Patents by Inventor Lien K. Tran
Lien K. Tran 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).
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Publication number: 20230085233Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user’s response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Patent number: 11539645Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Publication number: 20210273898Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Patent number: 11038826Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Publication number: 20200314047Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Patent number: 10721197Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Patent number: 10470189Abstract: A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by leveraging a smart scheduling system for vehicles. The smart scheduling system can use location and network capacity data to prioritize over-the-air software pushes for vehicles. For instance, a vehicle, which is only operational during off-peak wireless network hours can receive a software push during the off-peak times because wireless network capacity is not an issue. However, vehicles, which are used primarily during heavy peak wireless network times can receive software in a prioritized manner based on location data, frequency of use, network capacity, etc.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Lien K. Tran, Simon D. Byers, Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Emir Halepovic, David John Poole, Christopher T. Volinsky
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Publication number: 20180191656Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Patent number: 9942182Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Patent number: 9883413Abstract: Network traffic usage information for a set of registered devices is monitored, analyzed, and reported within a cellular service provider portion of a communications network. The network traffic usage information can relate to data traffic, voice traffic, and/or short message service traffic. Reporting the network traffic usage information is customizable such that parameters associated with the network traffic usage can be changed, depending on the parameters that are of current interest to an organization affiliated with the set of registered devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Cynthia Cama, Jeffrey Erman, Wen-Ling Hsu, Yu Jin, Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran
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Publication number: 20170374668Abstract: A more efficient over-the-air software push can be facilitated by leveraging a smart scheduling system for vehicles. The smart scheduling system can use location and network capacity data to prioritize over-the-air software pushes for vehicles. For instance, a vehicle, which is only operational during off-peak wireless network hours can receive a software push during the off-peak times because wireless network capacity is not an issue. However, vehicles, which are used primarily during heavy peak wireless network times can receive software in a prioritized manner based on location data, frequency of use, network capacity, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Lien K. Tran, Simon D. Byers, Carlos Eduardo De Andrade, Emir Halepovic, David John Poole, Christopher T. Volinsky
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Patent number: 9584989Abstract: A crowd-sourced mobile messaging spam detection and defense system includes an application running on a mobile device. The application uses an unwanted message detection algorithm to analyze and classify messages as potential unwanted messages. The potential unwanted messages are presented to a user for confirmation that the messages are unwanted messages. In response to confirmation, the mobile device transmits a notification to a virtual machine associated with the user. The virtual machine uses the notification to update the unwanted message detection algorithm which may then be transmitted to the mobile device. The virtual machine may also transmit the notification to a global virtual machine. The global virtual machine may use the notification to update a set of classification rules maintained by the global virtual machine and transmit the set of classification rules as necessary to the multiple virtual machines for use in updating the unwanted message detection algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Jeffrey Erman, Yu Jin, Abhinav Srivastava, Lien K. Tran
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Publication number: 20160142352Abstract: A cloud based mobile internet protocol messaging spam defense. Short message service (SMS) messages are analyzed by a cloud based virtual machine to determine if should be considered potentially unwanted messages (e.g., spam). The cloud based virtual machine uses a user specific algorithm for determining if a message should be considered to be a potentially unwanted message. Messages that are determined to be potentially unwanted messages trigger a notification to be sent to a user device associated with the virtual machine. The notification requests confirmation from the user that the potentially unwanted message is an unwanted message. The user's response to a request for confirmation is then used to update an unwanted message database associated with the user and the user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran, Yu Jin
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Publication number: 20150148006Abstract: A crowd-sourced mobile messaging spam detection and defense system includes an application running on a mobile device. The application uses an unwanted message detection algorithm to analyze and classify messages as potential unwanted messages. The potential unwanted messages are presented to a user for confirmation that the messages are unwanted messages. In response to confirmation, the mobile device transmits a notification to a virtual machine associated with the user. The virtual machine uses the notification to update the unwanted message detection algorithm which may then be transmitted to the mobile device. The virtual machine may also transmit the notification to a global virtual machine. The global virtual machine may use the notification to update a set of classification rules maintained by the global virtual machine and transmit the set of classification rules as necessary to the multiple virtual machines for use in updating the unwanted message detection algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ann E. Skudlark, Jeffrey Erman, Yu Jin, Abhinav Srivastava, Lien K. Tran
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Publication number: 20140370843Abstract: Network traffic usage information for a set of registered devices is monitored, analyzed, and reported within a cellular service provider portion of a communications network. The network traffic usage information can relate to data traffic, voice traffic, and/or short message service traffic. Reporting the network traffic usage information is customizable such that parameters associated with the network traffic usage can be changed, depending on the parameters that are of current interest to an organization affiliated with the set of registered devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2013Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Cynthia Cama, Jeffrey Erman, Wen-Ling Hsu, Yu Jin, Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran
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Publication number: 20140109223Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a notification service in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method registers a mobile device associated with a customer for the notification service, collects traffic data related to the mobile device of the customer, determines if an anomaly is detected for the traffic data that is collected for the mobile device, and provides a notification to the mobile device of the customer, if the anomaly is detected for the traffic data that is collected for the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: YU JIN, Cynthia Cama, Ann E. Skudlark, Lien K. Tran
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Patent number: 6625258Abstract: A virtual assistant system (VAS) (102) supports call services (104), message services (106) and profile services (108) and interfaces to both a telephone network (114) and to a data network (116). The telephone network (114) may be the PSTN and/or another telephone network. The data network (116) may be the Internet, an Intranet or another data network in which communications are packet based. The call services (104) include call receipt services, call initiation services, conference calling services and other types of services in which calls are initiated, routed and/or completed and that are typically provided by a telephone company. The message services (106) include voice mail, email, Faxes, video mail, and other types of messages that include one or more types of media, e.g., audio or visual. The profile services (108) uniquely identify each subscriber and provide contact information for the subscriber. [All communications (email, voice mail, Fax, etc.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1999Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Nortel Networks LTDInventors: Geetha Ram, Lien K. Tran, Charles G. Roberts