Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Lawson

Jeffrey Lawson 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).

  • Publication number: 20210218782
    Abstract: A method for processing telephony sessions of a network including at least one application server and a call router, the method including the steps of assigning a primary Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and at least a secondary URI to an application; mapping a telephony session to the primary URI; communicating with the application server designated by the primary URI using an application layer protocol; receiving telephony instructions from the application server and processing the telephony instructions with the call router; detecting an application event; and upon detecting the application event, communicating with the application server designated by the secondary URI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Publication number: 20210218847
    Abstract: An embodiment of the system for publishing events of a telephony application to a client includes a call router that generates events from the telephony application and an event router that manages the publication of events generated by the call router and that manages the subscription to events by clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Publication number: 20210218848
    Abstract: An embodiment of the system for publishing events of a telephony application to a client includes a call router that generates events from the telephony application and an event router that manages the publication of events generated by the call router and that manages the subscription to events by clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Patent number: 11032325
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating signaling and media communication at a communication platform that includes receiving a communication request to a resource, wherein the communication request specifies a destination endpoint; establishing signaling and media communication in a session with the destination endpoint of the communication request; registering a callback resource to a signaling event of the session; monitoring signaling messages of the session; detecting the signaling event in the signaling messages of the session; and triggering the callback resource upon detecting the signaling event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jonas Boerjesson, John Wolthuis, Jeffrey Lawson, Evan Cooke
  • Patent number: 11032330
    Abstract: A method for processing telephony sessions of a network including at least one application server and a call router, the method including the steps of assigning a primary Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and at least a secondary URI to an application; mapping a telephony session to the primary URI; communicating with the application server designated by the primary URI using an application layer protocol; receiving telephony instructions from the application server and processing the telephony instructions with the call router; detecting an application event; and upon detecting the application event, communicating with the application server designated by the secondary URI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Patent number: 11019159
    Abstract: A multi-tenant media communication platform system and methods. The platform system includes media communication micro-services and micro-service configuration for a plurality of entities configured for use of the platform system. Enrolling an entity in the platform system includes setting entity configuration for use of the platform system by the entity. A micro-service request is processed according to the entity configuration. The micro-service request is a request for use of at least one micro-service of the platform system on behalf of the entity. Use of each micro-service is accounted for on behalf of the entity. Billing information for the entity is generated based on the accounting for the use of each micro-service on behalf of the entity. Entity configuration includes micro-service configuration, and micro-service configuration specifies at least one of: an endpoint mapping to at least one application logic URI, an event callback URI, and an event application logic URI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthius
  • Patent number: 11005998
    Abstract: An embodiment of the system for publishing events of a telephony application to a client includes a call router that generates events from the telephony application and an event router that manages the publication of events generated by the call router and that manages the subscription to events by clients. The system can be used with a telephony application that interfaces with a telephony device and an application server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Publication number: 20210082010
    Abstract: A multi-tenant media processing platform system and method. At least a first media analysis service of a plurality of media analysis services is activated for at least a portion of an active communication session of an entity in the platform system. The first activated media analysis service performs a first media analysis on media of the active communication session that is collected by the platform system. The first activated media analysis service performs the first media analysis on the collected media while the communication session is active to generate a first media analysis result. During the active communication session, at least one media analysis result is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lawson
  • Patent number: 10853854
    Abstract: A multi-tenant media processing platform system and method. At least a first media analysis service of a plurality of media analysis services is activated for at least a portion of an active communication session of an entity in the platform system. The first activated media analysis service performs a first media analysis on media of the active communication session that is collected by the platform system. The first activated media analysis service performs the first media analysis on the collected media while the communication session is active to generate a first media analysis result. During the active communication session, at least one media analysis result is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lawson
  • Patent number: 10819757
    Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a client application that can include establishing a client signaling communication channel with a first client application; receiving a communication request from the first client application through the client signaling communication channel, wherein the communication request contains at least an authentication token and a specified communication destination; verifying the authentication token; if the authentication token is verified, at the system bridge, establishing a signaling communication channel with the communication destination and a second media communication channel with the specified communication destination; at the system bridge, establishing a first media communication channel with the client application; and merging the first media communication channel with the second media communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke, Jonas Borjesson, Rob Simutis, Brian Tarricone, Edward Kim, Ameya Lokare
  • Publication number: 20200304578
