Special Services Patents (Class 379/201.01)
  • Patent number: 12223006
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus stores management information each having user specifying information and page specifying information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: PLAID, INC.
    Inventors: Kenta Kurahashi, Yuuki Makino, Atsushi Fujikawa, Kazuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12212424
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an instant messaging service to provide a schedule service. A schedule management server according to an example embodiment includes receiving a schedule creating request, selecting any one of a first type of calendar belonging to a chatroom in which the schedule creating request is created and a second type of calendar belonging to a user account which creates the schedule creating request, according to a schedule type included in the schedule creating request; and creating a schedule corresponding to the selected type of calendar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: KAKAO CORP.
    Inventors: Jeong Min Yun, Moon Young Jo, Yeon Jin Lee, Won Chul Jeong, Han Byeol Choi, Bong Gyun Kang, Hyun Na Park, Moon Seok Park, Pyung Hwa Choi, Dae Seong Shin, Seung Uk Jeong, Hoi Moon Jeong, Won Iel Yoo, Seo Yon Choi
  • Patent number: 12205573
    Abstract: A user assistance device aids validation of transactions on payment terminals. A payment terminal that accepts a payment card at a point of sale can be detected. A transaction amount for validation can be determined from the payment terminal. Subsequently, audio of the transaction amount can be generated. Playing of the audio on a user assistance device can then be triggered, allowing a user to hear the transaction amount before accepting or rejecting the transaction. Further, transaction information can be analyzed and used to suggest whether a customer should accept or reject the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CAPTIAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Edwards, Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira, Noel Lyles, Michael Mossoba
  • Patent number: 12149652
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an interaction identifier by a processor and in response to an input entered by a user at a first user interface of a mobile device. The input is associated with a frame within a page displayed at the first user interface. The method further includes receiving interaction information and application deeplinking purchase information associated with the purchase identifier and determining a uniform resource identifier (URI) of a second user interface at the mobile device. The second user interface is different from the first user interface. The method includes sending a signal, based on the URI, to cause the second user interface to be rendered at the mobile device with the interaction information pre-populated to complete an interaction requested by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Attentive Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Long, Brooke Burdge, Andrew Jones, Eric Miao, Ryan Tsang, Ethan Lo, Elyssa Albert
  • Patent number: 12143539
    Abstract: A dynamic communication management system manages the exchange of phone-based communications between devices using dynamically determined routing data. The routing for the phone-based communications can be dynamically determined such that certain identifying information is provided to destination devices instead of the identifying information that would be provided without the services of the dynamic communication management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: CALLFIRE, INC.
    Inventor: Michael H. Collard
  • Patent number: 12120259
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an interaction identifier by a processor and in response to an input entered by a user at a first user interface of a mobile device. The input is associated with a frame within a page displayed at the first user interface. The method further includes receiving interaction information and application deeplinking purchase information associated with the purchase identifier and determining a uniform resource identifier (URI) of a second user interface at the mobile device. The second user interface is different from the first user interface. The method includes sending a signal, based on the URI, to cause the second user interface to be rendered at the mobile device with the interaction information pre-populated to complete an interaction requested by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Attentive Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Long, Brooke Burdge, Andrew Jones, Eric Miao, Ryan Tsang, Ethan Lo, Elyssa Albert
  • Patent number: 12119003
    Abstract: A computing device of a communication network may generate a first connection context that can manage a first voice connection between a first device and a second device. A signal may be received over the first connection context indicative of a request by the first device. In response, the computing device may connect the first device to a second connection context that can manage a second voice connection between the first device and an automated service such as a communication bot. The first device can transmit natural language requests to the automated service. The automated service facilitates execution of the natural language requests by the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LIVEPERSON, INC.
