Patents by Inventor Shazaan Bahrainwala

Shazaan Bahrainwala 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).

  • Delivery security for a parked vehicle
    Patent number: 11068833
    Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for providing secure package delivery for a vehicle. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, by a Dedicated Short Range Communication radio (a DSRC radio) of a vehicle, a DSRC message. In some embodiments, the method includes unlocking a trunk of the DSRC-equipped vehicle responsive to receiving the DSRC message by the DSRC radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Shazaan Bahrainwala, Divya Toopran, Dustin Harber, Tim Falkenmayer, Hidenobu Suzuki
  • Presenting content items shared within social networks
    Patent number: 10893082
    Abstract: Within a social network, a user may establish a set of contacts who share with the user various content items and comments related thereto. However, these content items are often hosted by a content source outside of the social network, and the user may have to transition to the content source to view the content item, and then transition back to the social network to submit a comment. Instead, a device may monitor the social network to record shared content items. When the user requests a presentation of the content source, the content items hosted by the content source that have been shared with the user may be included in the presentation. The presentation of the content source may also accept comments from the user regarding a content item, and send the comments to the social network where the content item was shared with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Wissam Kazan, Amanda Font, Mona Akmal, Samuel DeKoven Grossberg, Francislav P. Penov, Benjamin Nicholas Truelove, Vasudha Chandrasekaran, Shazaan Bahrainwala
  • Delivery Security for a Parked Vehicle
    Publication number: 20190005445
    Abstract: The disclosure includes embodiments for providing secure package delivery for a vehicle. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, by a Dedicated Short Range Communication radio (a DSRC radio) of a vehicle, a DSRC message. In some embodiments, the method includes unlocking a trunk of the DSRC-equipped vehicle responsive to receiving the DSRC message by the DSRC radio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Shazaan Bahrainwala, Divya Toopran, Dustin Harber, Tim Falkenmayer, Hidenobu Suzuki
  • PRESENTING CONTENT ITEMS SHARED WITHIN SOCIAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20160028782
    Abstract: Within a social network, a user may establish a set of contacts who share with the user various content items and comments related thereto. However, these content items are often hosted by a content source outside of the social network, and the user may have to transition to the content source to view the content item, and then transition back to the social network to submit a comment. Instead, a device may monitor the social network to record shared content items. When the user requests a presentation of the content source, the content items hosted by the content source that have been shared with the user may be included in the presentation. The presentation of the content source may also accept comments from the user regarding a content item, and send the comments to the social network where the content item was shared with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Wissam Kazan, Amanda Font, Mona Akmal, Samuel DeKoven Grossberg, Francislav P. Penov, Benjamin Nicholas Truelove, Vasudha Chandrasekaran, Shazaan Bahrainwala
  • Presenting content items shared within social networks
    Patent number: 9153000
    Abstract: Within a social network, a user may establish a set of contacts who share with the user various content items and comments related thereto. However, these content items are often hosted by a content source outside of the social network, and the user may have to transition to the content source to view the content item, and then transition back to the social network to submit a comment. Instead, a device may monitor the social network to record shared content items. When the user requests a presentation of the content source, the content items hosted by the content source that have been shared with the user may be included in the presentation. The presentation of the content source may also accept comments from the user regarding a content item, and send the comments to the social network where the content item was shared with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Wissam Kazan, Amanda Font, Mona Akmal, Samuel DeKoven Grossberg, Francislav P. Penov, Benjamin Nicholas Truelove, Vasudha Chandrasekaran, Shazaan Bahrainwala
  • PRESENTING CONTENT ITEMS SHARED WITHIN SOCIAL NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20120151383
    Abstract: Within a social network, a user may establish a set of contacts who share with the user various content items and comments related thereto. However, these content items are often hosted by a content source outside of the social network, and the user may have to transition to the content source to view the content item, and then transition back to the social network to submit a comment. Instead, a device may monitor the social network to record shared content items. When the user requests a presentation of the content source, the content items hosted by the content source that have been shared with the user may be included in the presentation. The presentation of the content source may also accept comments from the user regarding a content item, and send the comments to the social network where the content item was shared with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wissam Kazan, Amanda Font, Mona Akmal, Samuel DeKoven Grossberg, Francislav P. Penov, Benjamin Nicholas Truelove, Vasudha Chandrasekaran, Shazaan Bahrainwala
  • PRESENTING NOTIFICATIONS OF CONTENT ITEMS SHARED BY SOCIAL NETWORK CONTACTS
    Publication number: 20120150971
    Abstract: Within a social network, a user may establish a set of contacts who share with the user various content items and comments related thereto. However, these content items are often hosted by a content source outside of the social network, and the user may have to transition to the content source to view the content item, and then transition back to the social network to submit a comment. Instead, a device may monitor the social network to record shared content items. When the user requests a presentation of the content source, notifications of the content items hosted by the content source that have been shared with the user, including an identifier of the contact sharing the content item with the user (e.g., a depiction or avatar representation of the contact and a link to a social profile of the contact) may be included in the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shazaan Bahrainwala, Wissam Kazan, Amanda Font, Mona Akmal, Francislav P. Penov, Patrick Jakubowski, Benjamin Nicholas Truelove, Vasudha Chandrasekaran