Patents by Inventor Samira Virani

Samira Virani 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: 9558293
    Abstract: A system generating a web page portal customized for a particular requesting mobile device is disclosed. The system includes an information store having multiple groups, each associated with device qualifications, web-design characteristics, and device identifications. The system also includes a custom web page development database (CWDD) including a plurality of web page component modules storing forms of web page components, and a custom web page development server (CWDS). The CWDS (i) receives an incoming request for a web page from the particular requesting mobile device, (ii) identifies a device type, and (iii) determines an applicable group. The CWDS also (iv) obtains web-design characteristics from the applicable group, (v) accesses the CWDD and obtains applicable web page components based on the web-design characteristics obtained from the applicable group of the information store, and (vi) generates the custom web page portal using the applicable web page components obtained from the CWDD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20150095766
    Abstract: A system generating a web page portal customized for a particular requesting mobile device is disclosed. The system includes an information store having multiple groups, each associated with device qualifications, web-design characteristics, and device identifications. The system also includes a custom web page development database (CWDD) including a plurality of web page component modules storing forms of web page components, and a custom web page development server (CWDS). The CWDS (i) receives an incoming request for a web page from the particular requesting mobile device, (ii) identifies a device type, and (iv) determines an applicable group. The CWDS also (v) obtains web-design characteristics from the applicable group, (vi) accesses the CWDD and obtains applicable web page components based on the web-design characteristics obtained from the applicable group of the information store, and (vii) generates the custom web page portal using the applicable web page components obtained from the CWDD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Patent number: 8949322
    Abstract: A system generating a web page portal customized for a particular requesting mobile device is disclosed. The system includes an information store having multiple groups, each associated with device qualifications, web-design characteristics, and device identifications. The system also includes a custom web page development database (CWDD) including a plurality of web page component modules storing forms of web page components, and a custom web page development server (CWDS). The CWDS (i) receives an incoming request for a web page from the particular requesting mobile device, (ii) identifies a device type, and (iv) determines an applicable group. The CWDS also (v) obtains web-design characteristics from the applicable group, (vi) accesses the CWDD and obtains applicable web page components based on the web-design characteristics obtained from the applicable group of the information store, and (vii) generates the custom web page portal using the applicable web page components obtained from the CWDD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Patent number: 8631316
    Abstract: A definition of an information category a user wishes to publish to the Internet is received from a user. At least one information asset comprising a link to an information data object is received and assigned to the information category. Sitelet generation parameters are received from the user, including a sitelet category comprising the information category, and optionally, other sitelet generation parameters such as data feed types and additional information categories. A sitelet is then generated using the sitelet category and any other supplied sitelet generation parameters. The sitelet comprises a data feed of a first data feed type comprising a representation of the information assets assigned to the sitelet category and any additional information categories. The data feed type can be in any standard format, such as RSS or ATOM, or any custom format, such as iFrame HTML, XML or JSON. If the user specifies more than one data feed type, sitelets are generated for each data feed type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zakir Patrawala, Robert K. Rebb, Samira Virani
  • Patent number: 8438219
    Abstract: A system generating a web page portal customized for a particular requesting mobile device is disclosed. The system includes an information store having multiple groups, each associated with device qualifications, web-design characteristics, and device identifications. The system also includes a custom web page development database (CWDD) including a plurality of web page component modules storing forms of web page components, and a custom web page development server (CWDS). The CWDS (i) receives an incoming request for a web page from the particular requesting mobile device, (ii) identifies a device type, and (iv) determines an applicable group. The CWDS also (v) obtains web-design characteristics from the applicable group, (vi) accesses the CWDD and obtains applicable web page components based on the web-design characteristics obtained from the applicable group of the information store, and (vii) generates the custom web page portal using the applicable web page components obtained from the CWDD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20120084629
    Abstract: A definition of an information category a user wishes to publish to the Internet is received from a user. At least one information asset comprising a link to an information data object is received and assigned to the information category. Sitelet generation parameters are received from the user, including a sitelet category comprising the information category, and optionally, other sitelet generation parameters such as data feed types and additional information categories. A sitelet is then generated using the sitelet category and any other supplied sitelet generation parameters. The sitelet comprises a data feed of a first data feed type comprising a representation of the information assets assigned to the sitelet category and any additional information categories. The data feed type can be in any standard format, such as RSS or ATOM, or any custom format, such as iFrame HTML, XML or JSON. If the user specifies more than one data feed type, sitelets are generated for each data feed type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Zakir Patrawala, Robert K. Rebb, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20120047199
    Abstract: A system generating a web page portal customized for a particular requesting mobile device is disclosed. The system includes an information store having multiple groups, each associated with device qualifications, web-design characteristics, and device identifications. The system also includes a custom web page development database (CWDD) including a plurality of web page component modules storing forms of web page components, and a custom web page development server (CWDS). The CWDS (i) receives an incoming request for a web page from the particular requesting mobile device, (ii) identifies a device type, and (iv) determines an applicable group. The CWDS also (v) obtains web-design characteristics from the applicable group, (vi) accesses the CWDD and obtains applicable web page components based on the web-design characteristics obtained from the applicable group of the information store, and (vii) generates the custom web page portal using the applicable web page components obtained from the CWDD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20080066164
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling computer access. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of such a system provide a control unit for controlling user access to a computer in accordance with a user profile. An administrator of the computer is enabled to remotely access and modify the user profile. The user profile is stored at least in a remote database that is accessible via a server. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T BLS Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20050065935
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling access to to Internet sites from a computer. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of a system provide an Internet user interface to access Internet sites from the computer. An access control unit regulates user-access to Internet sites from the computer according to a user profile of a current user of the computer. The user profile for the current user of the computer indicates which content categories the current user is authorized to access. The content categories are remotely stored in a database. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20050066290
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling the displaying of a pop-up window on a computer. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of such a system provide a pop-up monitor to detect a request to display a pop-up window, and a pop-up inhibitor to prevent the displaying of a pop-up window if a current user of the computer has not requested the pop-up window to be displayed. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20050060566
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling computer access. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of a system provide a control unit to control access to a computer according to settings specified by an administrator of the computer. Further, the system provides a reporting unit that collects information on which computer applications user has attempted to access on the computer. The information is compiled into a report regarding the respective user. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20050060581
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling computer access. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of such a system provide a control unit for controlling user access to a computer in accordance with a user profile. An administrator of the computer is enabled to remotely access and modify the user profile. The user profile is stored at least in a remote database that is accessible via a server. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20050060565
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling access to to computer applications. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of a system provide at least one computer application stored on a computer, and a control unit to regulate user-access to computer applications stored on the computer. In this way, the control unit prohibits the displaying of information from a computer application that has been prohibited. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20050060412
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for automatically controlling updating of computer access settings. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of such a system provide computer access settings for a user. One version of a user's computer access settings is stored in a remote database, and another version is stored in the user's computer. Further, a control unit is provided to to communicate with a server and to automatically update the versions of the computer access settings in the computer and the server to coincide with each other responsive to at least one computer event. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani
  • Publication number: 20050060580
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for controlling computer access. Briefly described in architecture, some embodiments of such a system provide an access control unit to regulate user-access to a computer according to time restrictions specified in a user profile of a current user of the computer. The user profile for the current user of the computer indicates access times that the respective user is authorized to access the computer. Other systems and methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Anil Chebolu, Timothy Hill, Marie McMenamin, Zakir Patrawala, Samira Virani