded to a resolution system, for resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron J. Moreau-Cook, Samuel Terrence Trim, Yuxiang Xu, Aby John
  • Patent number: 9531662
    Abstract: In embodiments of global email identity preferences, a default outgoing email address that is designated by a user is maintained at an email server. The user can also be associated with multiple email addresses that are correlated at the email server. When an outgoing email is received at the email server for delivery to a designated recipient, the outgoing email can be identified as being from one of the multiple email addresses that are associated with the user. A determination is made as to whether to update the outgoing email with the default outgoing email address that is associated with the user, such as if the outgoing email is received from an email client that does not allow user selection of a default client email address. The outgoing email is then routed to the designated recipient for display as being from the default outgoing email address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ashutosh Tewari, Aby John
  • Patent number: 9338112
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may filter messages in a message synchronization between a message service account and a cloud service account. A cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may associate a message service account 114 on a user messaging device 110 with a cloud service account 122. The cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may execute a message synchronization between the cloud service account 122 and the message service account 114. The cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may apply a message filter to the message synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Aby John, Luke Abrams, Ryan Burkhardt, Krishna Vitaldevara
  • Patent number: 8886234
    Abstract: Techniques involving unified messaging and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe receiving a message at a web service from a messaging client and identifying a communication device that includes telephone functionality and is configured to format the message as a short messaging service (SMS) message. The SMS message may be identified by a phone number associated with the communication device. The message may then be sent to the communication device for automatic transmission of the SMS message by the communication device over a phone network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Steven D. Kafka, Jason F. Moore, Gandhimathi Vaithilingam, Aby John
  • Publication number: 20140289339
    Abstract: In embodiments of global email identity preferences, a default outgoing email address that is designated by a user is maintained at an email server. The user can also be associated with multiple email addresses that are correlated at the email server. When an outgoing email is received at the email server for delivery to a designated recipient, the outgoing email can be identified as being from one of the multiple email addresses that are associated with the user. A determination is made as to whether to update the outgoing email with the default outgoing email address that is associated with the user, such as if the outgoing email is received from an email client that does not allow user selection of a default client email address. The outgoing email is then routed to the designated recipient for display as being from the default outgoing email address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ashutosh Tewari, Aby John
  • Publication number: 20140052793
    Abstract: Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems are provided for synchronizing a text message, such as an MMS message and/or an SMS message, in full fidelity between a computing device and a message synchronization service. That is, content, natively supported by message synchronization protocols, and extended properties, not natively supported by message synchronization protocols, of a text message may be synchronized between a computing device and a message synchronization service. In particular, a message synchronization protocol may be modified to support annotations and/or extended headers, within which one or more extended properties may be specified. In this way, a synchronization message may comprise natively supported content and/or an extended property specified within an annotation and/or an extended header within the synchronization message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aby John, Reema Sardana
  • Publication number: 20140020108
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may filter messages in a message synchronization between a message service account and a cloud service account. A cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may associate a message service account 114 on a user messaging device 110 with a cloud service account 122. The cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may execute a message synchronization between the cloud service account 122 and the message service account 114. The cloud service interface 112 or a device interface 124 may apply a message filter to the message synchronization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Aby John, Luke Abrams, Ryan Burkhardt, Krishna Vitaldevara
  • Publication number: 20120258742
    Abstract: Techniques involving unified messaging and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe receiving a message at a web service from a messaging client and identifying a communication device that includes telephone functionality and is configured to format the message as a short messaging service (SMS) message. The SMS message may be identified by a phone number associated with the communication device. The message may then be sent to the communication device for automatic transmission of the SMS message by the communication device over a phone network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven D. Kafka, Jason F. Moore, Gandhimathi Vaithilingam, Aby John