Patents by Inventor Rajesh Ramanathan

Rajesh Ramanathan 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).

  • Patent number: 7617243
    Abstract: A hierarchical address book for an organization is implemented where employees are represented by user objects and departments are represented by department objects. Computer-readable media include executable instructions for displaying and navigating the hierarchical address book. Computer-readable media also include executable instructions for ordering a list of recipients of an electronic mail message as a function of the seniority rating of an object in the hierarchical address book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Kenzaburo Tamaru, Koichi Nakajima, Kristian L. M. Andaker, Michael Anthony Faoro, Yasuhiko Mori, Yusuke Bou, Taketoshi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20090238358
    Abstract: Multiple instances of an incoming call in a unified communication system capable of communicating through multiple networks are provided to devices and/or applications associated with the called party. Upon acceptance or a global rejection of the incoming call through one of the end devices/applications, the remainder are provided a cancellation notice for the forked call request that includes information associated with which end device took the action, what type of action was taken, whether the action was based on automatic policy implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Pradipta Kumar Basu, Paul D. Tidwell, Srivatsa Srinivasan
  • Publication number: 20090216839
    Abstract: To provide a user with better experience of cooperation between an electronic business card processing program and a communication program when exchanging electronic business cards. Electronic business cards are stored in a DB server, which is one of storages for a communication program, as well as an electronic business card local file. Thus, even if a PC is a company's PC, for example, the electronic business cards can be viewed by accessing the DB server from another PC or the like outside an office. Further, the electronic business card processing program operates with the communication program as back-end, however, the electronic business card processing program may not be installed on a PC in some cases. Even in such a case, the communication program alone can display received electronic business cards that are stored in the communication program local file on the screen of a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Keiichi Yokoyama, Yasuhiko Mori, Makoto Fukuda, Yoshiaki Hara, Rajesh Ramanathan, Christopher C. Yu, Fumiaki Yagi
  • Publication number: 20090202056
    Abstract: Techniques for transfer error recovery are described. A system may comprise a context generator module operative to record context information for a first call session between a first call terminal and a call system resource, and store the context information with a context identifier in a context table. The system may include a transfer error context module to couple to the context generator module, the transfer error context module operative to generate transfer error context information having the context identifier. The system may include a call transfer module to couple to the transfer error context module, the call transfer module operative to send the transfer error context information to the first call terminal for use in case of a transfer failure event. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amritansh Raghav, Michael Trommsdorff, Rajesh Ramanathan, Andreas Strebel
  • Publication number: 20090181657
    Abstract: Multiple instances of an incoming call in an integrated system capable of communicating through multiple networks are associated such that the called party is provided a single (merged) notification along with options to select among available call types. The call is established using a selected network and end device registered to the called user. Association of the instances is accomplished by comparing caller identity derived from a variety of information associated with the calling party. Conversation or correlation IDs are used to associate the instances as being for the same call and with other related communications such as a related instant messaging session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Pradipta Kumar Basu, Amritansh Raghav, Nikhil P. Bobde, Sriram K. Parameswar
  • Publication number: 20090180602
    Abstract: Context-based call routing is provided in a unified communication system by enabling subscribers to define a routing document, which is published by the communication system to callers who subscribe to a presence of the called party. Through publication of the context-based routing information, callers are enabled to make selections between call destination options as defined by the caller and provide a subject for the requested call. The call is then routed by the system according to the caller selection allowing efficient facilitation of the communication between the caller and the called party or their designees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Eran Shtiegman, Amritansh Raghav, Dena Osherovich
  • Patent number: 7555534
    Abstract: A user of a client computer submits a directory request to a server executing a server email application. The server email application is responsive to the directory request to identify a custom directory containing contact data for one or more individuals. The server email application determines whether to transfer a written form of the contact data, or whether to transfer both written and phonetic forms of the contact data to the client computer. The server email application indexes the contact data, prior to transfer, based on the written form when only the written form of contact data is being transferred to the client computer, and indexes the contact data based on both the phonetic and written forms when the written and phonetic forms of the contact data are both being transferred to the client computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Kristian L. M. Andaker, Taketoshi Yoshida, Victor Erwin Romano
  • Publication number: 20090116634
    Abstract: Independent telephony systems are integrated by using symmetric forking from both systems. Calls received by either system are forked to the other system. Thus, a call can be accepted by one of the systems, using its external interfaces, and presented to all devices in both systems. Each system is enabled to leverage internal call control advanced features to enhance overall user experience. Internally inserted parameters to call requests are used between the two systems for preventing endless loop of calls between the integrated systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Danny Levin, Mahendra D. Sekaran, Bimal K. Mehta, Li Shen, Vadim Eydelman, Russell P. Bennett, Paul D. Tidwell, Rajesh Ramanathan, Gurdeep Singh Pall
  • Publication number: 20090083742
    Abstract: A system and methodology that facilitates management of user accessibility via a scheduling application is provided. A user can link or map interruptability levels to schedule entries, such as calendar entries or tasks thereby facilitating automatic communication management. Essentially, interruptability rules (and corresponding categories) can be associated to calendar entries and tasks thereby automating implementation of interruptability rules to manage communications received during calendar entries, tasks, meeting, appointments, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rajesh Ramanathan
  • Publication number: 20090044264
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates authenticating a data communication. An interface component can receive data related to a real time data communication between two or more clients. A verification component can employ a human interaction proof (HIP) to a client participating within the real time data communication, wherein a human identity of the client is authenticated as a function of a response to the HIP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Amritansh Raghav, Craig M. Combel
  • Publication number: 20090034696
