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1.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING VIRTUAL INTERNET OF THINGS UNIVERSAL IDS (IOT UIDS) IN GREENFIELD DEVICES

      
Application Number 19033641
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-22
First Publication Date 2026-01-29
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

A method for registering one or more Greenfield devices via a virtual Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) is provided. The method includes identifying one or more Brownfield devices, generating device property data based at least in part on the one or more Brownfield devices, and transmitting, to an IoT device registrar server, a registration request that includes the device property data. The method further includes interpreting one or more IoT UIDs generated in response to the transmitting of the registration request.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

2.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING RECORDS IN AN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICE REGISTRY FOR CHANGES IN DEVICE PROPERTY DATA

      
Application Number 19323380
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-09-09
First Publication Date 2026-01-08
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry is provided. The apparatus includes an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) processing circuit, a record management circuit, and a record provisioning circuit. The IoT UID processing circuit is structured to interpret an IoT UID and device property data. The record management circuit is structured to associate the IoT UID with the device property data via a record. The record provisioning circuit is structured to transmit the record. In embodiments, the device property data includes an owner identifier value, a manufacturer identifier value, a trusted platform module key, a media access control address, a software version identifier, and/or or a firmware identifier.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

3.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 99482624
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-11-06
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Providing an on-line non-downloadable computer software platform for use in call authentication

4.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 99482618
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-11-06
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

Downloadable software for managing, monitoring, and maintaining inventories of phone numbers, accessing and reviewing phone number statuses and attributes, analyzing data associated with phone numbers, assessing potential vulnerabilities and protecting and securing phone number assets from potential risk and fraud, and providing actionable data and alerts associated with the foregoing; downloadable software for use in call authentication

5.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 99482620
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-11-06
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Providing an on-line non-downloadable computer software platform for use in call authentication

6.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 99482623
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-11-06
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

Downloadable software for managing, monitoring, and maintaining inventories of phone numbers, accessing and reviewing phone number statuses and attributes, analyzing data associated with phone numbers, assessing potential vulnerabilities and protecting and securing phone number assets from potential risk and fraud, and providing actionable data and alerts associated with the foregoing; downloadable software for use in call authentication

7.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAGGING FRAUDULENT PHONE NUMBERS

      
Application Number 19079709
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-03-14
First Publication Date 2025-07-31
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Kimmel, Michael J.
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan Patrick
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A method including: receiving a user report dataset indicating fraudulent activity corresponding to a phone number; responsive to receiving the user report dataset, identifying a record in a database corresponding to the phone number; and tagging the record to identify the phone number as being associated with fraudulent activity.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06Q 30/0201 - Market modellingMarket analysisCollecting market data
  • G06Q 30/0251 - Targeted advertisements
  • H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
  • H04L 45/125 - Shortest path evaluation based on throughput or bandwidth
  • H04L 65/1069 - Session establishment or de-establishment
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 4/24 - Accounting or billing

8.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 99256905
Status Registered
Filing Date 2025-06-27
Registration Date 2026-02-03
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Managing telecommunications services for others, namely, managing telephone services for businesses and carriers in the nature of managing, maintaining, and distributing business information related to phone number assignment and routing; database management, namely, administering and operating a centralized platform for phone number management in the telecommunications industry

9.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 99256907
Status Registered
Filing Date 2025-06-27
Registration Date 2025-11-11
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Managing telecommunications services for others, namely, managing telephone services for businesses and carriers in the nature of managing, maintaining, and distributing business information related to phone number assignment and routing; database management, namely, administering and operating a centralized platform for phone number management in the telecommunications industry

10.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN IOT DEVICE REGISTRY THAT PROVIDES FOR DYNAMIC TRUST RATINGS OF REGISTERED DEVICES

      
Application Number 18970289
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-12-05
First Publication Date 2025-03-27
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

A method for determining a trust indicator is provided. The method may include interpreting, via an Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) processing circuit, an IoT UID corresponding to a device and identifying, via a record management circuit and based at least in part on the IoT UID, a record in a database corresponding to the device. The method may further include determining, via a trust analysis circuit and based at least in part on the record, a risk indicator of the device and transmitting, via an indicator provisioning circuit, the risk indicator.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

11.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE REGISTRY DISPLAY

      
Application Number 18923827
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-10-23
First Publication Date 2025-02-06
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for an Internet of Things device registry display includes a user input processing circuit structured to interpret one or more user input command values, an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) identification circuit structured to determine one or more IoT UIDs, based at least in part on the one or more user input command values, a device lookup circuit structured to: generate a query that includes the one or more IoT UIDs, and retrieve device property data corresponding to the one or more IoT UIDs, a query provisioning circuit structured to transmit the query to an IoT device registrar server, a device property processing circuit structured to interpret the device property data generated by the IoT device registrar server in response to the query, and a display circuit structured to display the device property data with the corresponding one or more IoT UIDs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • G06F 16/38 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 21/31 - User authentication
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems

12.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 98950650
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-10
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

downloadable computer software for creating toll-free number certificates

13.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 98950653
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-10
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Providing an on-line non-downloadable computer software platform for managing, monitoring, and maintaining inventories of phone numbers, accessing and reviewing phone number statuses and attributes, analyzing data associated with phone numbers, assessing potential vulnerabilities and protecting and securing phone number assets from potential risk and fraud, and providing actionable data and alerts associated with the foregoing; providing an on-line non-downloadable computer software platform for creating toll-free number certificates

