Patents by Inventor Varun Bhagwan

Varun Bhagwan 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: 11922937
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for detecting trigger phrases and transmitting electronic messages to devices are provided. For example, audio received via a microphone of a first device may be monitored. Responsive to detecting a first trigger phrase in a first audio segment identified during the monitoring, a first electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a second device may be generated and the first electronic message may be transmitted to the second device. Responsive to detecting a second trigger phrase in a second audio segment identified during the monitoring, a second electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a third device may be generated and the second electronic message may be transmitted to the third device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventor: Varun Bhagwan
  • Publication number: 20240005358
    Abstract: A method for facilitating predictive analytics based on geographic information from targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes generating advertisement campaigns for clients based on a corresponding identity graph; associating a tag with the generated advertisement campaigns, the tag corresponding to instructions to collect location data when the advertisement campaigns are rendered on a client device; distributing, by using the identity graph, the advertisement campaigns together with the tag to the corresponding clients; receiving the location data for each of the clients when the advertisement campaigns are rendered; determining a geographic location profile for each of the clients based on the received location data; and developing a predictive model by using the geographic location profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Varun BHAGWAN
  • Patent number: 11855941
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient's inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient's inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Gowri Kanugovi, Jeffrey Bonforte, Doug Sharp
  • Publication number: 20230412545
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient's inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient's inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Varun BHAGWAN, Gowri KANUGOVI, Jeffrey BONFORTE, Doug SHARP
  • Patent number: 11799981
    Abstract: Information is collected about a user, e.g., the user's interests, from the user's interaction with digital messaging content. Information collected about the user can be used to identify an interest of the user. The identified interest(s) can be used to select content to be presented to the user. By way of a non-limiting example, information collected in response to the user clicking on a link in an electronic mail, email, message can be used to identify one or more content items to be presented to the user. By way of yet another non-limiting example, the identified content item(s) can comprise advertising content, news articles, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Suhas Sadanandan, Doug Sharp
  • Patent number: 11681979
    Abstract: A method for supply chain management using mobile devices with a server on an electronic data network includes receiving identifying information for a product transmitted from a mobile device via the network, the server being periodically updated with product recall data. The server queries a traceability server via the network for master data and event data related to the product using the identifying information. The server processes the recall data, master data, and event data to produce product data which is output to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steve Beier, Varun Bhagwan, James Funk, Arthur F. Kaufmann, Suzanna Khatchatrian, Timothy T. Liu, Justin Ormont, Heather M. Underwood
  • Patent number: 11641449
    Abstract: A method for providing participant status to facilitate video teleconferencing management is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
    Inventor: Varun Bhagwan
  • Patent number: 11606326
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for email management that leverages information derived from automatically generated messages in order to identify types of messages and message content. The disclosed systems and methods apply the information learned from decoding previously received messages to other messages in a user's inbox to fully, or at least partially decode the information included within such messages. The disclosed systems and methods analyze messages received in a user's inbox to detect message specific information corresponding to types of content in the message and the location of such content in the messages. The message specific information is then applied to other newly received or identified messages to learn message specific information about those messages. Based on such learning, information can be extracted from such messages in order to increase a user's experience and increase monetization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Doug Sharp, Varun Bhagwan, Yoelle Maarek
  • Publication number: 20230070278
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient’s inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient’s inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Varun BHAGWAN, Gowri KANUGOVI, Jeffrey BONFORTE, Doug SHARP
  • Publication number: 20220374481
    Abstract: Information is collected about a user, e.g., the user's interests, from the user's interaction with digital messaging content. Information collected about the user can be used to identify an interest of the user. The identified interest(s) can be used to select content to be presented to the user. By way of a non-limiting example, information collected in response to the user clicking on a link in an electronic mail, email, message can be used identify one or more content items to be presented to the user. By way of yet another non-limiting example, the identified content item(s) can comprise advertising content, news articles, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Varun BHAGWAN, Suhas SADANANDAN, Doug SHARP
  • Patent number: 11489800
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient's inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient's inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Gowri Kanugovi, Jeffrey Bonforte, Doug Sharp