    Inventor: Thorsten Ohrstrom Sandgren
  • Patent number: 12113927
    Abstract: A multiple dwelling house interphone system includes a collective entrance machine, a dwelling room master device, and a management master device. The collective entrance machine is for calling a visit destination by a visitor. The dwelling room master device is for responding to the call by a dweller. The management master device is for speaking with the dweller by a manager. The management master device includes a speech permissibility storage section and a speech control section. The speech permissibility storage section registers a permissibility of calling and speaking to the dwelling room master device for each dwelling unit. The speech control section controls the calling and speaking. The speech control section does not perform the calling control when a calling operation by the management master device is performed towards the dwelling room master device of a dwelling unit registered as “unpermitted” in the speech permissibility storage section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: AIPHONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Shimomura, Masashi Hattori, Ryoji Uno, Kimiaki Fujishima
  • Patent number: 11948169
    Abstract: A method includes monitoring electronic network advertisements for policed advertising content via a fraud monitor, retrieving a pay-per-call advertisement of an advertiser via the fraud monitor based on the monitoring, analyzing the pay-per-call advertisement via the fraud monitor to confirm it as a suspect pay-per-call advertisement, establishing a fraud-detection telephone call via an advertisement telephone number of the suspect pay-per-call advertisement from a control telephone number of the fraud monitor and in response thereto connecting the fraud-detection telephone call to a target telephone number of the advertiser via a connection provider, and tracking and storing fraud-detection telephone call information, including the advertisement telephone number, the control telephone number, a publisher reference associated with the suspect pay-per-call advertisement, and the target telephone number, via the fraud monitor, of a telephone connection between the control telephone number and the target teleph
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventors: David E. Stafford, Jr., Kai Rossbach
  • Patent number: 11930051
    Abstract: A network service system, a computer storage medium for communication, and a network service method are provided. The system includes: a communication module and a data processor, the data processor including a storage module, the storage module storing an identification code; and the communication module is configured to receive a communication request from a user terminal, the communication request including the identification code; and the communication module is further configured to establish a communication connection to a target terminal according to the identification code set by the network service system and a target code, the target code enabling the target terminal to communicate with the user terminal in real time by using an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventor: Enping Wu
  • Patent number: 11924204
    Abstract: The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems and methods of authenticating customers and service agents. The innovation receives a connection request to connect a customer and a service agent. The customer is authenticated for the service agent by matching biometric data of the customer to previously stored biometric data using a biometric recognition algorithm. The service agent is authenticated for the customer by matching a unique identifier to a previously stored unique identifier. A confirmation notification is generated and sent to the service agent and the customer to confirm the authentications. A connection is established between the customer and the service agent according to the authentications and the connection request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Vinod Mannattil, Satyavathi Divadari, Sridhara Rao Sidhu, Rameshchandra Bhaskar Ketharaju
  • Patent number: 11876930
    Abstract: A system and method for enhanced call progress assessment (CPA) utilizing dual-prong analysis, comprising a campaign management console, a data services engine, a traffic shaper, an agent desktop, an optimized CPA service, an auto-dialer with built-in CPA capabilities, and a simple dialer which allows enterprises to process outbound calls in parallel in order to quickly and accurately determine outbound call outcome, a live person or an answering machine or service, which can be used to route outbound calls in an appropriate manner. The system and method utilize a plurality of specialized CPA methods running in parallel to a built-in CPA system to analyze audio stream data associated with an outbound call and uses various entity-specific threshold parameters to determine a call outcome based on the results of the plurality of CPA methods. Such a system and method can provide faster and more accurate CPA using a dual prong approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: ACQUEON TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Ashok Raj Susairaju, Ashish Koul
  • Patent number: 11876927
    Abstract: A fraud detection system receives incoming calls and determines a fraud score indicating the likelihood that the incoming call is from a fraudulent or malicious caller. The system is able to learn patterns of fraudulent activity from historical call records and feedback provided by a subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Resilient PLC
    Inventor: Abhinav Anand
  • Patent number: 11876931
    Abstract: There are provided a method, a system configured to perform the method, and a computer program product comprising instructions which when executed by processing circuitry of the system cause the system to perform the method. The method comprises determining, by at least one computer processor communicatively coupled to and configured to operate in a contact center system, a plurality of available contacts, wherein each of the plurality of available contacts is available for pairing to an agent of a plurality of agents using either a first pairing strategy or a second pairing strategy, wherein the first pairing strategy is different from the second pairing strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: AFINITI, LTD.
