Patents by Inventor Afshin Moshrefi
Afshin Moshrefi 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).
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Publication number: 20120113264Abstract: A method may include receiving a number of video feeds from video capture devices located at an event venue. The number of video feeds may be dynamically analyzed to determine feed information associated with the number of video feeds. A request to view a multi-feed event may be received from a user device. At least some of the number of video feeds may be provided to the user device in response to the request. Feed information corresponding to the at least some of the number of video feeds may be provided based on the dynamically analyzing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2010Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Afshin Moshrefi, Rahul Khushoo, Hong Xiao, Nader Gharachorloo
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Publication number: 20120106728Abstract: Methods and systems providing access to integrated communications services are disclosed. A notification of a call to a user is received at a device associated with the user, the device being connected to a data network and including a base unit, a handset, and a user interface, wherein the device is determined based on retrieved data corresponding to the user, and the retrieved data was retrieved using information pertaining to the call. Input from the user indicative of a response to the notification is also received at the device. Response information reflective of the response to the notification is then sent to the server, wherein the server instructs a service control point to connect the call based on the response to the notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicants: Verizon Laboratories Inc., MCI Financial Management Corp., Verizon Services Corp., Verizon Data Services Inc.Inventors: Reza Ghaffari, Afshin Moshrefi, Shadman Zafar, Shaygan Kheradpir, Robert A. Chingon, Stephen Brennan, Christopher L. Helbling, Nagendra Kunuturi, Ravi Penumatsa, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Craig L. Reding, John R. Reformato, John H. Wurster, Sandeep Chakravarty, Byron M. Pinto, Alin D'Silva, Zlauddin Majid, Satya Raju
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Publication number: 20120089474Abstract: A system includes a database that stores an expert knowledgebase, and one or more servers configured to implement an expert system. The one or more servers receive sensor data associated with sensors from automobile maintenance systems associated with respective ones of multiple automobiles, and analyze the sensor data, using the expert system and the expert knowledgebase, to diagnose whether the multiple automobiles require maintenance and/or repair. The one or more servers send, via a network, results of the analysis of the sensor data to service stations for scheduling maintenance and/or repair of the multiple automobiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Hong Xiao, Afshin Moshrefi, Rahul Khushoo, Dongchen Wang
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Publication number: 20120081299Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a display of a set-top box from a remote control device having a touchable display. User input is received via the touchable display of the remote control device. A control signal is generated in response to the user input for controlling a set-top box coupled to a display. The set-top box is configured to present the content on the display concurrently with the touchable display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2010Publication date: April 5, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Hong Xiao, Afshin Moshrefi, Rahul Khushoo, Dongchen Wang
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Publication number: 20120066226Abstract: A social media organizer for instructional or educational content may maintain one or more media clips relating to used-defined educational or instructional topics. In one implementation, a device may maintain user-created sets of media clips, where the media clips in a set of media clips include instructional media clips that relate to a particular subject. The device may further receive rankings from users relating to a quality of the sets of media clips and determine one or more of the sets of media clips that match a user search request. Additionally, the device may provide an interface that provides commands for the user to control playback of the media clips.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Afshin MOSHREFI, Nader GHARACHORLOO, Rahul KHUSHOO, Michelle FELT
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Publication number: 20120062473Abstract: A method may include receiving and outputting a selected multimedia stream at a mobile device. It is determined that a user wishes to browse other available multimedia streams. The selected multimedia stream is paused while the user browses the other available multimedia streams. The selected multimedia stream is cached while the user browses the other available multimedia streams. It is determined that the user has finished browsing the other available multimedia streams. The cached multimedia stream is output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Hong Xiao, Afshin Moshrefi, Rahul Khushoo, Changqing Wang
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Publication number: 20120047534Abstract: Closed caption data for video programs, such as television programs, may be used to implement a video search. In one implementation, a device may perform a search to obtain video programs that are relevant to the search. The search may be performed using an index generated from closed caption data of video programs. The device may additionally present the video programs that are relevant to the search as a matrix of reduced-in-size images sampled from the video programs that are relevant to the search query. The images may be sampled from the video programs near a position in the video programs corresponding to the positions at which the search query is relevant to the video program.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Nader GHARACHORLOO, Afshin MOSHREFI, Rahul KHUSHOO
