Vinay K Gupta

US Patent:

7023973, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Apr 28, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/425066

Inventors:

Vinay Gupta - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04M 11/00

US Classification:

379 9307, 379 9329, 379 9001, 375222

Abstract:

A communications device, method and service are provided that integrate broadband and dial-up internet access in a seamless service package. A modem is provided that combines both broadband and dial-up connectivity in a single device. The modem includes an auto-sense procedure for switching between the two types of connections. Additionally, a connectivity utility allows a user to interact with a modem that combines both broadband and dial-up connectivity in a single device. The connectivity utility receives various event notifications from the modem and provides the user with the ability to receive off or on-line help, current modem or connection status, the status of an order for service, control of modem parameters, billing information, and other features.

US Patent:

7076531, Jul 11, 2006

Filed:

Feb 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/797476

Inventors:

Vinay Gupta - Redmond WA, US
John Strauch - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

A web based sign-off process that allows a customer and an installation technician to electronically sign-off on a broadband installation for the purpose of recording that service is operating correctly thereby enabling the service providers to start billing for the broadband service. The sign-off takes place once the broadband installation is complete by navigating to a web site containing a sign-off form. Once the form is filled out by the customer and the technician, it is returned over a network to a service provider. The service provider modifies the customer's billing entry so that billing can commence at a broadband access rate.

US Patent:

20080137642, Jun 12, 2008

Filed:

Dec 8, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/608445

Inventors:

Dan Teodosiu - Dublin, IE
Xiaoyong Liu - Kirkland WA, US
Lon-Chan Chu - Redmond WA, US
Vinay Gupta - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04L 12/66

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

A call is established between a user at a mobile device and a contact logged into a communication service through a computer application. A user selects a contact through a page displayed on a mobile device. The contact may be an email address, a messaging username, or some other contact other than a phone number. A call registration record with the contact data is generated at a network server. The mobile device places a call to a VoIP system, the VoIP system receives the call, retrieves the call registration record and establishes an audio connection between the cell phone and the computer application through which the contact is logged into the communication service. The audio connection is a hybrid connection consisting of a mobile device voice connection between the caller's cell phone and a gateway system and a VoIP connection between a computer and the gateway system.

US Patent:

20080175225, Jul 24, 2008

Filed:

Jan 18, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/624576

Inventors:

Lon-Chan Chu - Redmond WA, US
Vinay Gupta - Sammamish WA, US
Kevin Liu - Kirkland WA, US
Quentin Miller - Sammamish WA, US
Fiona O'Leary - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370352

Abstract:

A method for establishing a hybrid voice session between a mobile device and a VoIP device is disclosed. A caller using a mobile device in a mobile network initiates a request for a voice session by clicking on a virtual identifier, e.g. an email address, provided for the callee in an address book on the caller's mobile device. If the callee is online, then the request is enabled. In one embodiment, the request is enabled by creating a call registration record using a mobile data network. In another embodiment, the request is enabled by having the caller interact with an IVR system. In yet another embodiment, a caller can interact with the IVR system from any type of telephone device. The callee is notified regarding the voice session, and if accepted, the hybrid voice session is established via a voice channel and a VoIP channel.

US Patent:

20110145063, Jun 16, 2011

Filed:

Dec 15, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/638605

Inventors:

Rashid Qureshi - Redmond WA, US
Ashwini Varma - Renton WA, US
Vinay Gupta - Sammamish WA, US
Scott Michael Bragg - Snoqualmie WA, US
Francis X. Dougherty - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G01S 3/02

US Classification:

705 1452, 342457

Abstract:

Collecting application execution data by a push service and targeting application programs with advertisements based on the collected data. Statistics such as activity, popularity, and frequency of execution for each of the application programs are generated based on the collected data. The statistics are matched to advertising campaigns to select application programs relevant to the advertising campaigns. Advertisers are charged for delivering the advertisements based on the selected application programs. For example, advertisements delivered to frequently executed application programs are more expensive than advertisements delivered to application programs that are rarely executed.

US Patent:

20120208549, Aug 16, 2012

Filed:

Feb 15, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/027757

Inventors:

James Lau - Bellevue WA, US
Vinay Gupta - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
H04W 24/00
H04W 4/02

US Classification:

4554561, 4554221, 709205

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting termination of a social check-in session where a user has checked into a location using a mobile device. Upon detecting that the user has left a location, the present system automatically checks the user out of that location, and updates the user's records and friends that the user is no longer at that location.

US Patent:

20120331090, Dec 27, 2012

Filed:

Jun 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/167461

Inventors:

Gur Kimchi - Bellevue WA, US
Roger Barga - Bellevue WA, US
Vinay Gupta - Sammamish WA, US
Zachary Apter - Seattle WA, US
Stelios Paparizos - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

Various embodiments are described for systems and methods for managing data. The system may include a device group configured for peer-to-peer communications, the device group including a computing device and one or more peer computing devices. The system includes a cross device application programming interface (API) that is implemented as a device group API client executed on the computing device and each of the peer computing devices. Each device group API client includes a permissions module that is configured to determine whether a request satisfies a device-group-specific permission for access to data stored on any device associated with the device group. Upon authorization of the request, a file storage module is configured to retrieve and output the requested file.

US Patent:

20130006738, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/174255

Inventors:

Eric Horvitz - Kirkland WA, US
Roger Barga - Bellevue WA, US
Lili Cheng - Bellevue WA, US
Doug Burger - Bellevue WA, US
Vinay Gupta - Sammamish WA, US
Xuedong Huang - Bellevue WA, US
Zachary Apter - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 1416, 705 1439, 705 1425

Abstract:

Systems and methods for distributing shared electronic coupons are provided. According to one aspect, the electronic coupon may include a coupon benefit display region displaying a textual and/or graphical representation of a coupon benefit. The electronic coupon may further include a candidate display region displaying a list of one or more friends of the user who are determined to be redeemer candidates from among friends in a social network profile or address book of the user. Each redeemer candidate friend in the list has an associated selector, and selection by the user of a selector corresponding to a friend causes the client device to send a message to a coupon server to instruct the coupon server to send the electronic coupon to a client device of the selected friend. Predictive models generated through machine learning may aid in selecting the user to which coupons are distributed and the redeemer candidates.