Patents by Inventor Todd J. Whiteley

Todd J. Whiteley 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).

  • System and method for short message services to an instant messaging conversion
    Patent number: 9445247
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for federating communications between a first network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a first format and a second network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a second format. The systems and methods are configured to receive a message from the first network formatted in the first format. The system then converts the message into a unified format that may be sent to the second network. After receiving the message in the unified format, the message may then be converted into the format of the second network and sent on the second network like any other message on the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: Level 3 Communications, LLC., Vail Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Long, Bopsi Chandramouli, Todd J. Whiteley
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES TO AN INSTANT MESSAGING CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20160073244
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve systems and methods for federating communications between a first network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a first format and a second network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a second format. The systems and methods are configured to receive a message from the first network formatted in the first format. The system then converts the message into a unified format that may be sent to the second network. After receiving the message in the unified format, the message may then be converted into the format of the second network and sent on the second network like any other message on the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicants: Level 3 Communications, LLC, Vail Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Long, Bopsi Chandramouli, Todd J. Whiteley
  • System and method for short message services to instant messaging conversion
    Patent number: 9191358
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and method for federating communications between a first network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a first format and a second network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a second format. The system and method are configured to receive a message from the first network formatted in the first format. The system then converts the message into a unified format that may be sent to the second network. After receiving the message in the unified format, the message may then be converted into the format of the second network and sent on the second network like any other message on the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: Level 3 Communications, LLC, Vail Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Long, Bopsi Chandramouli, Todd J. Whiteley
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORT MESSAGE SERVICES TO INSTANT MESSAGING CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20130065618
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure involve a system and method for federating communications between a first network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a first format and a second network that transmits and receives messages formatted in a second format. The system and method are configured to receive a message from the first network formatted in the first format. The system then converts the message into a unified format that may be sent to the second network. After receiving the message in the unified format, the message may then be converted into the format of the second network and sent on the second network like any other message on the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: William B. Long, Bopsi Chandramouli, Todd J. Whiteley