    Inventor: Zia Chishti
  • Patent number: 11847716
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the generation of augmented reality (AR) content that provides a shared AR experience involving multiple users. Shared AR experiences can improve the communication and collaboration between multiple simultaneous users. According to an embodiment, AR content is generated for a first user in a shared AR experience. The AR content includes at least one of a render of a model, a virtual representation of a second user in the shared AR experience, a virtual representation of a user interaction in the shared AR experience, and spatial audio content. Modifications to a shared AR experience are also provided. These modifications may be initiated based on instructions from one user and be reflected in the AR content generated for multiple users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Juho Mikko Haapoja, Byron Leonel Delgado, Stephan Leroux, Daniel Beauchamp
  • Patent number: 11830491
    Abstract: Determining whether, upon cessation of a second automated assistant session that interrupted and supplanted a prior first automated assistant session: (1) to automatically resume the prior first automated assistant session, or (2) to transition to an alternative automated assistant state in which the prior first session is not automatically resumed. Implementations further relate to selectively causing, based on the determining and upon cessation of the second automated assistant session, either the automatic resumption of the prior first automated assistant session that was interrupted, or the transition to the state in which the first session is not automatically resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Nicolo D'Ercole, Zaheed Sabur, Bibo Xu, Megan Knight, Alvin Abdagic, Jan Lamecki, Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11832149
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication system and method, among other things. As a non-limiting example, the method includes receiving a call from a caller, parking the call, and while the call is parked, determining a paging target for the call. The method may further include paging a first target area in an attempt to summon the paging target to retrieve the parked call. The method may further include paging a second target area in an attempt to summon the paging target to retrieve the parked call, receiving a response from the paging target, and based on the response received from the paging target, connecting the paging target with the caller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Avaya Management L.P.
    Inventors: Mehmet Balasaygun, Christopher D. Baldwin, Kurt Haserodt, David Chavez
  • Patent number: 11809846
    Abstract: User interface (UI) object descriptors, UI object libraries, UI object repositories, and UI object browsers for robotic process automation (RPA) are disclosed. A UI object browser may be used for managing, reusing, and increasing the reliability of UI descriptors in a project. UI descriptors may be added to UI object libraries and be published or republished as UI object libraries for global reuse in a UI object repository. The UI object browser, UI object libraries, and UI object repository may facilitate reusability of UI element identification frameworks and derivatives thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: UiPath, Inc.
    Inventor: Mircea Grigore
  • Patent number: 11811669
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a system that detects whether a data flow is an elephant flow; and if so, the system treats it differently than a mouse flow. The system of some embodiments detects an elephant flow by examining, among other items, the operations of a machine. In detecting, the system identifies an initiation of a new data flow associated with the machine. The new data flow can be an outbound data flow or an inbound data flow. The system then determines, based on the amount of data being sent or received, if the data flow is an elephant flow. The system of some embodiments identifies the initiation of a new data flow by intercepting a socket call or request to transfer a file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: W. Andrew Lambeth, Amit Vasant Patil, Prasad Sharad Dabak, Laxmikant Vithal Gunda, Vasantha Kumar Dhanasekar, Justin Pettit
  • Patent number: 11810016
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for intelligent distribution of products are disclosed. The systems and methods may be configured to: receive a request to assign a product to a location; retrieve a plurality of attributes associated with the product from a system configured to store attributes of products; retrieve a plurality of rules from a rules system configured to store rules implemented for assigning a product to a location, the retrieved plurality of rules configured by a user using a user interface; determining the location to store the product by applying the retrieved plurality of attributes to the retrieved plurality of rules; and assigning the product to the determined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventor: Je Kim
  • Patent number: 11798027
    Abstract: A method includes monitoring electronic network advertisements for policed advertising content via a fraud monitor, retrieving a pay-per-call advertisement of an advertiser via the fraud monitor based on the monitoring, analyzing the pay-per-call advertisement via the fraud monitor to confirm it as a suspect pay-per-call advertisement, establishing a fraud-detection telephone call via an advertisement telephone number of the suspect pay-per-call advertisement from a control telephone number of the fraud monitor and in response thereto connecting the fraud-detection telephone call to a target telephone number of the advertiser via a connection provider, and tracking and storing fraud-detection telephone call information, including the advertisement telephone number, the control telephone number, a publisher reference associated with the suspect pay-per-call advertisement, and the target telephone number, via the fraud monitor, of a telephone connection between the control telephone number and the target teleph
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: David E. Stafford, Jr., Kai Rossbach
  • Patent number: 11799942
