Patents by Inventor Luis Blando
Luis Blando 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: 20220286419Abstract: Systems, methods and products for increasing efficiency of resource usage by determining the reliability of reporters of unwanted messages and prioritizing evaluation of messages based on the reliability scores. Reports of unwanted messages are evaluating to determine whether they are bad. If an unwanted message is bad, a score for the reporter is updated to reflect a positive credit. A set of safe rules are applied to the message to determine whether it is safe and if the message is determined to be safe, the reporter score corresponding to the reporter is updated to reflect a non-positive (zero or negative) credit. If the message is determined to be neither bad nor safe, the message is entered in a reevaluation queue and, after a waiting period, the message evaluation is repeated using updated threat information, and the reporter score is updated according to the reevaluation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Mark Stetzer, Dharmin Shah, Kehkashan Sadiq Fazal, Remy Bubulka, Luis Blando
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Patent number: 8850464Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing polling related data to viewers in an interactive cable televisions system. Users viewing a program can initiate a request for participating in a polling activity. The request and other program-related information are sent to the cable television system provider. Appropriate polling window data is returned to the set top box allowing a polling window to be displayed to the viewer. The viewer may choose one or several selections, and transmit the response to the cable television system provider. User responses can be tallied and presented in real time to the viewer audience. Program producers can incorporate the results of viewer feedback in real-time allowing the outcome of the program to be based on the collective viewer feedback.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2006Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Raul Aldrey, Edwin Elberg, Luis Blando, Diego Crespo, Anil Guntupalli, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Shafiq Kassam, Maitreyi Krishnaswamy
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Publication number: 20120014515Abstract: In an exemplary method, at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a client communication subsystem to a voice network identifier is detected. Visual content that has been predefined as being associated with the at least one telephony attribute is identified. A request for the visual content is initiated in response to the detecting step. The visual content is received, in response to the initiating step, for display at the client communication subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.Inventors: Jimena Velarde, Edwin Elberg, Luis Blando, John Valdez, Michael J. Naggar, Mona A. Goldstein, Sudhanshu Sharma, Raul Aldrey
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Patent number: 8036355Abstract: In an exemplary method, at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a client communication subsystem to a voice network identifier is detected. Visual content that has been predefined as being associated with the at least one telephony attribute is identified. A request for the visual content is initiated in response to the detecting step. The visual content is received, in response to the initiating step, for display at the client communication subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Jimena Velarde, Edwin Elberg, Luis Blando, John P. Valdez, Michael J. Naggar, Mona A. Goldstein, Sudhanshu Sharma, Raul Aldrey
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Publication number: 20100073453Abstract: In an exemplary method, at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a client communication subsystem to a voice network identifier is detected. Visual content that has been predefined as being associated with the at least one telephony attribute is identified. A request for the visual content is initiated in response to the detecting step. The visual content is received, in response to the initiating step, for display at the client communication subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Jimena Velarde, Edwin Elberg, Luis Blando, John Valdez, Michael J. Naggar, Mona A. Goldstein, Sudhanshu Sharma, Raul Aldrey
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Patent number: 7634067Abstract: In an exemplary method, at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a client communication subsystem to a voice network identifier is detected. Visual content that has been predefined as being associated with the at least one telephony attribute is identified. A request for the visual content is initiated in response to the detecting step. The visual content is received, in response to the initiating step, for display at the client communication subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2005Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Verizon Data Services LLCInventors: Jimena Velarde, Edwin Elberg, Luis Blando, John Valdez, Michael J. Naggar, Mona A. Goldstein, Sudhanshu Sharma, Raul Aldrey
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Publication number: 20080086742Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing polling related data to viewers in an interactive cable televisions system. Users viewing a program can initiate a request for participating in a polling activity. The request and other program-related information are sent to the cable television system provider. Appropriate polling window data is returned to the set top box allowing a polling window to be displayed to the viewer. The viewer may choose one or several selections, and transmit the response to the cable television system provider. User responses can be tallied and presented in real time to the viewer audience. Program producers can incorporate the results of viewer feedback in real-time allowing the outcome of the program to be based on the collective viewer feedback.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2006Publication date: April 10, 2008Applicant: Verizon Services Corp.Inventors: Raul Aldrey, Edwin Elberg, Luis Blando, Diego Crespo, Anil Guntupalli, Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Shafiq Kassam, Maitreyi Krishnaswamy
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Publication number: 20080046349Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing aggregated financial services at a plurality of user access points, such as a cellular phone or a television, are provided. Each user access point is capable of communicating with an integrated communications network, through which the aggregated financial services are provided. The aggregated financial services are directed to enabling the user to centrally manage a variety of dispersed financial accounts, including the user's bank accounts, brokerage accounts, credit card accounts, frequent flyer accounts, reward programs, and any other accounts that may impact the user's financial position. Using the aggregated financial services, the user may perform a variety of transactions in and among one or more of the financial accounts without having to separately interacting with each of these accounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2006Publication date: February 21, 2008Applicant: Verizon Data Services Inc.Inventors: Edwin Elberg, Raul Aldrey, Diego Crespo, Luis Blando, Anil Guntupalli, Sudhanshu Sharma
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Publication number: 20060173940Abstract: A system and method for managed peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing. The peer nodes can include a web browser and a p2p agent. The web browser can connect to the Internet and can interface with the p2p agent. The p2p agent provides the file sharing utilities for implementing the p2p network. A web server connected to the Internet can monitor and manage p2p activity, including providing persistent storage for the p2p networks. The web server can interface with a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to provide access to the p2p network for PSTN peer nodes that do not have web browsing capabilities. A method of implementing managed p2p file sharing includes registering users; providing login and logout functions; creating p2p sessions; preparing, forwarding, receiving, accepting and/or rejecting invitations to join p2p sessions; quitting p2p sessions; deleting p2p sessions or selected members of p2p sessions; and sharing and transferring files.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Applicant: Verizon Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Anil Guntupalli, Raul Aldrey, Edwin Elberg, Nosherwan Minwalla, Shadman Zafar, Luis Blando, Shafiq Kassam, Liwen Yang, Aung Tun, Diego Crespo