Patents by Inventor Ashequs Samad

Ashequs Samad 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).

  • Method and apparatus for unified communication management via instant messaging
    Patent number: 7903796
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a unified communications manager via instant messaging are provided. In particular, a user may interface with a user service center to use applications via an instant messaging service to manage various aspects of their communications such as their phone calls, voice mail, email, and instant messages. A user may also manage their contact information and profile, such as rules for how calls are forwarded to the user. Thus, a user is provided a unified communications manager to implement rules and conditions across a wide variety of devices and networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLC
    Inventors: Shaygan Kheradpir, Shadman Zafar, Fariborz Ebrahimi, Ashequs Samad, M. Reza Ghaffari, Renu Chipalkatti, Alin D'Silva, Jeffrey M. Getchius, Mahesh Rajagopalan, Kevin Trottier
  • Voice mail integration with instant messenger
    Patent number: 7142646
    Abstract: A method for providing a message to a called party through a network comprised of both a telephone network and a data network, and at least one gateway device connected to both the telephone network and the data network. The method performed by the gateway device includes receiving, through the telephone network, signaling information representing a message from a calling party to a called party and providing the message to the called party via the data network by displaying an instant message containing a notification of the message on a display device visible to the called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Verizon Data Services Inc.
    Inventors: Shadman Zafar, Ashequs Samad, Kevin Trottier, Mahesh Rajagopalan
  • Voice mail integration with instant messenger
    Publication number: 20040076272
    Abstract: A method for providing a message to a called party through a network comprised of both a telephone network and a data network, and at least one gateway device connected to both the telephone network and the data network. The method performed by the gateway device includes receiving, through the telephone network, signaling information representing a message from a calling party to a called party and providing the message to the called party via the data network by displaying an instant message containing a notification of the message on a display device visible to the called party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Shadman Zafar, Ashequs Samad, Kevin Trottier, Mahesh Rajagopalan