Patents by Inventor Dipti Ranganathan

Dipti Ranganathan 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).

  • System, method and apparatus for playing a sound identifier based on connection status
    Patent number: 7996527
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski
  • System, method and apparatus for communicating via instant messaging
    Patent number: 7805487
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski
  • System, Method and Apparatus for Communicating Via Instant Messaging
    Publication number: 20100023590
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: AT & T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski
  • System, method and apparatus for communicating via instant messaging
    Patent number: 7584257
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski
  • System, method and apparatus for communicating via instant messaging
    Patent number: 7043530
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski
  • System, method and apparatus for communicating via instant messaging
    Publication number: 20060075056
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski
  • System and method for communicating via instant messaging
    Publication number: 20020034281
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator. Audible signatures or sound identifiers may be provided to identify users to one another over the network. The audible sound identifiers may be selected or created by users and are provided to the users in the network to identify the source of certain communications and the activity status of users in the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski
  • System, method and apparatus for communicating via instant messaging
    Publication number: 20020026483
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for facilitating communication among a number of distributed clients in a distributed network is disclosed. A user, such as through a personal digital assistant device, may select one or more instant messages for transmission to one or more other users in the network. The instant messages may be sound instant message and/or text instant messages. During messaging, message status indicators provide users with the status of their respective messages. In one embodiment, the messages may be deemed to be either pending or received as distinguished by a pending status indicator and a received status indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Ellen Isaacs, Dipti Ranganathan, Alan Walendowski