Patents by Inventor Saumitra Kumar

Saumitra Kumar 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: 20200202395
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and publishing an indicator or score representative of influence, reliability, and/or trustworthiness of reviews and other forms of commentary is based upon actions of individuals over a communication network such as a social e-commerce environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Saumitra Kumar, Vinothkumar Narasimhan, Seyed Alireza Forouzan Ebrahimi, Natalie Eisner, Akash Kapoor, Malav Bhavsar
  • Patent number: 10601957
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for a mobile device to obtain an application. The request may include a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may send, to the mobile device, a link to a web page. The device may receive, from the mobile device, a request for the web page. The device may send, to the mobile device, a redirect to a software distribution platform to obtain the application from the software distribution platform. The device may receive a registration identifier for the mobile device after the mobile device obtains the application from the software distribution platform. The device may send, to a message server, a request for a message to be sent to the mobile device. The request may be based on the registration identifier and the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Guanqun Bao, Okeno R. Palmer, Saumitra Kumar, Harsha Vardhana Reddy Hardhagari, Gaurav Gupta
  • Publication number: 20200007658
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for a mobile device to obtain an application. The request may include a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may send, to the mobile device, a link to a web page. The device may receive, from the mobile device, a request for the web page. The device may send, to the mobile device, a redirect to a software distribution platform to obtain the application from the software distribution platform. The device may receive a registration identifier for the mobile device after the mobile device obtains the application from the software distribution platform. The device may send, to a message server, a request for a message to be sent to the mobile device. The request may be based on the registration identifier and the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Guanqun Bao, Okeno R. Palmer, Saumitra Kumar, Harsha Vardhana Reddy Hardhagari, Gaurav Gupta
  • Patent number: 10521833
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and publishing an indicator or score representative of influence, reliability, and/or trustworthiness of reviews and other forms of commentary is based upon actions of individuals over a communication network such as a social e-commerce environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Saumitra Kumar, Vinothkumar Narasimhan, Seyed Alireza Forouzan Ebrahimi, Natalie Eisner, Akash Kapoor, Malav Hitendrakumar Bhavsar
  • Patent number: 10455059
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for a mobile device to obtain an application. The request may include a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may send, to the mobile device, a link to a web page. The device may receive, from the mobile device, a request for the web page. The device may send, to the mobile device, a redirect to a software distribution platform to obtain the application from the software distribution platform. The device may receive a registration identifier for the mobile device after the mobile device obtains the application from the software distribution platform. The device may send, to a message server, a request for a message to be sent to the mobile device. The request may be based on the registration identifier and the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Guanqun Bao, Okeno R. Palmer, Saumitra Kumar, Harsha Vardhana Reddy Hardhagari, Gaurav Gupta
  • Patent number: 10320792
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for an authorization code, associated with providing content to a second device, from the second device. The device may provide the authorization code to the second device. The device may receive, from a third device, a request for a unique device identifier corresponding to the authorization code. The request for the unique device identifier may include the authorization code. The unique identifier may be associated with a subscriber of a network. The subscriber may be associated with the second device. The device may provide the unique device identifier to the third device. The third device may be associated with providing the content to the second device. The content may be targeted to the subscriber based on the unique device identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Guanqun Bao, Jae Won Chung, Gaurav Gupta, Saumitra Kumar
  • Publication number: 20190052731
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for a mobile device to obtain an application. The request may include a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may send, to the mobile device, a link to a web page. The device may receive, from the mobile device, a request for the web page. The device may send, to the mobile device, a redirect to a software distribution platform to obtain the application from the software distribution platform. The device may receive a registration identifier for the mobile device after the mobile device obtains the application from the software distribution platform. The device may send, to a message server, a request for a message to be sent to the mobile device. The request may be based on the registration identifier and the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Guanqun BAO, Okeno R. PALMER, Saumitra KUMAR, Harsha Vardhana Reddy HARDHAGARI, Gaurav GUPTA
  • Patent number: 10135946
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for a mobile device to obtain an application. The request may include a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may send, to the mobile device, a link to a web page. The device may receive, from the mobile device, a request for the web page. The device may send, to the mobile device, a redirect to a software distribution platform to obtain the application from the software distribution platform. The device may receive a registration identifier for the mobile device after the mobile device obtains the application from the software distribution platform. The device may send, to a message server, a request for a message to be sent to the mobile device. The request may be based on the registration identifier and the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Guanqun Bao, Okeno R. Palmer, Saumitra Kumar, Harsha Vardhana Reddy Hardhagari, Gaurav Gupta
  • Publication number: 20170295257
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for a mobile device to obtain an application. The request may include a mobile device identifier for the mobile device. The device may send, to the mobile device, a link to a web page. The device may receive, from the mobile device, a request for the web page. The device may send, to the mobile device, a redirect to a software distribution platform to obtain the application from the software distribution platform. The device may receive a registration identifier for the mobile device after the mobile device obtains the application from the software distribution platform. The device may send, to a message server, a request for a message to be sent to the mobile device. The request may be based on the registration identifier and the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Guanqun BAO, Okeno R. Palmer, Saumitra Kumar, Harsha Vardhana Reddy Hardhagari, Gaurav Gupta
  • Publication number: 20170214693
    Abstract: A device may receive a request for an authorization code, associated with providing content to a second device, from the second device. The device may provide the authorization code to the second device. The device may receive, from a third device, a request for a unique device identifier corresponding to the authorization code. The request for the unique device identifier may include the authorization code. The unique identifier may be associated with a subscriber of a network. The subscriber may be associated with the second device. The device may provide the unique device identifier to the third device. The third device may be associated with providing the content to the second device. The content may be targeted to the subscriber based on the unique device identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Guanqun BAO, Jae Won CHUNG, Gaurav GUPTA, Saumitra KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20170027657
    Abstract: A medical tool for use with an endoscopic capsule includes: a jaw assembly configured to maintain the endoscopic capsule at a certain position or within a range of positions relative to the jaw assembly while the endoscopic capsule is inside a bodily lumen, the jaw assembly having a first jaw and a second jaw, the first jaw having a first portion and a second portion that is opposite from the first portion; and a control configured to move at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw from a first configuration in which the first and the second jaws are spaced at a first distance, to a second configuration in which the first and the second jaws are spaced at a second distance that is less than the first distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Alexander Martin Zoellner, Caitlin Claire Ploch, Harsh Rajesh Sheth, Junaid Ahmed Bakhtiyar Zaman, Po-Hao Huang, Saumitra Kumar Thakur
  • Publication number: 20150227987
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and publishing an indicator or score representative of influence, reliability, and/or trustworthiness of reviews and other forms of commentary is based upon actions of individuals over a communication network such as a social e-commerce environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: SEARS BRANDS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Saumitra Kumar, Vinothkumar Narasimhan, Seyed Alireza Forouzan Ebrahimi, Natalie Eisner, Akash Kapoor, Malav Bhavsar