Patents by Inventor Robert J. Simutis

Robert J. 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).

  • Publication number: 20230124046
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey Gordon Lawson, Evan Mansfield Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Patent number: 11489961
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Publication number: 20210084146
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Patent number: 10841421
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Publication number: 20200244799
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Patent number: 10686936
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Publication number: 20190222692
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Patent number: 10212275
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Twilio, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Patent number: 10182147
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Publication number: 20180198912
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy
  • Patent number: 9942394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Twilio, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Lawson, Evan Cooke, Robert J. Simutis, Patrick Malatack, Kyle Conroy