Patents by Inventor Taavet Hinrikus
Taavet Hinrikus 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).
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Publication number: 20180103360Abstract: In one or more implementations, a request is received at a client device to initiate a communication session with a selected contact using a communication service. One of a first communication network or a second communication network for the communication session with the selected contact is selected at the client device. The selection is based on the selected contact and user preferences. Next, the communication session is established with the selected contact using the selected first communication network or second communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: SkypeInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Patent number: 9807578Abstract: A terminal for use in a voice communications system includes a base station and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with the base station. The base station includes a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, the base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from the first interface and a public switched telephone call from the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: SkypeInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Publication number: 20140112207Abstract: A terminal for use in a voice communications system includes a base station and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with the base station. The base station includes a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, the base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from the first interface and a public switched telephone call from the second interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Laughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Patent number: 8634535Abstract: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using tType: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: SkypeInventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kütt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Patent number: 8619738Abstract: A terminal for use in a voice communications system includes a base station and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with the base station. The base station includes a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, the base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from the first interface and a public switched telephone call from the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Patent number: 8320546Abstract: A data store associates a first identity recognizable in a first network with a second identity recognizable in a second network for both a user and a calling entity. Both identities for the calling entity are provided to the receiving device via the second network. A node receives the communication event with the second identity for the calling entity, the communication event being addressed with the second identity of the user. The data store is queried with the second identities of the calling entity and user to determine the first identities of the calling entity and user. The receiving device receives the communication event with the first identity for the calling entity via the first network, the communication event being addressed with the first identity of the user. The receiving device determines the second identity of the calling entity using the first identity of the calling entity.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: SkypeInventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kütt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Patent number: 8285336Abstract: A wireless handset for use in a peer-to-peer voice communications system comprising: a display; a keyboard comprising multifunctional keys capable of entering numeric or alphabetic characters depending on a number of key presses, said keyboard being arranged to enter contact information into a user interface displayed on said display, select contacts on the user interface, and initiate a packet data voice call with a contact; a microprocessor arranged to execute embedded client software, wherein the client software is arranged to establish a packet data voice call over the network and encode speech information as individually addressed packets; and a radio communication device arranged to transmit said individually addressed packets as radio signals from said wireless handset to a network.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: SkypeInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Malthe Sigurdsson, Priidu Zilmar, Duncan Lamb
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Patent number: 8238539Abstract: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first network; allocating a calling identity to the called entity, wherein the allocated identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the first network the first identity with the calling identity; providing the calling identity to the calling entity; establishing a connection with a second network node located in the second network; wherein the connection with the second network node is established using the calling identity, querying the first node with the calling identity associated with the called entity to determine the first identity associated with the called entity; transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the first identity associatType: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: SkypeInventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kütt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Publication number: 20120129518Abstract: A terminal for use in a voice communications system includes a base station and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with the base station. The base station includes a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, the base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from the first interface and a public switched telephone call from the second interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Skype LimitedInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Publication number: 20120033797Abstract: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using tType: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: Skype LimitedInventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kütt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Patent number: 8064423Abstract: A terminal for use in a voice communications system includes a base station and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with the base station. The base station includes a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, the base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from the first interface and a public switched telephone call from the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Skype LimitedInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Patent number: 8014511Abstract: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using tType: GrantFiled: November 27, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Skype LimitedInventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kütt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Publication number: 20110158175Abstract: A wireless handset for use in a peer-to-peer voice communications system comprising: a display; a keyboard comprising multifunctional keys capable of entering numeric or alphabetic characters depending on a number of key presses, said keyboard being arranged to enter contact information into a user interface displayed on said display, select contacts on the user interface, and initiate a packet data voice call with a contact; a microprocessor arranged to execute embedded client software, wherein the client software is arranged to establish a packet data voice call over the network and encode speech information as individually addressed packets; and a radio communication device arranged to transmit said individually addressed packets as radio signals from said wireless handset to a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2011Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Skype LimitedInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Malthe Sigurdsson, Priidu Zilmar, Duncan Lamb
