Patents by Inventor Shilpa VARANASI

Shilpa VARANASI 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: 12166921
    Abstract: Device, system and method to initiate electronic actions on calls and manage call-taking resources is provided. A device receives a call for a public-safety answering point (PSAP) and, based on determining human-operated communication devices of the PSAP are engaged on other calls: places the call into a queue; answers the call; and provides, on the call, an inquiry for keywords indicative of mental health of a caller on the call. The device determines, based on a keyword spoken by the caller, an electronic activity configured to maintain the caller on the call, including a prompt to cause the caller to talk. The device provides, while the call is in the queue, the electronic activity on the call, receives a response, and, based on a relative reduction of the queue, the keyword, the response, and/or a measured stress level of the caller, implements an electronic action configured to manage the queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Anna L. Steinbrenner, Jody A. Stowell, Shilpa Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20240223705
    Abstract: Device, system and method to initiate electronic actions on calls and manage call-taking resources is provided. A device receives a call for a public-safety answering point (PSAP) and, based on determining human-operated communication devices of the PSAP are engaged on other calls: places the call into a queue; answers the call; and provides, on the call, an inquiry for keywords indicative of mental health of a caller on the call. The device determines, based on a keyword spoken by the caller, an electronic activity configured to maintain the caller on the call, including a prompt to cause the caller to talk. The device provides, while the call is in the queue, the electronic activity on the call, receives a response, and, based on a relative reduction of the queue, the keyword, the response, and/or a measured stress level of the caller, implements an electronic action configured to manage the queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Anna L. STEINBRENNER, Jody A. STOWELL, Shilpa VARANASI