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating contextual communications that includes creating a contextual resource that is initially associated with at least at first communication session; receiving an incoming communication request and establishing a second communication session; associating the second communication session with the contextual resource; setting contextual information of the contextual resource; performing at least one contextual communication action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, Rob Brazier, Peter Lee, Manav Khurana
  • Patent number: 10749964
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating contextual communications that includes creating a contextual resource that is initially associated with at least at first communication session; receiving an incoming communication request and establishing a second communication session; associating the second communication session with the contextual resource; setting contextual information of the contextual resource; performing at least one contextual communication action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, Rob Brazier, Peter Lee, Manav Khurana
  • Publication number: 20200244712
    Abstract: A method for processing telephony sessions of a network including at least one application server and a call router, the method including the steps of assigning a primary Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and at least a secondary URI to an application; mapping a telephony session to the primary URI; communicating with the application server designated by the primary URI using an application layer protocol; receiving telephony instructions from the application server and processing the telephony instructions with the call router; detecting an application event; and upon detecting the application event, communicating with the application server designated by the secondary URI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Publication number: 20200220939
    Abstract: A multi-tenant media communication platform system and methods. The platform system includes media communication micro-services and micro-service configuration for a plurality of entities configured for use of the platform system. Enrolling an entity in the platform system includes setting entity configuration for use of the platform system by the entity. A micro-service request is processed according to the entity configuration. The micro-service request is a request for use of at least one micro-service of the platform system on behalf of the entity. Use of each micro-service is accounted for on behalf of the entity. Billing information for the entity is generated based on the accounting for the use of each micro-service on behalf of the entity. Entity configuration includes micro-service configuration, and micro-service configuration specifies at least one of: an endpoint mapping to at least one application logic URI, an event callback URI, and an event application logic URI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthius
  • Patent number: 10708317
    Abstract: A method for processing telephony sessions of a network including at least one application server and a call router, the method including the steps of assigning a primary Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and at least a secondary URI to an application; mapping a telephony session to the primary URI; communicating with the application server designated by the primary URI using an application layer protocol; receiving telephony instructions from the application server and processing the telephony instructions with the call router; detecting an application event; and upon detecting the application event, communicating with the application server designated by the secondary URI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Publication number: 20200143440
    Abstract: A multi-tenant media processing platform system and method. At least a first media analysis service of a plurality of media analysis services is activated for at least a portion of an active communication session of an entity in the platform system. The first activated media analysis service performs a first media analysis on media of the active communication session that is collected by the platform system. The first activated media analysis service performs the first media analysis on the collected media while the communication session is active to generate a first media analysis result. During the active communication session, at least one media analysis result is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lawson
  • Patent number: 10637938
    Abstract: A multi-tenant media communication platform system and methods. The platform system includes media communication micro-services and micro-service configuration for a plurality of entities configured for use of the platform system. Enrolling an entity in the platform system includes setting entity configuration for use of the platform system by the entity. A micro-service request is processed according to the entity configuration. The micro-service request is a request for use of at least one micro-service of the platform system on behalf of the entity. Use of each micro-service is accounted for on behalf of the entity. Billing information for the entity is generated based on the accounting for the use of each micro-service on behalf of the entity. Entity configuration includes micro-service configuration, and micro-service configuration specifies at least one of: an endpoint mapping to at least one application logic URI, an event callback URI, and an event application logic URI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthius
  • Publication number: 20200120145
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating signaling and media communication at a communication platform that includes receiving a communication request to a resource, wherein the communication request specifies a destination endpoint; establishing signaling and media communication in a session with the destination endpoint of the communication request; registering a callback resource to a signaling event of the session; monitoring signaling messages of the session; detecting the signaling event in the signaling messages of the session; and triggering the callback resource upon detecting the signaling event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jonas Boerjesson, John Wolthuis, Jeffrey Lawson, Evan Cooke
  • Publication number: 20200076952
    Abstract: An embodiment of the system for publishing events of a telephony application to a client includes a call router that generates events from the telephony application and an event router that manages the publication of events generated by the call router and that manages the subscription to events by clients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke
  • Patent number: 10560490
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating signaling and media communication at a communication platform that includes receiving a communication request to a resource, wherein the communication request specifies a destination endpoint; establishing signaling and media communication in a session with the destination endpoint of the communication request; registering a callback resource to a signaling event of the session; monitoring signaling messages of the session; detecting the signaling event in the signaling messages of the session; and triggering the callback resource upon detecting the signaling event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jonas Boerjesson, John Wolthuis, Jeffrey Lawson, Evan Cooke