    Abstract: A terminal device including: a controller; and a communicator that performs Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) communication with a communication destination, wherein the controller starts processes for respectively establishing a first connection for using HTTP/3 and a second connection for using HTTP/2, and proceeds with communication using the HTTP/3 through the communicator if the first connection is successfully established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoto Yokomitsu
  • Patent number: 11783832
    Abstract: Determining whether, upon cessation of a second automated assistant session that interrupted and supplanted a prior first automated assistant session: (1) to automatically resume the prior first automated assistant session, or (2) to transition to an alternative automated assistant state in which the prior first session is not automatically resumed. Implementations further relate to selectively causing, based on the determining and upon cessation of the second automated assistant session, either the automatic resumption of the prior first automated assistant session that was interrupted, or the transition to the state in which the first session is not automatically resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Nicolo D'Ercole, Zaheed Sabur, Bibo Xu, Megan Knight, Alvin Abdagic, Jan Lamecki, Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11741961
    Abstract: Determining whether, upon cessation of a second automated assistant session that interrupted and supplanted a prior first automated assistant session: (1) to automatically resume the prior first automated assistant session, or (2) to transition to an alternative automated assistant state in which the prior first session is not automatically resumed. Implementations further relate to selectively causing, based on the determining and upon cessation of the second automated assistant session, either the automatic resumption of the prior first automated assistant session that was interrupted, or the transition to the state in which the first session is not automatically resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Andrea Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Nicolo D'Ercole, Zaheed Sabur, Bibo Xu, Megan Knight, Alvin Abdagic, Jan Lamecki, Bo Zhang
  • Patent number: 11721197
    Abstract: A method for a positioning server configured to locate positioning devices and to maintain information on users, who are associated with respective positioning devices. The server receives one or more alert messages from an alerting positioning device. Each alert message conveys identifying information of the alerting positioning device. The server uses the identifying information to retrieve a location estimate of the alerting positioning device. The server forms a first set of other positioning devices in a vicinity of the alerting positioning device and sends an assist request message to the positioning devices in the first set. The assist request message indicates the location estimate of the alerting positioning device and/or said descriptive information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignees: Airista Flow, Inc., Airista International Oy
    Inventor: Renato Francesco de Lorenzo
  • Patent number: 11716495
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to detect spillover are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to: identify a quantity of first durations of loudness in an audio signal of media; calculate a ratio of the quantity of the first durations of loudness to a quantity of second durations of loudness in the audio signal of the media, the quantity of the second durations of loudness including the quantity of the first durations of loudness; and in response to a detection of the audio signal being spillover, store data denoting the media as un-usable to credit a media exposure when the ratio does not satisfy a loudness ratio threshold, the storing of the data to improve an accuracy of media exposure credits by not crediting spillover media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Morris Lee
  • Patent number: 11706010
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes identifying a first signal, which carries or otherwise includes data, to be provided to a system by a vehicle. The method includes determining a first amount of bandwidth, the first amount of bandwidth being associated with the signal, determining a second amount of bandwidth, the second amount of bandwidth being an available bandwidth associated with a plurality of modems included on the vehicle to enable the vehicle to communicate with the system, and dividing the first signal into a first plurality of portions based at least on the first amount of bandwidth and the second amount of bandwidth. The first plurality of portions is provided to the plurality of modems for transmission from the vehicle to the system, and is transmitted to the system using the plurality of modems and a plurality of channels associated with the plurality of modems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Nuro, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert Meixner, Zhan Xiong Chin, Young Jean (Albert) Han
  • Patent number: 11695870
    Abstract: A method for permitting unfamiliar call, applied to a communication device having a memory and a call-blocking app to provide an unfamiliar call, includes the steps of: configuring an area in the memory of the communication device as a storage unit; recording at least one password into a password-correlated table in the storage unit, each of the at least one password being related to a specific user of the communication device; as an unfamiliar call is received, asking a caller of the unfamiliar call to provide an answer for a trivial question immediately provided by the communication device; determining whether or not the answer matches any of the at least one password in the password-correlated table; forwarding the unfamiliar call to the user corresponding to the matched password listed in the password-correlated table if positive; and, blocking the unfamiliar call if negative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventor: Zhenkun Wang
  • Patent number: 11671533
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to programming of a data-communications system. According to a specific example, a data-communications (e.g., VoIP) server is configured to identify, in response to received calls from endpoint devices, a set of scripts written in a programming language that includes call flow commands. The server is further configured to execute the set of scripts to retrieve data from the data sources and control, in response to the data, call flow for the calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: 8x8, Inc.
