Patents by Inventor Vasanth A Kumar

Vasanth A Kumar 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).

  • Automated answering party identification by a voice over internet protocol network
    Patent number: 8369491
    Abstract: A server device transmits a call to a user device; receives a signal in response to the call; receives speech when the call is answered; performs an operation to determine a signal factor and another signal factor based on a signal duration; performs another operation to determine a speech factor and another speech factor based on a speech duration; determines whether the speech contains key words; performs an action to determine a confidence factor and another confidence factor based on the speech; computes a factor based on the signal factor, the speech factor, and the confidence factor; computes another factor based on the other signal factor, the other speech factor, and the other confidence factor; determines that the party is the user device when the total factor is less than the other total factor; and outputs a non-interactive message based on the determination that the party is the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Vishal Bhasin, Kriti S Mazumder, Amena Afreen, Sheerin Sheik, Vasanth A Kumar
  • AUTOMATED ANSWERING PARTY IDENTIFICATION BY A VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110216888
    Abstract: A server device transmits a call to a user device; receives a signal in response to the call; receives speech when the call is answered; performs an operation to determine a signal factor and another signal factor based on a signal duration; performs another operation to determine a speech factor and another speech factor based on a speech duration; determines whether the speech contains key words; performs an action to determine a confidence factor and another confidence factor based on the speech; computes a factor based on the signal factor, the speech factor, and the confidence factor; computes another factor based on the other signal factor, the other speech factor, and the other confidence factor; determines that the party is the user device when the total factor is less than the other total factor; and outputs a non-interactive message based on the determination that the party is the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Vishal Bhasin, Kriti S. Mazumder, Amena Afreen, Sheerin Sheik, Vasanth A. Kumar