Patents by Inventor Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
Robert C. Lovell, Jr. 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: 8219072Abstract: Given the growing number of Wireless Devices, and the increasingly varied characteristics (including for example screen size, color depth support, audio and video support, etc.) that Wireless Device vendors or manufacturers provide within their Wireless Devices, an infrastructure that various entities (such as for example Content Providers, Service Providers, etc.) may use to quickly retrieve a quality-controlled User Agent Profile based just on a Wireless Device's Telephone Number. The infrastructure may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Patent number: 8195210Abstract: A method and system for providing message-based access to services includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service that is desired by the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with the requested service, returning a response message to the mobile subscriber, and facilitating/enabling/etc. access to the requested service.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2011Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Patent number: 8161192Abstract: An intermediary infrastructure that facilitates the interconnection of multiple IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks. The interconnections may span one or more of the IMS logical planes Services Plane, Control Plane, and Network or Transport Plane. The intermediary offers among other things a process, routing, and switching complex that is able to among other things process incoming messages including using a comprehensive routing repository to complete message routing operations.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2011Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventors: William H. Dudley, Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Patent number: 8131282Abstract: A user feedback generation and management capability, operating possibly within a Value-Added Service Provider, provides key feedback (e.g., information, updates, etc.) to a Mobile Subscriber (MS) during, for example, the MS? receipt of rich content on the MS? Wireless Device (WD). The feedback may be conveyed to a MS? WD through, possibly inter alia, one or more Short Message Service messages. Such feedback may, possibly inter alia, provide details as to why certain content might not be received, suggest one or more alternative content delivery means, etc. and thus serve to obviate what would otherwise be (1) a frustrating, disappointing, etc. user experience for the MS and (2) increased customer service costs for the different content and service providers.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventors: William H. Dudley, Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120052890Abstract: A subscription manager module or message processing engine operating within a messaging inter-carrier vendor (MICV) provides value added services to both service users (e.g., mobile telephone users) and service providers (e.g., information brokers, vendors, news sources, etc.). The MICV is disposed between a plurality of service users and a plurality of service providers and messages sent between these parties are processed by a subscription manager module, or message processing engine, which is configured to, among other things, manage short codes, detect undesirable spam messages, operate service user opt-in and opt-out processes, and perform billing functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventors: Garth A. Dubin, Robert C. Lovell, JR.
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Patent number: 8126980Abstract: A method for detecting an undesirable condition within a messaging network. A message is received and a source of the message is identified. If an entry in a database for the source has not been created, an entry is created. A source counter for the source is then set to one and a timestamp is created for the source. If an entry in the database for the source has been previously created, the source counter is incremented by one and the timestamp is updated. The source counter is then compared to a source threshold, and if the source counter exceeds the source threshold over the course of predetermined amount of time, a source alarm is triggered. A sliding with respect to the predetermined amount of time may also be implemented to account for total counts that may fall across or be split by set periods of time. The invention is particularly useful for detecting “spam” events and undesirable routing loops.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventors: Thilo Rusche, Derek Hung Kit Tam, Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120040638Abstract: A method and system for providing message-based interactive services includes receiving a short code message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service desired by the mobile subscriber from an interactive service device, routing the short code message for processing, and instructing the interactive service device to operate in accordance with the short code message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, JR.
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Patent number: 8055283Abstract: A method and system for providing message-based interactive services includes receiving a short code message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service desired by the mobile subscriber from an interactive service device, routing the short code message for processing, and instructing the interactive service device to operate in accordance with the short code message.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Sybase 265, Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Patent number: 8046010Abstract: A subscription manager module or message processing engine operating within a messaging inter-carrier vendor (MICV) provides value added services to both service users (e.g., mobile telephone users) and service providers (e.g., information brokers, vendors, news sources, etc.). The MICV is disposed between a plurality of service users and a plurality of service providers and messages sent between these parties are processed by a subscription manager module, or message processing engine, which is configured to, among other things, manage short codes, detect undesirable spam messages, operate service user opt-in and opt-out processes, and perform billing functions.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventors: Garth A. Dubin, Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Patent number: 8046003Abstract: A service that augments a key element of Unified Messaging and Unified Communications initiatives—i.e., Mobile Subscriber Location Awareness—to enhance substantially the value, usefulness, etc. of the presence awareness, place shifting, etc. components of such initiatives. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110256843Abstract: A method and system for providing message-based access to services includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service that is desired by the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with the requested service, returning a response message to the mobile subscriber, and facilitating/enabling/etc. access to the requested service.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, JR.