    Inventor: Zhishen Liu
  • Patent number: 11635999
    Abstract: In a system including a primary process followed by a secondary process, which are performed serially and sequentially, i.e., in a FIFO manner, where the secondary process is downstream of the primary process, the disclosed embodiments relate to selective/conditional secondary processing of electronic data transaction request messages, which speeds up the primary processing of the electronic data transaction request messages, reduces reduce the amount of computing resources wasted on calculating inaccurate information, and reducing the usage of network resources associated with publishing market data feeds and receiving new responsive messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Dennis Kavanagh, Pearce Ian Peck-Walden
  • Patent number: 11622038
    Abstract: In some implementations, an utterance that requests a voice call is received, the utterance is classified as spoken by a particular known user, the particular known user is determined to be associated with a personal voice number, and in response to determining that the particular known user is associated with a personal voice number, the voice call is initiated with the personal voice number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vinh Quoc Ly, Raunaq Shah, Okan Kolak, Deniz Binay, Tianyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11588937
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method of routing incoming communications to a CSR and providing guidance to the CSR based on the incoming communication using feedback information such as sentiment feedback, survey feedback, and feedback from actions taken by CSRs based on skill level. A CEC system receives an incoming communication, analyzes the communication and creates metadata based off of the analysis. The metadata is used by the RAE routing module to route the communication to an appropriate party. The metadata is also used by the GAE guidance module to determine the guidance to provide to the CSR. The CSR then performs an action based on the guidance. The CEC system continues to monitor the interaction until the interaction is completed. The communication metadata, the communication, the guidance, and the CSRs action are all provided to a RAS rules analysis module wherein the RAS analyzes the data and automatedly updates the rules (RAR and GAR) according to the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verint Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Mackie, Alastair Grant
  • Patent number: 11563848
    Abstract: Implementations are directed to using an assistant to initiate automated telephone calls with entities. Some implementations identify an item of interest, identify a group of entities associated with the item, and initiate the calls with the entities. During a given call with a given entity, the assistant can request a status update regarding the item, and determine a temporal delay before initiating another call with the given entity to request a further status update regarding the item based on information received responsive to the request. Other implementations receive a request to perform an action on behalf of a user, identify a group of entities that can perform the action, and initiate a given call with a given entity. During the given call, the assistant can initiate an additional call with an additional entity, and generate notification(s), for the user, based on result(s) of the given call and/or the additional call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yuval Baror, Michael Andrew Goodman, Praveen Krishnakumar
  • Patent number: 11553547
    Abstract: A method and system that support re-establishing a dropped call or communication is disclosed. A terminal may publish its parameters to other terminals through in-band or out-of-band signaling. Token values may then be determined by a weighted sum of parameters, where the terminal having the largest weighted sum possesses the token. If the call or communication drops, the terminal possessing the token then initiates communication to the other terminals. In addition, a plurality of tokens may be used when there are more than two terminals in a call. The terminals may be partitioned into groups, where one of the terminals in each group possesses a token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Ross Gilson
  • Patent number: 11539630
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a system that detects whether a data flow is an elephant flow; and if so, the system treats it differently than a mouse flow. The system of some embodiments detects an elephant flow by examining, among other items, the operations of a machine. In detecting, the system identifies an initiation of a new data flow associated with the machine. The new data flow can be an outbound data flow or an inbound data flow. The system then determines, based on the amount of data being sent or received, if the data flow is an elephant flow. The system of some embodiments identifies the initiation of a new data flow by intercepting a socket call or request to transfer a file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NICIRA, INC.
