Patents by Inventor Brian F. Buschmann

Brian F. Buschmann 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: 10460290
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining status of a user in a brokered chat service are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises acts of receiving, via the brokered chat service, a check-in message from the user, establishing the status of the user as available in the brokered chat service, transmitting at least one message to the user via the brokered chat service in response to establishing the status of the user as available, and updating the status of the user in the brokered chat service in response to communication from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: PATH MOBILE INC PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Santhosh Balasubramanian, Nathan Zorn
  • Patent number: 9159053
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing communication between a user and at least one entity are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises receiving an entity selection input of the at least one entity, and a message from the user to the at least one entity, analyzing the selection input and the message to determine entity information and inquiry information associated with the message and the selection input, determining least one communication channel based on the entity information and the inquiry information, obtaining a response to the message via the at least one communication channel from the at least one entity, and transmitting the response to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: PATH, INC.
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Jack Moffitt, Santhosh Balasubramanian
  • Patent number: 9015155
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling communication between a user and at least one entity by a communication service are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises acts of receiving a search for the at least one entity, analyzing the search, by a processor, to determine search results based on the search including the at least one entity, receiving a message from the user to the at least one entity, the message including inquiry information directed to the at least one entity, determining, by the processor, presence status associated with the at least one entity, establishing, by the processor, a communication channel between the user and the at least one entity based on the presence status, and transmitting a response to the message based on the inquiry information via the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Path, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Santhosh Balasubramanian, Nathan Zorn
  • Patent number: 8898157
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating relevant search results for a user are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises receiving a search query from the user performing a communication initiation search, receiving, by the computer system, search results from a search engine based on the search query, linking, by the computer system, the search results to a communications dataset generated based on communication metadata received from a communication system, and ordering, by the computer system, the search results based on the communication dataset in order from most relevant to least relevant to the user performing the communication initiation search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Path, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Jack Moffitt, Santhosh Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20130268446
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling communication between a user and at least one entity by a communication service are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises providing at least one predefined text string for display to the user on a device, the at least one predefined text string comprising an inquiry to the at least one entity, receiving a structured text input associated with the at least one predefined text string, and transmitting a message to another device having the at least one predefined text string and the structured text input to the at least one entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Brian F. Buschmann, Felice Carraro, Iacopo Carraro, Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, James M. Byrum
  • Publication number: 20130066987
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling communication between a user and at least one entity by a communication service are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises acts of receiving a search for the at least one entity, analyzing the search, by a processor, to determine search results based on the search including the at least one entity, receiving a message from the user to the at least one entity, the message including inquiry information directed to the at least one entity, determining, by the processor, presence status associated with the at least one entity, establishing, by the processor, a communication channel between the user and the at least one entity based on the presence status, and transmitting a response to the message based on the inquiry information via the communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TALKTO, INC.
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Santhosh Balasubramanian, Nathan Zorn
  • Publication number: 20130066988
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining status of a user in a brokered chat service are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises acts of receiving, via the brokered chat service, a check-in message from the user, establishing the status of the user as available in the brokered chat service, transmitting at least one message to the user via the brokered chat service in response to establishing the status of the user as available, and updating the status of the user in the brokered chat service in response to communication from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: TalkTo, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Santhosh Balasubramanian, Nathan Zorn
  • Publication number: 20130054716
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing communication between a user and at least one entity are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises receiving an entity selection input of the at least one entity, and a message from the user to the at least one entity, analyzing the selection input and the message to determine entity information and inquiry information associated with the message and the selection input, determining least one communication channel based on the entity information and the inquiry information, obtaining a response to the message via the at least one communication channel from the at least one entity, and transmitting the response to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Jack Moffitt, Santhosh Balasubramanian
  • Publication number: 20130054588
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating relevant search results for a user are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises receiving a search query from the user performing a communication initiation search, receiving, by the computer system, search results from a search engine based on the search query, linking, by the computer system, the search results to a communications dataset generated based on communication metadata received from a communication system, and ordering, by the computer system, the search results based on the communication dataset in order from most relevant to least relevant to the user performing the communication initiation search.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Stuart J. Levinson, Riley W. Crane, Sean Johnson, Brian F. Buschmann, James M. Byrum, Jack Moffitt, Santhosh Balasubramanian
  • Patent number: 8055444
    Abstract: A user interface for navigating and viewing content is described. In one example, the apparatus includes display logic for displaying at least two content properties, wherein each of the content properties is associated with additional content (e.g., an application, service, media object, or combinations thereof). Further, the apparatus includes selection logic for displaying the content associated with the content properties in response to selections thereof, and the content associated with each content property is displayed in a common (or reusable) display space of the interface. As different content properties are selected, the content displayed within the display space is replaced (e.g., through animation) according to the associated content of the newly selected content properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Salay, Tapan V. Bhat, Brian F. Buschmann, Keara Fallon, Hillman Curtis