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Publication number: 20110187865Abstract: A device receives category information associated with multiple cameras, and receives video information from the multiple cameras. The device also arranges the video information based on the category information associated with the multiple cameras and based on location information associated with a user device. The device further receives a video request from the user device, and provides, to the user device, video information from a camera, of the multiple cameras, that matches the video request.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Michelle FELT, Nader GHARACHORLOO, Afshin MOSHREFI
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Publication number: 20110099040Abstract: A mobile taxi dispatch system may receive a request for a taxi vehicle from a user, select one or more taxi vehicles to contact in response to receiving the request and send the request to the selected one or more taxi vehicles. The mobile taxi dispatch system may further receive acceptances of the request from at least one of selected one or more taxi vehicles, select a particular taxi vehicle from the at least one of the selected one or more taxi vehicles that accepted the request. The selecting may be based on one or more criteria. The mobile taxi dispatch system may also send a confirmation to the user and to the particular taxi.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Michelle FELT, Nader GHARACHORLOO, Afshin MOSHREFI
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Publication number: 20110028137Abstract: A method may include receiving user preference information associated with display of content items. A triggering activity may be identified at a user device. Context information associated with the user device may be determined. A content item may be selected for display on the user device from a plurality of available content items based on the user preference information and the context information. The selected content item may be displayed on the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.Inventors: Afshin MOSHREFI, Michelle FELT, Nader GHARACHORLOO
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Publication number: 20100162171Abstract: A method may include associating a plurality of graphical images with a plurality of contacts in a device having contact management functionality and displaying the plurality of graphical images to a user. The method may further include receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of graphical images; and initiating voice-based communication with the contact associated with the selected graphical image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: VERIZON DATA SERVICES LLCInventors: Michelle Felt, Nader Gharachorloo, Donald H. Relyea, Ruchir Rodrigues, Afshin Moshrefi
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Publication number: 20090115837Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: VERIZON DATA SERVICES LLCInventors: Afshin MOSHREFI, Reza GHAFFARI
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Publication number: 20060276179Abstract: Methods and systems providing access to integrated communications services are disclosed. A notification of a call to a user is received at a device associated with the user, the device being connected to a data network and including a base unit, a handset, and a user interface, wherein the device is determined based on retrieved data corresponding to the user, and the retrieved data was retrieved using information pertaining to the call. Input from the user indicative of a response to the notification is also received at the device. Response information reflective of the response to the notification is then sent to the server, wherein the server instructs a service control point to connect the call based on the response to the notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2004Publication date: December 7, 2006Inventors: Reza Ghaffari, Afshin Moshrefi, Shadman Zafar, Shaygan Kheradpir, Robert Chingon, Stephen Brennan, Christopher Helbling, Nagendra Kunuturi, Ravi Penumatsa, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Craig Reding, John Reformato, John Wurster, Sandeep Chakravarty, Byron Pinto, Alin D'Silva, Zlauddin Majid, Satya Raju
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Publication number: 20050084087Abstract: Methods and systems for initiating a collaboration between users are disclosed. An application server receives information pertaining to a call to a first user placed by a second user. A notification server sends notification of the call to a device associated with the first user. A network access server may then receive a response to the notification. Thereafter, the notification server sends a notification of a collaboration request to a device associated with the second user based on the response, and the application server initiates a collaboration between the first user and the second user based on a determination that the second user accepts the collaboration request.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: Mahesh Rajagopalan, Nagendra Kunuturi, Afshin Moshrefi
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Patent number: 6750897Abstract: A video conferencing system (100) includes a switch (125), a server (140), a telephone 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 telephone 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: February 26, 2002Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Verizon Data Services Inc.Inventors: Afshin Moshrefi, Reza Ghaffari