    Inventors: W. Andrew Lambeth, Amit Vasant Patil, Prasad Sharad Dabak, Laxmikant Vithal Gunda, Vasantha Kumar Dhanasekar, Justin Pettit
  • Patent number: 11527045
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the generation of augmented reality (AR) content that provides a shared AR experience involving multiple users. Shared AR experiences can improve the communication and collaboration between multiple simultaneous users. According to an embodiment, AR content is generated for a first user in a shared AR experience. The AR content includes at least one of a render of a model, a virtual representation of a second user in the shared AR experience, a virtual representation of a user interaction in the shared AR experience, and spatial audio content. Modifications to a shared AR experience are also provided. These modifications may be initiated based on instructions from one user and be reflected in the AR content generated for multiple users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Juho Mikko Haapoja, Byron Leonel Delgado, Stephan Leroux, Daniel Beauchamp
  • Patent number: 11516342
    Abstract: A mobile application for a wireless handheld computing device, such as a smartphone, is disclosed in combination with a communication link establishment and management system. Systems and methods are disclosed for calling desired contacts using a smartphone that can take advantage of the power and efficiency of agent-assisted dialing provided by the communication link establishment and management system. The systems and methods automatically integrate with a customer relationship management (CRM) system connected to the communication link establishment and management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Beall, Dhruv H. Shah
  • Patent number: 11483395
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes: transmitting a message to a first end point that includes an instruction to initiate a communication type, wherein the communication type includes sharing a randomization token between the first and second end points; obtaining a first communication report from the first end point and a second communication report from the second end point in response to initialization of a communication based on the communication type between the first end point and the second end point across the network, wherein the first and second communication reports respectively include a first and second hash that corresponds to a function of the randomization token and identity information; determining whether the first hash matches the second hash; generating a value that correlates the first and second end points with the communication across the network in response to determining that the first hash matches the second hash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Jerome Henry
  • Patent number: 11473930
    Abstract: A POI (Point Of Interest) information updating device (1) includes an input unit (10) configured to input POI identification information for identifying a POI, an acquisition unit (11) configured to acquire event information on an event performed at a target POI identified by the POI identification information input by the input unit, a search unit (12) configured to search for similar event information similar to the event information acquired by the acquisition unit (11), and an updating unit (13) configured to update information on the target POI on the basis of information on a POI at which an event indicated by the similar event information searched for by the search unit (12) has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kawasaki, Yusuke Fukazawa, Masatoshi Kimoto
  • Patent number: 11470200
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for a key system module which enables a presentable key system on devices provisioned with softphone and embedded voice applications. A method includes provisioning a key system module for operation with the softphone to enable the key system, establishing, by the softphone application using a service provider Internet Protocol (IP) telephony server, a non-shared line association with the key system, establishing, by the softphone application using the service provider IP telephony server, associations with key lines in the key system, receiving, from the service provider IP telephony server, key line statuses, generating, by the key system module, a key line user interface based on at least the statuses of the key lines, and presenting, by the softphone application and the key system module on a device associated with the softphone client, the key line user interface with the key lines in the key system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Holly Hinze, Edward A. Fitzgerald, IV, Steven Monti
  • Patent number: 11470128
    Abstract: Present disclosure relates to system and method for providing SIP trunk service to at least one telephone system by an application server over a network, comprising establishing a connection between at least one telephone system and a first network entity via a first access node, and availing at least one SIP trunk service. Next, the at least one telephone system dynamically checks connectivity with the first network entity. The at least one telephone system establishes a connection with a second network entity via a second access node, in an event the connectivity with the first network entity fails and transmits a signal request to the application server. The application server processes the signal request and provides the at least one SIP trunk service to the at least one telephone system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: Anil Pawar, Vinayak Kasar
  • Patent number: 11394673
    Abstract: A system and method that includes receiving a messaging request that includes communication intent parameters and a set of communication destinations, wherein the messaging request is authenticated as a request of a first account; dynamically transforming messages according to individual communication destinations, wherein for the set of communication destinations: selecting a communication mode according to communication intent parameters, transforming content of the messaging request, and transmitting transformed content to a destination endpoint in the selected communication mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Twilio Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Malatack, Thomas Wilsher, Cheuk To Law, Gowri Rao
  • Patent number: 11388290
