Patents by Inventor Manish Varma

Manish Varma 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).

  • Match maker service
    Patent number: 8934928
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a service, utilizing Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), to a user in a communications network. According to one example of the invention, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) message is received from an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) server or gateway. Relevant content is then retrieved from a database upon receiving the HTTP message. A USSD message content is created based on a set of parameters, the USSD message content is sent to the USSD server, and the relevant content may then be provided to a user terminal in a text message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Teemu Harju, Uwe Schwarz, Manish Varma, Matti I. Vesterinen, Timo Alakoski
  • Messaging mechanism
    Patent number: 8527607
    Abstract: Exchange of small pieces of data among end user terminals and/or between end user terminals and a network has increased. Examples of such small pieces of data include presence information updates. A messaging mechanism piggybacking the data in a push session initiation request enables sending of small pieces of data with minimum delay and without an activated packet data connection, and without user interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Timo Tapani Alakoski, Yrjo Markus Raivio, Manish Varma
  • Systems for providing peer-to-peer communications
    Patent number: 8437757
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for establishing peer-to-peer calls such as voice over IP calls and video over IP calls. In various embodiments of the invention, SMTP messages are exchanged between devices using a SMTP server, with the SMTP messages including IP address information. With this arrangement, the need for SIP service providers can be eliminated. In other embodiments of the present invention, SMS messages including IP address information are transmitted between devices during a GSM or other type of telephone call, enabling the call to “migrate” to a VoIP or video over IP call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Manish Varma, Sami Makelainen, Ville Aarni, Tommy Lindgren, Teemu Harju, Matti Vesterinen, Javier Lafuente, Jaakko Teinila, Harri Hakulinen, Heikki Kokkinen
  • MESSAGING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20110173291
    Abstract: Exchange of small pieces of data among end user terminals and/or between end user terminals and a network has increased. Examples of such small pieces of data include presence information updates. A messaging mechanism piggybacking the data in a push session initiation request enables sending of small pieces of data with minimum delay and without an activated packet data connection, and without user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Timo Tapani Alakoski, Yrjo Markus Raivio, Manish Varma
  • Match maker service
    Publication number: 20100048228
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods, apparatuses and systems for providing a service, utilizing Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), to a user in a communications network. According to one example of the invention, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) message is received from an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) server or gateway. Relevant content is then retrieved from a database upon receiving the HTTP message. A USSD message content is created based on a set of parameters, the USSD message content is sent to the USSD server, and the relevant content may then be provided to a user terminal in a text message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Teemu Harju, Uwe Schwarz, Manish Varma, Matti I. Vesterunen, Timo Alakoski
  • Systems for providing peer-to-peer communications
    Publication number: 20080123685
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for establishing peer-to-peer calls such as voice over IP calls and video over IP calls. In various embodiments of the invention, SMTP messages are exchanged between devices using a SMTP server, with the SMTP messages including IP address information. With this arrangement, the need for SIP service providers can be eliminated. In other embodiments of the present invention, SMS messages including IP address information are transmitted between devices during a GSM or other type of telephone call, enabling the call to “migrate” to a VoIP or video over IP call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Manish Varma, Sami Makelainen, Ville Aarni, Tommy Lindgren, Teemu Harju, Matti Vesterinen, Javier Lafuente, Jaakko Teinila, Harri Hakulinen, Heikki Kokkinen