Patents by Inventor Michael Shmilov

Michael Shmilov 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: 20150373060
    Abstract: A method of using capabilities of a smart TV to enhance an audio and/or video call, including discovering by a first smartphone a near smart TV; establishing communication between the first smartphone and the smart TV; checking by the first smartphone the smart TV's capabilities; and using the smart TV capabilities to enhance a call between the first smartphone and a second smartphone or to enhance an application running on the first smartphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Michael SHMILOV, Igor MAGAZINIK, Talmon MARCO, Sunny MARUELI
  • Publication number: 20150319613
    Abstract: A method of authenticating a user's right to a mobile communication device, comprising: providing a service server comprising a database having registered service users entries, each the entries comprising an identification of the service user's mobile communication device, and an identification of the network operator used by the service user's mobile communication device; and requesting by the service server from a client application running on a first mobile communication device to send a SMS message to a client application miming on a second mobile communication device, the first and second mobile communication devices sharing the same network operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Shmilov, Ido Iungelson
  • Publication number: 20150163295
    Abstract: A method of pushing an ongoing VVo1P call from a first currently participating communication device belonging to an account having an account ID to a second communication device, comprising: sending by the first communication device a ‘transfer call’ message to a signaling service; sending by the signaling service the ‘transfer call’ message to at least one selected second communication device; if the call is not a P2P call, sending by one of the at least one selected second communication devices a ‘connect’ message to a relay server, the message comprising authentication information; sending by the signaling service a “call transferred” message to the first communication device; and continuing the ongoing call with the selected second communication device replacing the first communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Shmilov, Ido Iungelson, Ran Shalgi
  • Publication number: 20150149566
    Abstract: A system and method for communicating messages over messaging service, comprising: receiving a request from a first user device to transmit a message to a second user having one or more communication devices sharing the same account ID; determining at least one active device from the one or more communication devices sharing the same account ID; sending an active status to the selected one or more device; sending an inactive status to the unselected one or more devices; and transmitting the message to the one or more active devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Viper Media S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Michael Shmilov, Ido lungelson
  • Publication number: 20150149567
    Abstract: A system and method for delivering messages to participants in an instant messaging session, the participants running an IM application, comprising: receiving by a server a message from a first participant's IM application, addressed to at least one other participant; for each the at least one other participants: if the participant is active in the session—sending the message by the server to the participant; and if the participant is inactive in the session—sending a silent notification by the server to the participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Viper Media S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Michael Shmilov, Ido Iungelson, Chen Abarbanel
  • Patent number: D741882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Viber Media S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Michael Shmilov, Ido Iungelson