Patents by Inventor Narendra Venkataraman

Narendra Venkataraman 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).

  • Authentication and non-interfering SMS-messaging in GSM telephone communication
    Patent number: 7548754
    Abstract: A method for transmitting SMS messages to a subscriber GSM telephone after a call is ended and authenticating the source of the delivered text message with a logo or other graphic not forwardable by mobile phone subscribers is provided. In the present invention, audio advertisements are selected based on a mobile phone subscriber's profile, and accompanying SMS messages or m-coupons are further transmitted to the subscriber only upon their request. A check will be carried out on the eligibility of the subscriber to receive the SMS message they had requested for. This check limits the number of times the subscriber receives a same SMS message. If the subscriber is eligible to receive the message, an authenticating symbol is included in the SMS message before transmission so that retransmission to other users will delete the graphic and render the SMS message invalid for business transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Asha Attur Shivaram, Sreedhar Nivarti, Narendra Venkataraman, Palpandian Balakrishnan
  • Authentication and non-interfering SMS-messaging in GSM telephone communication
    Publication number: 20040203963
    Abstract: A method for transmitting SMS messages to a subscriber GSM telephone after a call is ended and authenticating the source of the delivered text message with a logo or other graphic not forwardable by mobile phone subscribers is provided. In the present invention, audio advertisements are selected based on a mobile phone subscriber's profile, and accompanying SMS messages or m-coupons are further transmitted to the subscriber only upon their request. A check will be carried out on the eligibility of the subscriber to receive the SMS message they had requested for. This check limits the number of times the subscriber receives a same SMS message. If the subscriber is eligible to receive the message, an authenticating symbol is included in the SMS message before transmission so that retransmission to other users will delete the graphic and render the SMS message invalid for business transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Asha Attur Shivaram, Sreedhar Nivarti, Narendra Venkataraman, Palpandian Balakrishnan