    Abstract: A communication logging system facilitates communications between two or more users. A secured database stores communications from each user, and the system notifies the intended recipients of the communications. The system records times of creation of the communications, times of access to the communications, and who created and/or accessed the communications. The communications may not be altered or deleted once recorded, so there is a permanent source of reliable evidence as to the content of the communications and information associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventor: Karen Paulson
  • Patent number: 11366436
    Abstract: There is a need for solutions for efficiently and reliably maintain data security policies. This need can be addressed by, for example, solutions for performing dynamic security enforcement in a data interaction platform. In one example, a method includes determining a security profile for a data object; receiving a data access request associated with the data object, wherein the data access request is associated with one or more runtime parameters associated with the data access request; determining, based at least in part on the one or more runtime parameters; determining, based at least in part on the selected security environment and the security profile, a selected access level of the plurality of access levels for the data object; and processing the data access request based at least in part on the selected access level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: DSI DIGITAL, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Mitchell Hughes
  • Patent number: 11356553
    Abstract: An availability-based telephonic transmission/reception calling service method is provided for communicating with a person who has a different lifestyle or who may not be available at a specific call time. When a receiver inputs the receiver's characteristic information and reception/communication availability information into a server, the server acquires and sets the reception/communication availability information. An originator fetches contact information in a memory medium within a device or contact information to be displayed in a separate service on the Internet and selects a receiver. When the contact information of the selected receiver is stored on the server, the server acquires the receiver's reception/communication availability information and displays whether the receiver can receive a call on a screen of an originator's communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: GEEKLINE LLC.
    Inventors: Takuya Uchikawa, Ten Uchikawa
  • Patent number: 11349985
    Abstract: The technology disclosed herein enables regulation of features provided by respective endpoints registered for a user in a multi-endpoint service. In a particular embodiment, a method includes, in response to determining that a first endpoint is being operated by a first user, associating the first endpoint with a primary designation and associating the second endpoint with a secondary designation. The method further includes allowing the first endpoint to provide a first set of communication features in accordance with the primary designation and preventing the second endpoint from providing the first set of communication features in accordance with the secondary designation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Avaya Management L.P.
    Inventors: Arun Dutt Patel, Debakanta Jena
  • Patent number: 11343375
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using machine-learning techniques for labeling incoming calls with categories relating to a risk level. A model is generated using call log data. The call log data is augmented using information from additional data sources to generate features for the model. The model may then be used to categorize additional incoming calls. The model may be used in real-time to categorize incoming calls, or categorization results may be stored for a plurality of calling numbers. Various embodiments provide various technical advantages by virtue of how the components of the system are deployed between an endpoint communication device, a telephony provider system, and possibly other systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TRANSACTION NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Sean J. Kent, Ken Cartwright, Amit Singla, Srikanth Mohan, Paul Florack
  • Patent number: 11289101
    Abstract: A vehicle authentication device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to display predetermined verification information on a display device, receive, via an information processor possessed by a user, information on an operation performed by the user after the verification information is displayed, and determine that the information processor is present inside a vehicle cabin, when the information on the operation has a predetermined correspondence with the verification information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Okada
  • Patent number: 11272062
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein can provide assisted-communication with an intelligent personal assistant. An exemplary computing device may use a profile handler to receive a user profile of a user and a system profile of an interactive communications system. Moreover, a context handler in the exemplary computing device may receive an indication of a communication event related to the user, such as a call or message, and context information associated with the event. Further, a communication handler in the exemplary computing device may use the context information, the user profile, and/or the system profile to navigate the interactive system for the user. In some instances, where a user is unavailable to address a communication event, the intelligent personal assistant may utilize the communication handler to intercept the communication and negotiate the session on behalf of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Ori Barak, Erez Altus, Hen Fitoussi
  • Patent number: 11265242
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving non-Internet Protocol (IP) traffic from one or more non-IP traffic sources. The method also includes terminating the non-IP traffic and re-originating the non-IP traffic as first IP traffic in accordance with one or more software-defined networking in a wide area network (SD-WAN) protocols. The method further includes communicating the first IP traffic to an SD-WAN link in accordance with one or more SD-WAN policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Vinay Jayant Pande, Rong Wang, Deepandra Vidyadhar Vaidya