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates routing an incoming data communication in connection with unified communications. A unified communications component can employ unified communications for a data communication with an email data communication mode, a voice data communication mode, an instant messaging data communication mode, and a voicemail data communication mode. A distribution component can automatically route the data communication to an entity utilizing a distribution group, the distribution group includes at least one entity with a public switched telephone network (PSTN) number and a session initiation protocol (SIP) uniform resource identifier (URI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rajesh Ramanathan
  • Publication number: 20090006632
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates maintaining identification data for a real-time communication. A unified communications component can enable real-time communications by employing a communication session with at least one data communication mode, wherein the communication session can include conversation identification (ID). An invitation from a source to a target can initiate at least one of the communication session or the at least one data communication mode within the communication session. An update component can generate an additional conversation ID for the communication session upon detecting the invitation is forwarded by the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Pradipta Kumar Basu
  • Publication number: 20090006548
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates redirecting an instant messaging session or an instant messaging communication. An interface component can receive a portion of data related to an instant messaging session, wherein the portion of data is associated with an instant messaging communication. A delegation component can automatically route the instant messaging session to a delegate for receipt of the instant messaging communication based upon a rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Eran Shtiegman
  • Publication number: 20090003542
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing an incoming data communication in connection with unified communications. A unified communications component can employ unified communications for a data communication with at least the following data communication modes: an email data communication mode, a voice data communication mode, and a voicemail data communication mode. A unified rules component can automatically redirect the data communication to a delegate for receipt based upon a universal rule, the universal rule is uniformly applicable to at least two of the email data communication mode, the voice data communication mode, or the voicemail data communication mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Eran Shtiegman
  • Publication number: 20080304635
    Abstract: Systems and methods that control a voice mail experience from a client side of a voice mail server system and enhance features thereof. A dynamic voice mail user interface can change based on what predetermined activity the user engages in. Moreover, a field component further enables a caller to identify characteristics of the voice mail. An XML based protocol empowers a client application to control state of the voice mail system, wherein a session Initiation Protocol (SIP) INFO request or response can carry out voicemail control command, result and event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Eran Shtiegman, Paul Tidwell, Robert Osborne, Justin Maguire
  • Publication number: 20080148148
    Abstract: A notification system, upon receiving an indication of an event, determines whether the user has requested to suppress event notifications. When the user has requested to suppress event notifications, the notification system suppresses the event notification by not notifying the user of the event. When the user has not requested to suppress event notifications, the notification system infers whether the user wants to suppress event notifications. When the notification system infers that the user does not want to suppress event notifications, the notification system provides to the user a normal event notification. When the notification system infers that the user does want to suppress event notifications, the notification system provides to the user a modified event notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Eran Shtiegman, Ankur Chavda, Justin M. Maguire, Amritansh Raghav, Marc Boyer, Joseph T. Fletcher
  • Publication number: 20080133675
    Abstract: A real-time communication system receives rich application content from a user. The real-time communication system detects that the user wants to send a message containing the application content, and determines the application that produced the content. For example, if the content was pasted using the operating system clipboard, then the pasted content may contain information indicating the application that produced it. Then the real-time communication system creates a real-time communication containing the application content and identifying the application that produced the content. For example, the real-time communication may be structured as XML that contains the application content and an application identifier. Finally, the real-time communication system sends the real-time communication to the receiving participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Eran Shtiegman, Parag Samdadiya, Marc Boyer
  • Publication number: 20080120427
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining real-time conversations over unreliable connections is provided. The reliable messaging system initiates a conversation from a sending participant to a receiving participant by sending an invitation to join the conversation to the receiving participant. Once a connection is established, the reliable messaging system associates the conversation with the connection. If the connection is lost, then the reliable messaging system attempts to restore the connection by sending an invitation to the participant that was disconnected. If the reliable messaging system is able to restore the connection, then the new connection is associated with the previous conversation, and the conversation can continue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rajesh Ramanathan, Parag Samdadiya
  • Publication number: 20080080677
    Abstract: A method and system for capturing missed communications is provided. An enhanced real-time communication system receives a communication from an initiating participant for a receiving participant that is not available. The enhanced real-time communication system detects that the receiving participant missed the received communication from the initiating participant. Upon detecting that the receiving participant missed the communication, the enhanced real-time communication system stores the missed communication for later retrieval by the receiving participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Parag Samdadiya, Rajesh Ramanathan, Marc Boyer
  • Publication number: 20080075074
    Abstract: A facility for integrating data in conversations is provided. In various embodiments, the facility sends a first message to a responding computing device to begin a conversation, receives a second message associated with the conversation from the responding computing device, determines whether the received message contains an indication of data that is to be associated with the conversation and, when the received message contains an indication of data that is to be associated with the conversation, renders the data. The facility can comprise an application server that receives from an initiator a first message associated with a conversation and responds to received messages, a conversation component that handles messages associated with the conversation, and an integration component that determines whether there is data that is to be associated with the conversation and, if so, adds an indication of the data to a second message that it sends to the initiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Arulkumar Elumalai, Craig M. Combel, Amritansh Raghav, Rajesh Ramanathan, Eran Shtiegman