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Patent number: 8037206Abstract: System and methods for providing multimedia message service (MMS) interoperability between an initiating carrier and a destination carrier. A transcoding facility receives an MMS message from an initiating carrier and accesses a number portability database to determine an identity of a destination carrier to which the MMS message is intended to be sent and a carrier profile repository to obtain a carrier profile for the destination carrier, the carrier profile including information regarding an MMS format acceptable to the destination carrier.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventors: Derek Hung Kit Tam, James C. Farrow, William H. Dudley, Thilo Rusche, Brian Jeffery Beggerly, Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Patent number: 8000728Abstract: A method and system for providing message-based access to services includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to a service that is desired by the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with the requested service, returning a response message to the mobile subscriber, and facilitating/enabling/etc. access to the requested service.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110145436Abstract: An intermediary infrastructure that facilitates the interconnection of multiple IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks. The interconnections may span one or more of the IMS logical planes Services Plane, Control Plane, and Network or Transport Plane. The intermediary offers among other things a process, routing, and switching complex that is able to among other things process incoming messages including using a comprehensive routing repository to complete message routing operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventors: William H. Dudley, Robert C. Lovell, JR.
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Publication number: 20110059743Abstract: A method and system for facilitating HLR access includes receiving a query request from a query entity, processing the query request to yield an SS7 request message, dispatching the SS7 request message to a HLR, receiving an SS7 response message from the HLR, constructing a query response, and returning the query response to the query entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, JR.
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Patent number: 7886077Abstract: An intermediary infrastructure that facilitates the interconnection of multiple IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) networks. The interconnections may span one or more of the IMS logical planes Services Plane, Control Plane, and Network or Transport Plane. The intermediary offers among other things a process, routing, and switching complex that is able to among other things process incoming messages including using a comprehensive routing repository to complete message routing operations.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventors: William H. Dudley, Robert C. Lovell, Jr.
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Publication number: 20110014930Abstract: A service that augments a key element of Unified Messaging and Unified Communications initiatives—i.e., Mobile Subscriber Location Awareness—to enhance substantially the value, usefulness, etc. of the presence awareness, place shifting, etc. components of such initiatives. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, JR.
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Patent number: 7860498Abstract: Network system and methods for addressing and routing Short Message Service (SMS) messages from international callers to domestic callers using Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Mobile Application Part (MAP) Send Routing Info for Short Message (SRI for SM). The systems and methods create a virtual Home Location Register (HLR) and a virtual Mobile Switching Center (MSC) so that an intermediary, which is not itself a carrier, can handle such messages. The systems and methods generate and return an identifier associated with the intermediary as the location for an HLR and a MSC such that the international caller routes the SMS message to the intermediary.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Sybase 365, Inc.Inventors: Robert C. Lovell, Jr., Eric Thomas Wimmer
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Publication number: 20100285799Abstract: A method and system for facilitating HLR access includes receiving a query request from a query entity, processing the query request to yield an SS7 request message, dispatching the SS7 request message to a HLR, receiving an SS7 response message from the HLR, constructing a query response, and returning the query response to the query entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, JR.
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Publication number: 20100248747Abstract: A service that augments a key element of Unified Messaging and Unified Communications initiatives—i.e., Mobile Subscriber Location Awareness—to enhance substantially the value, usefulness, etc. of the presence awareness, place shifting, etc. components of such initiatives. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: SYBASE 365, INC.Inventor: Robert C. Lovell, JR.