Patents by Inventor Poornima VENKATAKRISHNAN

Poornima VENKATAKRISHNAN 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: 20230245083
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands is disclosed. The system and method may include processes such as identifying ,emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11663566
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands is disclosed. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20220180336
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands is disclosed. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20220180349
    Abstract: A system and/or method may be provided to authenticate a user. An example method of authenticating a user includes receiving, by a merchant application, a user request to complete a transaction using a payment service provider. The method also includes in response to receiving the user request to complete the transaction, retrieving, by the merchant application, a browser cookie stored on a user device and associated with one or more user interactions with a browser included in the user device and the payment service provider. The method further includes in response to receiving the user request to complete the transaction, launching, by the merchant application, an instance of the browser that reads the browser cookie and authenticates the user based on the browser cookie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Jeffrey Edward Harrell, Teddy Vincent Toms
  • Patent number: 11321700
    Abstract: A system and/or method may be provided to authenticate a user. An example method of authenticating a user includes receiving, by a merchant application, a user request to complete a transaction using a payment service provider. The method also includes in response to receiving the user request to complete the transaction, retrieving, by the merchant application, a browser cookie stored on a user device and associated with one or more user interactions with a browser included in the user device and the payment service provider. The method further includes in response to receiving the user request to complete the transaction, launching, by the merchant application, an instance of the browser that reads the browser cookie and authenticates the user based on the browser cookie.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Jeffrey Edward Harrell, Teddy Vincent Toms
  • Patent number: 11295282
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20210364322
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20210055128
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Patent number: 10929917
    Abstract: A method for accessing communication in chat sessions for cart generation is discussed. The method includes accessing, via a chat bot, a chat text in a chat session by a chat application instance to another chat application instance. The method includes determining intent for purchasing a product from a merchant based on an analysis of the chat text. In response to determining the intent, the method determines a locator for an online store of the merchant from the chat text. The method includes accessing, using the locator, the online store to determine product features of the product. Based on the product features and the chat text, a cart is generated for an order of the product for the online store. The method provides, via the chat bot, an indication of the cart to the chat session to obtain, from the first chat application instance, authorization to order the cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: PayPal, Inc.
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Teddy Vincent Toms
  • Patent number: 10764222
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20190149502
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Patent number: 10084738
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'neill
  • Patent number: 10033678
    Abstract: A system and method of security for emoji based actions. The system and method may include processes such as obtaining a first text associated with an emoji image and a second text, determining to implement a security measure based at least in part on the first text associated with the emoji image, and determining a security level based at least in part on the second text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'neill
  • Publication number: 20180174222
    Abstract: A method for accessing communication in chat sessions for cart generation is discussed. The method includes accessing, via a chat bot, a chat text in a chat session by a chat application instance to another chat application instance. The method includes determining intent for purchasing a product from a merchant based on an analysis of the chat text. In response to determining the intent, the method determines a locator for an online store of the merchant from the chat text. The method includes accessing, using the locator, the online store to determine product features of the product. Based on the product features and the chat text, a cart is generated for an order of the product for the online store. The method provides, via the chat bot, an indication of the cart to the chat session to obtain, from the first chat application instance, authorization to order the cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Teddy Vincent Toms
  • Publication number: 20170316400
    Abstract: A system and/or method may be provided to authenticate a user. An example method of authenticating a user includes receiving, by a merchant application, a user request to complete a transaction using a payment service provider. The method also includes in response to receiving the user request to complete the transaction, retrieving, by the merchant application, a browser cookie stored on a user device and associated with one or more user interactions with a browser included in the user device and the payment service provider. The method further includes in response to receiving the user request to complete the transaction, launching, by the merchant application, an instance of the browser that reads the browser cookie and authenticates the user based on the browser cookie.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Jeffrey Edward Harrell, Teddy Vincent Toms
  • Publication number: 20170118154
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and executing emoji based commands in messaging applications. The system and method may include processes such as identifying emojis in a message, determining one or more action based on the emoji, and completing the determined actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20170118189
    Abstract: A system and method of security for emoji based actions. The system and method may include processes such as obtaining a first text associated with an emoji image and a second text, determining to implement a security measure based at least in part on the first text associated with the emoji image, and determining a security level based at least in part on the second text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Poornima Venkatakrishnan, Megan Marie O'neill
  • Publication number: 20090221274
    Abstract: An incoming call is received on a computing device. In response to receiving the call, a determination is made to implement an alternative call handling routine instead of a default call handling routine. The alternative call handling routine is then initiated by performing a set or sequence of one or more actions that comprise the alternative call handling routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Poornima VENKATAKRISHNAN, Ted Dorff