  • Patent number: 11405475
    Abstract: Information is collected about a user, e.g., the user's interests, from the user's interaction with digital messaging content. Information collected about the user can be used to identify an interest of the user. The identified interest(s) can be used to select content to be presented to the user. By way of a non-limiting example, information collected in response to the user clicking on a link in an electronic mail, email, message can be used to identify one or more content items to be presented to the user. By way of yet another non-limiting example, the identified content item(s) can comprise advertising content, news articles, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Suhas Sadanandan, Doug Sharp
  • Patent number: 11263664
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods transform user search keywords into equivalent keyword formats commonly used and/or found within messaging platforms, and compile a data set from such information from which a search for content can be based. The present disclosure, therefore, provides systems and methods that augment users' search terms with terms found in users' mailboxes for purposes of searching for, identifying and communicating content that is relevant to those users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: YAHOO ASSETS LLC
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Blake Carpenter, Mihajlo Grbovic, Doug Sharp, Vladan Radosavljevic, Nemanja Djuric
  • Publication number: 20220036901
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for detecting trigger phrases and transmitting electronic messages to devices are provided. For example, audio received via a microphone of a first device may be monitored. Responsive to detecting a first trigger phrase in a first audio segment identified during the monitoring, a first electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a second device may be generated and the first electronic message may be transmitted to the second device. Responsive to detecting a second trigger phrase in a second audio segment identified during the monitoring, a second electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a third device may be generated and the second electronic message may be transmitted to the third device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Varun Bhagwan
  • Publication number: 20210392101
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient's inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient's inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Varun BHAGWAN, Gowri KANUGOVI, Jeffrey BONFORTE, Doug SHARP
  • Patent number: 11151991
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for detecting trigger phrases and transmitting electronic messages to devices are provided. For example, audio received via a microphone of a first device may be monitored. Responsive to detecting a first trigger phrase in a first audio segment identified during the monitoring, a first electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a second device may be generated and the first electronic message may be transmitted to the second device. Responsive to detecting a second trigger phrase in a second audio segment identified during the monitoring, a second electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a third device may be generated and the second electronic message may be transmitted to the third device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventor: Varun Bhagwan
  • Patent number: 11108719
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically deleting messages from a recipient's inbox. The disclosed systems and methods provide the ability for automatic actions to be taken on delivered messages based on a passage of time. This enables a sender of messages, email service provider and/or email platform to exert control over sent messages to limit the number and type of operations that may be performed on such messages. For example, operations such as saving, forwarding, printing, copying, or otherwise duplicating the message and/or message data can be prohibited and all together rendered impossible. The disclosed systems and methods enables the purging of messages and associated message data from a recipient's inbox at a certain specified time, after the passage of a pre-determined amount of time, or upon the detection of a specified event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Gowri Kanugovi, Jeffrey Bonforte, Doug Sharp
  • Patent number: 11080796
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is system, method and architecture to process information received in electronic messages, including identifying events in the lives of users from the information contained in one or more such electronic messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Kaushal Kurapati
  • Patent number: 11044222
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between electronic mail services and other services, such as social networking service and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatic linking of an electronic messaging service and another service, such as a social networking service. The disclosed systems and methods form a connection between an electronic messaging system and another service external to the electronic messaging system and uses the formed link to perform a number of actions on behalf of the user of the electronic messaging system and the other service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Doug Sharp, Suhas Sadanandan, Sindhuja Sridharan
  • Patent number: 11043291
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to performing entity recognition on a stream while providing ongoing training or supplementation of an entity dictionary. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for stream based named entity recognition is provided. A first portion of a textual input is received. A plurality of patterns is applied to the first portion to determine that a predetermined type is present in the first portion. Approval is requested of the presence of the predetermined type. An indication of approval or disapproval of the predetermined type is received. A dictionary is supplemented according to the indication. A second portion of the textual input is received. The plurality of patterns is applied to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Varun Bhagwan, Clemens Drews, Daniel F. Gruhl, Neal R. Lewis, April L. Webster, Steven R. Welch