公开(公告)号：US20200053210A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16659116

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Arthur Herman Haedike, III ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/2745 ,  H04M1/57

摘要： A method may include receiving an indication of a call from a caller who is not a participant in a sender-controlled media (SCM) platform to a recipient who is a participant, using caller ID information of the call to gather content pertaining to the caller (e.g., from data stores of the platform and public number search information), generating a recipient SCM data structure, delivering and presenting the recipient SCM data structure on a device of the recipient, generating a sender SCM data structure, and delivering the sender SCM data structure to a call-originating device of the caller. In another aspect, a method may include monitoring a call in-process status, and, upon detection that a call has terminated, activating a post-call application that causes a screen update for a device that includes at least one of a call to action by the call-participant and informational content pertinent to the call.

公开(公告)号：US09871902B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-16

申请号：US15469772

申请日：2017-03-27

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Arthur Herman Haedike, III ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M19/04

CPC分类号： H04M1/576 ,  H04M1/72522 ,  H04M3/42042 ,  H04M3/42051 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M19/041

摘要： Provided herein are methods and systems for a sender-controlled contact media content type that can be sent among mobile devices, including addressing the contacts systems and methods of such devices to provide rich interactions among users upon the occurrence of contact events.

公开(公告)号：US11451659B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US17695136

申请日：2022-03-15

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/2757 ,  H04M1/72403 ,  H04M1/72439

摘要： A Sender Controlled Media (SCM) platform user is presented incentives for performing rewardable platform activities that result in accruing points in a user-specific account from which points can be redeemed by transfer or cryptocurrency conversion to an external user-designated wallet. A reward received for each instance of a rewardable platform activity is determined based on a range of platform context including a target average points payout, an aggregated total points payout over a distribution period, and a type of rewardable platform activity.

公开(公告)号：US11381679B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16659071

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M1/2757 ,  H04M1/72403 ,  H04M1/72439

摘要： A method may include receiving an indication of a call from a caller who is not a participant in a sender-controlled media (SCM) platform to a recipient who is a participant, using caller ID information to gather content pertaining to the caller (e.g., from data stores of the platform and public number search information), generating a SCM data structure based on the gathered content, and delivering the SCM data structure to a call-originating device. In another aspect, a method may include gathering call context for an active call, and developing an understanding of one or more of a call intent, a call participant, and a participant action based on content exchanged between the caller and recipient. Content suggesting algorithms may then determine candidate items of content relevant to the participants of the call for presentation to at least one of the caller and the recipient during the call.

公开(公告)号：US11368575B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-21

申请号：US16659330

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M1/2757 ,  H04M1/72403 ,  H04M1/72439

摘要： Call originator feedback may be gathered from members of a call group for a call originator. This feedback may be stored in a contact firewall data structure indexed by call originator identification information, where a contact firewall function can intercept a call to a member of the group when the contact firewall data structure indicates that an action to impact the call should be taken. In another aspect, a method may include receiving an indication of no-answer by a recipient of a call, activating a sender-controlled media (SCM) content selection/generation interface on the caller's phone, and delivering the item of content to the recipient's call message storage system, where the item of content is linked to the missed call. For example, a SCM data structure, or a link to the SCM data structure, may be delivered to the recipient's call message storage system.

公开(公告)号：US10979558B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16658777

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M1/2757

摘要： A method may include receiving indication of initiation of a call from a sender to a recipient, determining an amount of time left in an offer from the sender to the recipient, generating a sender-controlled media (SCM) data structure by adapting a portion of the SCM data structure based on the amount of time left, and configuring caller ID for the call with a link to the generated SCM data structure. In another aspect, a method may include configuring visual caller ID for calls initiated by a user including a temporary item of visual content, and, upon receiving an indication of an initiation of a call, providing the temporary (and/or a permanent) item of visual content as visual caller ID based on a relationship between a current time and a time-limited use parameter of the temporary item of visual content.

公开(公告)号：US20200053206A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16658777

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Arthur Herman Haedike, III ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/2745 ,  H04M1/57

摘要： A method may include receiving indication of initiation of a call from a sender to a recipient, determining an amount of time left in an offer from the sender to the recipient, generating a sender-controlled media (SCM) data structure by adapting a portion of the SCM data structure based on the amount of time left, and configuring caller ID for the call with a link to the generated SCM data structure. In another aspect, a method may include configuring visual caller ID for calls initiated by a user including a temporary item of visual content, and, upon receiving an indication of an initiation of a call, providing the temporary (and/or a permanent) item of visual content as visual caller ID based on a relationship between a current time and a time-limited use parameter of the temporary item of visual content.

公开(公告)号：US20210344792A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17356630

申请日：2021-06-24

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/2757 ,  H04M1/72403 ,  H04M1/72439

摘要： Automated dialing of an entity from a curated list of entities responsive to user selections of dial pad entries, the curated list of entities formed from phrases formed from the dial pad entries. The curated list of entities is based on at least one of user call activity, search engine activity responsive to the phrases, a set of Sender Controlled Media participants, a set of categories of contacts, and entity offerings.

公开(公告)号：US11005990B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16659278

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M3/42 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/2757

摘要： Generating a contact firewall for protecting participants of a sender-controlled media (SCM) platform may include receiving an indication that a non-participant sender of the SCM platform has initiated contact with a participant recipient, using sender information associated with the contact instance to pole participants of the platform regarding a spammer status value for the sender, aggregating the spammer status values, and, based on a comparison of the aggregated spammer status values with a spammer threshold, causing future contacts from the sender to be rejected by the platform. Similar techniques may be implemented for generating a contact firewall for protecting members of a call group.

公开(公告)号：US10951755B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16658887

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Vyng, Inc.

发明人： Paul Kats ,  Jeffrey Chernick ,  Mark Randall Goldston ,  Sohrab Pirayesh

IPC分类号： H04M3/42 ,  H04M19/04 ,  H04M1/725 ,  H04M1/57 ,  H04M1/2757

摘要： A method may include detecting initiation of a call that causes visual caller ID content to be accessible on a call-receiving device of the recipient, and pausing delivery of the call. While pausing delivery of the call, the method may further include presenting a visual caller ID configuration user interface on a call-originating device of the caller, the visual caller ID configuration user interface providing the visual caller ID content for the call by enabling selection from a plurality of visual caller ID content options to the caller. The visual caller ID content options may include existing content, at least one alternate content, and generation of content via a camera function of the call-originating device. The method may further include, responsive to a user selection of one of the visual caller ID content options, generating the call delivery signal for delivery of the call.