Patents by Inventor Julio Viera

Julio Viera 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: 11283934
    Abstract: Methods are provided for providing a unified communication history of a multi-modal communication. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a plurality of event logs related to the multi-modal communication. The multi-modal communication comprises a first communication modality and a second communication modality. The method includes aggregating the one or more events from the event logs as a plurality of aggregated events and resolving an identity of each user from among the plurality of users in the plurality of aggregated events. The method includes storing the aggregated events into a communication history of the multi-modal communication. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FUZE, INC.
    Inventors: Julio Viera, Alan Sapede, Clement Wehrung, Jedidiah Brown
  • Patent number: 11201967
    Abstract: A method including receiving, from a non-participant, a request to access a chat group at a voice call number, the chat group including multiple participants is provided. The method includes providing a list of the participants to the non-participant, so that the non-participant may select to talk to a first participant from the list of the participants, receiving a call, from the non-participant to the first participant, at the voice call number via a voice communication channel, and initiating a voice data transfer between the first participant and the non-participant through the voice communication channel. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to execute the above method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio Viera Sotillo, João Santos, José Santos, Aaron Evans
  • Patent number: 11005829
    Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology related to systems and methods for providing secure end-to-end data encryption between devices. In one aspect, a method includes encrypting data for a sending device using an encryption key. The encryption key is not stored on a server. The method includes decrypting the encrypted data transmitted from the sending device to a receiving device using a decryption key. The decryption key is also not stored on a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Johnson, Julio Viera, Joao Santos
  • Patent number: 10839355
    Abstract: Methods and systems for intelligently joining a conference are provided. The method includes matching a user with contact details comprising at least one of name, email address, phone number, user ID, and/or enterprise of the user. The method also includes verifying an identity of the user when a confidence score exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes searching calendar data for a meeting involving the user based on the contact details of the user, the meeting scheduled proximate to a local time of the user. The method also includes joining the user to the meeting via an audio conferencing service based on the calendar data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Evans, Julio Viera, Lukasz Surazski
  • Patent number: 10812653
    Abstract: Methods are provided for routing communications between different recipients at an entity having access to a shared communication log and using presence information. The methods include receiving a communication from a user to an entity by a primary recipient at a call center for the entity, obtaining identifying information for the user, storing a communication log regarding the communication of the user, identifying a current presence of a secondary recipient for the entity, transferring the communication from the primary recipient to the secondary recipient in response to the presence identification of the secondary recipient indicating the secondary recipient is accessible, updating the communication log with information regarding the transfer from the primary recipient to the secondary recipient, and providing the communication log to the secondary recipient during the communication between the first user and the primary recipient or secondary recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Lukasz Surazski, Julio Viera, Keith Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200226552
    Abstract: Methods and systems for intelligently joining a conference are provided. The method includes matching a user with contact details comprising at least one of name, email address, phone number, user ID, and/or enterprise of the user. The method also includes verifying an identity of the user when a confidence score exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes searching calendar data for a meeting involving the user based on the contact details of the user, the meeting scheduled proximate to a local time of the user. The method also includes joining the user to the meeting via an audio conferencing service based on the calendar data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron EVANS, Julio VIERA, Lukasz SURAZSKI
  • Patent number: 10645088
    Abstract: A method for receiving a first signal from a first client device, the first signal indicative of a first user activity is provided. The method includes receiving a second signal from a client device, and storing the first signal and the second signal in an activity history log associated with the first user. The method includes determining, by a server, a presence status of the first user, configuring a presence indicator for the first user based on the presence status, and receiving, from a second user, a request for the presence indicator for the first user. The method includes validating the request from the second user and providing the presence indicator for the first user to the second user. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Leopoldo Yanes, Alan Sapede, Julio Viera, Clément Wehrung
  • Patent number: 10623562
    Abstract: Methods are provided for routing communications between different recipients at an entity having access to a shared communication log and using presence information. The methods include receiving a communication from a user to an entity by a primary recipient at a call center for the entity, obtaining identifying information for the user, storing a communication log regarding the communication of the user, identifying a current presence of a secondary recipient for the entity, transferring the communication from the primary recipient to the secondary recipient in response to the presence identification of the secondary recipient indicating the secondary recipient is accessible, updating the communication log with information regarding the transfer from the primary recipient to the secondary recipient, and providing the communication log to the secondary recipient during the communication between the first user and the primary recipient or secondary recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Lukasz Surazski, Julio Viera, Keith Johnson
  • Patent number: 10572859
    Abstract: Methods and systems for intelligently joining a conference are provided. The method includes initiating a connection for a user to an audio conferencing service, such as through an alert or notification. The method also includes matching the user with contact details including user's name, email address, phone number, user ID, and/or enterprise. The method also includes determining a confidence score based on matching the user with the contact details to verify an identity of the user when the confidence score exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method also includes searching calendar data for a meeting involving the user based on the contact details of the user, the meeting being scheduled proximate to a current time, the calendar data having a scheduled start time and a scheduled end time for the meeting. The method also includes joining the user to the meeting via the audio conferencing service based on the calendar data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Evans, Julio Viera, Lukasz Surazski
  • Patent number: 10454695
    Abstract: A method including receiving, from a participant, a request for starting an event including at least one second participant and a topic is provided. The method includes providing to one second participant an invitation to join the event, receiving, from any one of the participants, a document, and providing the document to all participants for view and/or editing, and providing the document to all participants upon request within a time period. The method includes granting access to the event to a participant, permitting the participant to access and modify the document in the event, and receiving a request from one of the participants to switch one of the first client device or a second client device used by a participant to continue to participate in the event. A system to perform the above method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: FUZE, INC.
    Inventors: Julio Viera, Jedidiah Brown, Keith Johnson, Luke Surazski, Clement Wehrung, Alan Sapede
  • Patent number: 10306071
    Abstract: Methods are provided for providing a unified communication history of a multi-modal communication. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a plurality of event logs related to the multi-modal communication. The multi-modal communication comprises a first communication modality and a second communication modality that is different from the first communication modality. The method includes aggregating the one or more events from the event logs as a plurality of aggregated events and resolving an identity of each user from among the plurality of users in the plurality of aggregated events. The method includes storing the aggregated events into a communication history of the multi-modal communication. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Fuze, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio Viera, Alan Sapede, Clement Wehrung, Jedidiah Brown
  • Patent number: 10298752
    Abstract: Methods are provided for routing communications between different recipients at an entity having access to a shared communication log and using presence information. The methods include receiving a communication from a user to an entity by a primary recipient at a call center for the entity, obtaining identifying information for the user, storing a communication log regarding the communication of the user, identifying a current presence of a secondary recipient for the entity, transferring the communication from the primary recipient to the secondary recipient in response to the presence identification of the secondary recipient indicating the secondary recipient is accessible, updating the communication log with information regarding the transfer from the primary recipient to the secondary recipient, and providing the communication log to the secondary recipient during the communication between the first user and the primary recipient or secondary recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: FUZE, INC.
    Inventors: Lukasz Surazski, Julio Viera, Keith Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180302233
    Abstract: A method including receiving, from a participant, a request for starting an event including at least one second participant and a topic is provided. The method includes providing to one second participant an invitation to join the event, receiving, from any one of the participants, a document, and providing the document to all participants for view and/or editing, and providing the document to all participants upon request within a time period. The method includes granting access to the event to a participant, permitting the participant to access and modify the document in the event, and receiving a request from one of the participants to switch one of the first client device or a second client device used by a participant to continue to participate in the event. A system to perform the above method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Julio Viera, Jedidiah Brown, Keith Johnson, Lukasz Surazski, Clement Wehrung