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Patent number: 7912448Abstract: A wireless handset for use in a peer-to-peer voice communications system comprising: a display; a keyboard comprising multifunctional keys capable of entering numeric or alphabetic characters depending on a number of key presses, said keyboard being arranged to enter contact information into a user interface displayed on said display, select contacts on the user interface, and initiate a packet data voice call with a contact; a microprocessor arranged to execute embedded client software, wherein the client software is arranged to establish a packet data voice call over the network and encode speech information as individually addressed packets; and a radio communication device arranged to transmit said individually addressed packets as radio signals from said wireless handset to a network.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Skype LimitedInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Malthe Sigurdsson, Priidu Zilmer, Duncan Lamb
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Publication number: 20110064028Abstract: A terminal for use in a voice communications system includes a base station and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with the base station. The base station includes a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, the base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from the first interface and a public switched telephone call from the second interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Applicant: Skype LimitedInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Patent number: 7860071Abstract: A terminal for use in a peer-to-peer voice communications system comprising: a base station; and at least one handset arranged to communicate wirelessly with said base station; wherein the base station comprises a first interface to a packet data network and a second interface to a public switched telephone network, said base station being arranged to selectively establish a packet data call from said first interface and a public switched telephone call from said second interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Skype LimitedInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Liz Rice, Max Melchior
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Publication number: 20080152108Abstract: A method of receiving a communication event from a calling entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, at a receiving device associated with a user located in the communication system, said method comprising associating a first identity recognisable in the first network with a second identity recognisable in the second network for both the user and the calling entity at a data store located in the second network; providing the first and second identities for the calling entity to the receiving device via the second network; receiving at a node in the second network associated with the user, the communication event together with the second identity for the calling entity via the second network, wherein the communication event is addressed with the second identity of the user; querying the data store with the second identity of the calling entity and the second identity of the user to determine the first identity of the calling entity and the first identity of theType: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Inventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kutt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Publication number: 20080137829Abstract: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication network comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identity is recognizable in the first network; allocating a calling identity to the called entity, wherein the allocated identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the first network the first identity with the calling identity; providing the calling identity to the calling entity; establishing a connection with a second network node located in the second network; wherein the connection with the second network node is established using the calling identity, querying the first node with the calling identity associated with the called entity to determine the first identity associated with the called entity; transmitting the communication event to the called entity using the first identity associatType: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kutt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Publication number: 20080137834Abstract: A method of transmitting a communication event from a calling entity to a called entity located in a communication system comprising a first network and a second network, said method comprising determining a first identity associated with the calling entity and a first and second identity associated with the called entity, wherein the first identities are recognizable in the first network and the second identity is recognizable in the second network; associating at a first node located in the second network the first identities with the second identity; establishing a connection between the calling entity and a second node; wherein the connection with second node is established using the first identity associated with the called entity; querying the first node with the first identity associated with the called entity and the first identity associated with the calling entity to determine the second identity associated with the called entity; and transmitting the communication event to the called entity using tType: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Inventors: Madis Kaal, Andres Kutt, Mart Oruaas, Asko Seeba, Taavet Hinrikus
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Publication number: 20080076409Abstract: A wireless handset for use in a peer-to-peer voice communications system comprising: a display; a keyboard comprising multifunctional keys capable of entering numeric or alphabetic characters depending on a number of key presses, said keyboard being arranged to enter contact information into a user interface displayed on said display, select contacts on the user interface, and initiate a packet data voice call with a contact; a microprocessor arranged to execute embedded client software, wherein the client software is arranged to establish a packet data voice call over the network and encode speech information as individually addressed packets; and a radio communication device arranged to transmit said individually addressed packets as radio signals from said wireless handset to a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2006Publication date: March 27, 2008Applicant: Skype LimitedInventors: Taavet Hinrikus, Gareth O'Loughlin, Malthe Sigurdsson, Priidu Zilmer, Duncan Lamb