Patents by Inventor Thomas Weissinger

Thomas Weissinger 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).

  • Domain-specific connected type ahead for chat
    Patent number: 10749821
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing domain-specific type-ahead suggestions in a chat. In some embodiments, a method can include connecting a first user to communicate with a second user in a chat session. A first user-specific type-ahead domain for the second user can be selected based on one or more characteristics associated with the first user. The method can include receiving message input from the second user in the first chat session and selecting a first user-specific type-ahead suggestion for the second user based on the message input and the one or more characteristics associated with the first user using the first user-specific type-ahead domain. Subsequently, the first user-specific type-ahead suggestion can be presented to the first user if the second user accepts the first user-specific type-ahead suggestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Srinivasa Subramanyam Pulugurtha, Thomas Weissinger
  • DOMAIN-SPECIFIC CONNECTED TYPE AHEAD FOR CHAT
    Publication number: 20190379616
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing domain-specific type-ahead suggestions in a chat. In some embodiments, a method can include connecting a first user to communicate with a second user in a chat session. A first user-specific type-ahead domain for the second user can be selected based on one or more characteristics associated with the first user. The method can include receiving message input from the second user in the first chat session and selecting a first user-specific type-ahead suggestion for the second user based on the message input and the one or more characteristics associated with the first user using the first user-specific type-ahead domain. Subsequently, the first user-specific type-ahead suggestion can be presented to the first user if the second user accepts the first user-specific type-ahead suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Srinivasa Subramanyam Pulugurtha, Thomas Weissinger