Patents by Inventor Rob Simutis
Rob Simutis 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).
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Patent number: 10819757Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a client application that can include establishing a client signaling communication channel with a first client application; receiving a communication request from the first client application through the client signaling communication channel, wherein the communication request contains at least an authentication token and a specified communication destination; verifying the authentication token; if the authentication token is verified, at the system bridge, establishing a signaling communication channel with the communication destination and a second media communication channel with the specified communication destination; at the system bridge, establishing a first media communication channel with the client application; and merging the first media communication channel with the second media communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke, Jonas Borjesson, Rob Simutis, Brian Tarricone, Edward Kim, Ameya Lokare
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Publication number: 20190190963Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a client application that can include establishing a client signaling communication channel with a first client application; receiving a communication request from the first client application through the client signaling communication channel, wherein the communication request contains at least an authentication token and a specified communication destination; verifying the authentication token; if the authentication token is verified, at the system bridge, establishing a signaling communication channel with the communication destination and a second media communication channel with the specified communication destination; at the system bridge, establishing a first media communication channel with the client application; and merging the first media communication channel with the second media communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke, Jonas Borjesson, Rob Simutis, Brian Tarricone, Edward Kim, Ameya Lokare
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Patent number: 10165015Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a client application that can include establishing a client signaling communication channel with a first client application; receiving a communication request from the first client application through the client signaling communication channel, wherein the communication request contains at least an authentication token and a specified communication destination; verifying the authentication token; if the authentication token is verified, at the system bridge, establishing a signaling communication channel with the communication destination and a second media communication channel with the specified communication destination; at the system bridge, establishing a first media communication channel with the client application; and merging the first media communication channel with the second media communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Twilio Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke, Jonas Borjesson, Rob Simutis, Brian Tarricone, Edward Kim, Ameya Lokare
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Publication number: 20170142166Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a client application that can include establishing a client signaling communication channel with a first client application; receiving a communication request from the first client application through the client signaling communication channel, wherein the communication request contains at least an authentication token and a specified communication destination; verifying the authentication token; if the authentication token is verified, at the system bridge, establishing a signaling communication channel with the communication destination and a second media communication channel with the specified communication destination; at the system bridge, establishing a first media communication channel with the client application; and merging the first media communication channel with the second media communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Applicant: Twilio, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke, Jonas Borjesson, Rob Simutis, Brian Tarricone, Edward Kim, Ameya Lokare
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Patent number: 9648006Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a client application that can include at a communication platform, receiving an authorization token of a first client application; verifying at least one permission associated with the authorization token; at a first server of the communication platform, accepting an incoming communication request; retrieving communication instructions from a server according to the incoming communication request; identifying an instruction to communicate with a communication destination of the first client application; and establishing communication with the first client application.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Twilio, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke, Jonas Borjesson, Rob Simutis
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Patent number: 9641677Abstract: A system and method for communicating presence information that can include at a first server of a communication platform, receiving an authorization token of a first client application; verifying at least one permission associated with the authorization token; registering a presence status of the first client application upon verifying the at least one permission of the authorization token; at a second server of the communication platform, accepting an incoming communication request; retrieving communication instructions according to the incoming communication request; identifying an instruction to communicate with a communication destination of the first client application; accessing the presence status resource of the first client application; establishing communication with the first client application according to the accessed presence status resource.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Twilio, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, Evan Cooke, Rob Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
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Publication number: 20170048386Abstract: A system and method for communicating presence information that can include at a first server of a communication platform, receiving an authorization token of a first client application; verifying at least one permission associated with the authorization token; registering a presence status of the first client application upon verifying the at least one permission of the authorization token; at a second server of the communication platform, accepting an incoming communication request; retrieving communication instructions according to the incoming communication request; identifying an instruction to communicate with a communication destination of the first client application; accessing the presence status resource of the first client application; establishing communication with the first client application according to the accessed presence status resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: Twilio, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Rob Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
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Publication number: 20160080562Abstract: A system and method for communicating presence information that can include at a first server of a communication platform, receiving an authorization token of a first client application; verifying at least one permission associated with the authorization token; registering a presence status of the first client application upon verifying the at least one permission of the authorization token; at a second server of the communication platform, accepting an incoming communication request; retrieving communication instructions according to the incoming communication request; identifying an instruction to communicate with a communication destination of the first client application; accessing the presence status resource of the first client application; establishing communication with the first client application according to the accessed presence status resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, Evan Cooke, Rob Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
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Publication number: 20140044123Abstract: A system and method for communicating with a client application that can include establishing a client signaling communication channel with a first client application; receiving a communication request from the first client application through the client signaling communication channel, wherein the communication request contains at least an authentication token and a specified communication destination; verifying the authentication token; if the authentication token is verified, at the system bridge, establishing a signaling communication channel with the communication destination and a second media communication channel with the specified communication destination; at the system bridge, establishing a first media communication channel with the client application; and merging the first media communication channel with the second media communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Twilio, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson, John Wolthuis, Evan Cooke, Jonas Borjesson, Rob Simutis, Brian Tarricone, Edward Kim, Ameya Lokare