Patents by Inventor Tanel Hiir

Tanel Hiir 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: 20190245824
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and methods include receiving a message by a communication client, where the message includes a trigger event that is to occur for a condition to be checked, and the condition includes a parameter value for evaluating whether the condition has been satisfied. The systems and methods further include monitoring a user terminal subsequent to receiving the message to determine whether the trigger event occurs at the user terminal in addition, the disclosed systems and methods determine whether the condition has been satisfied at the user terminal in response to a determination that the trigger event occurred, and display a selectable option for reconfiguring an attribute of the communication client in response to a determination that the condition has been satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Tanel Hiir, Kaido Karner, Priit Kasesalu, Mati Kosemae, Aarne Laur, Mihkel Karu, Sven Suursoho
  • Patent number: 10298532
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of delivering messages to a user of a user terminal executing a communication client and connected to a packet-based communication network, includes receiving a message at the communication client from the communication network, the message comprising a content portion and a control portion, wherein the content portion comprises information intended for display to the user of the user terminal, and storing the message in a data store at the user terminal. The communication client reads the control portion and extracts data defining a trigger event and a condition. The communication client is monitored to determine whether the communication client state corresponds to the trigger event. Responsive to the communication client state corresponding to the trigger event, the communication client determines whether the condition is met. In the case that the condition is met, the content portion of the message is displayed in the communication client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SKYPE
    Inventors: Tanel Hiir, Kaido Karner, Priit Kasesalu, Mati Kosemae, Aarne Laur, Mihkel Karu, Sven Suursoho
  • Publication number: 20170366494
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of delivering messages to a user of a user terminal executing a communication client and connected to a packet-based communication network, includes receiving a message at the communication client from the communication network, the message comprising a content portion and a control portion, wherein the content portion comprises information intended for display to the user of the user terminal, and storing the message in a data store at the user terminal. The communication client reads the control portion and extracts data defining a trigger event and a condition. The communication client is monitored to determine whether the communication client state corresponds to the trigger event. Responsive to the communication client state corresponding to the trigger event, the communication client determines whether the condition is met. In the case that the condition is met, the content portion of the message is displayed in the communication client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Skype
    Inventors: Tanel Hiir, Kaido Karner, Priit Kasesalu, Mati Kosemae, Aarne Laur, Mihkel Karu, Sven Suursoho
  • Patent number: 9756004
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of delivering messages to a user of a user terminal executing a communication client and connected to a packet-based communication network, includes receiving a message at the communication client from the communication network, the message comprising a content portion and a control portion, wherein the content portion comprises information intended for display to the user of the user terminal, and storing the message in a data store at the user terminal. The communication client reads the control portion of the message and extracts data defining a trigger event and a condition. The communication client is monitored to determine whether the communication client state corresponds to the trigger event. Responsive to the communication client state corresponding to the trigger event, the communication client determines whether the condition is met. In the case that the condition is met, the content portion of the message is displayed in the communication client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Skype
    Inventors: Tanel Hiir, Kaido Karner, Priit Kasesalu, Mati Kosemae, Aarne Laur, Mihkel Karu, Sven Suursoho
  • Patent number: 8705565
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting information from a user to a first network entity over a communications network. The user enters information into a browser executed at a user terminal. The browser generates a first message comprising the information using a first communication protocol for despatch over the network via a network port, the first message including an identifier of the first network entity. A client executed at the user terminal receives the first message before the first message reaches the network port. The first message is wrapped in a second message of a second communication protocol used for transmitting messages between the client and a second network entity. The second message is transmitted to the second network entity over the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Skype
    Inventors: Andres Kutt, Tanel Hiir
  • Publication number: 20100275007
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting information from a user to a first network entity over a communications network. The user enters information into a browser executed at a user terminal. The browser generates a first message comprising the information using a first communication protocol for despatch over the network via a network port, the first message including an identifier of the first network entity. A client executed at the user terminal receives the first message before the first message reaches the network port. The first message is wrapped in a second message of a second communication protocol used for transmitting messages between the client and a second network entity. The second message is transmitted to the second network entity over the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Skype Limited
    Inventors: Andres Kutt, Tanel Hiir
  • Publication number: 20090125593
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of delivering messages to a user of a user terminal executing a communication client and connected to a packet-based communication network, includes receiving a message at the communication client from the communication network, the message comprising a content portion and a control portion, wherein the content portion comprises information intended for display to the user of the user terminal, and storing the message in a data store at the user terminal. The communication client reads the control portion of the message and extracts data defining a trigger event and a condition. The communication client is monitored to determine whether the communication client state corresponds to the trigger event. Responsive to the communication client state corresponding to the trigger event, the communication client determines whether the condition is met. In the case that the condition is met, the content portion of the message is displayed in the communication client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Tanel Hiir, Kaido Karner, Priit Kasesalu, Mati Kosemae, Aarne Laur, Mihkel Karu, Sven Suursoho
  • Publication number: 20070291789
    Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting information from a user to a first network entity over a communications network. The user enters information into a browser executed at a user terminal. The browser generates a first message comprising the information using a first communication protocol for dispatch over the network via a network port, the first message including an identifier of the first network entity. A client executed at the user terminal receives the first message before the first message reaches the network port. The first message is wrapped in a second message of a second communication protocol used for transmitting messages between the client and a second network entity. The second message is transmitted to the second network entity over the communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Andres Kutt, Tanel Hiir