14.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 98950654
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-10
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments

Goods & Services

downloadable computer software for creating toll-free number certificates

15.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 98950657
Status Pending
Filing Date 2025-01-10
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Providing an on-line non-downloadable computer software platform for managing, monitoring, and maintaining inventories of phone numbers, accessing and reviewing phone number statuses and attributes, analyzing data associated with phone numbers, assessing potential vulnerabilities and protecting and securing phone number assets from potential risk and fraud, and providing actionable data and alerts associated with the foregoing; providing an on-line non-downloadable computer software platform for creating toll-free number certificates

16.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CALL VALIDATION PLATFORM

      
Application Number 18593549
Status Pending
Filing Date 2024-03-01
First Publication Date 2024-08-08
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hauser, Harald
  • Kong, Li
  • Armenta, Julio Roberto
  • Karnas, Ryan Patrick
  • Belcher, Kyle

Abstract

A system including a telecommunications identifier database and a controller. The telecommunications identifier database includes a plurality of records that each match a corresponding managing entity to a plurality of corresponding telecommunications identifiers registered to the corresponding managing entity. The controller communicates with the telecommunications identifier database and is operative to: receive an authentication code request corresponding to a managing entity and identifying a telecommunications identifier; validate, via querying the telecommunications identifier database, the telecommunications identifier identified in the authentication code request as being registered to the managing entity corresponding to the authentication code request; responsive to validating the telecommunications identifier identified in the authentication code request as being registered to the managing entity corresponding to the authentication code request, generate an authentication code; and transmit the authentication code.

IPC Classes  ?

17.

REPUTATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS THEREOF

      
Document Number 03256196
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-25
Open to Public Date 2023-11-30
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Stewart, David Alexander
  • Shastri, Shreerang Anil
  • Jayachandran, Naveen

Abstract

A system for assigning reputation scores is provided. The system includes a first database, a second database, and a registrar server. The first database stores first data corresponding to at least one telecommunications identifier. The second database stores second data corresponding to the at least one telecommunications identifier. The registrar server is structured to: access and interpret the first data and the second data to determine one or more attributes for the at least one telecommunications identifier; determine a reputation score for the at least one telecommunications identifier; and transmit the reputation score.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/436 - Arrangements for screening incoming calls
  • H04W 12/12 - Detection or prevention of fraud

18.

REPUTATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS THEREOF

      
Application Number 18323895
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-05-25
First Publication Date 2023-11-30
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Stewart, David Alexander
  • Shastri, Shreerang Anil
  • Jayachandran, Naveen

Abstract

A system for assigning reputation scores is provided. The system includes a first database, a second database, and a registrar server. The first database stores first data corresponding to at least one telecommunications identifier. The second database stores second data corresponding to the at least one telecommunications identifier. The registrar server is structured to: access and interpret the first data and the second data to determine one or more attributes for the at least one telecommunications identifier; determine a reputation score for the at least one telecommunications identifier; and transmit the reputation score.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers

19.

REPUTATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND METHODS THEREOF

      
Application Number US2023023579
Publication Number 2023/230264
Status In Force
Filing Date 2023-05-25
Publication Date 2023-11-30
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Stewart, David Alexander
  • Shastri, Shreerang Anil
  • Jayachandran, Naveen

Abstract

A system for assigning reputation scores is provided. The system includes a first database, a second database, and a registrar server. The first database stores first data corresponding to at least one telecommunications identifier. The second database stores second data corresponding to the at least one telecommunications identifier. The registrar server is structured to: access and interpret the first data and the second data to determine one or more attributes for the at least one telecommunications identifier; determine a reputation score for the at least one telecommunications identifier; and transmit the reputation score.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/436 - Arrangements for screening incoming calls
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04W 12/12 - Detection or prevention of fraud

20.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION USING VIRTUAL REALITY

      
Application Number 18304722
Status Pending
Filing Date 2023-04-21
First Publication Date 2023-10-26
Owner SOMOS INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Lund, Peter
  • Jockusch, Julius
  • Chi, Albert

Abstract

A method can include: acquiring via one or more electromyography (EMG) sensors in electrical contact with a patient, one or more electrical signals; mapping the one or more electrical signals to one or more intended movements via an EMG signal classifier; applying the one or more intended movements to a simulated body region; and rendering a movement of the simulated body region using a virtual reality (VR) display device.

IPC Classes  ?

  • A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
  • A61B 5/397 - Analysis of electromyograms

21.

Systems and methods for phone number fraud prediction

      
Application Number 18083790
Grant Number 12314968
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-19
First Publication Date 2023-05-04
Grant Date 2025-05-27
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee

Abstract

A method including: receiving one or more datasets indicating call activity corresponding to a phone number; analyzing the one or more datasets to identify unusual call activity; and generating a fraud prediction, based at least in part on the identified unusual call activity, that the phone number will be used for fraud.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06Q 30/0201 - Market modellingMarket analysisCollecting market data
  • H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
  • H04L 45/125 - Shortest path evaluation based on throughput or bandwidth
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing

22.

Systems and methods for tagging fraudulent phone numbers

      
Application Number 18083778
Grant Number 12323552
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-19
First Publication Date 2023-04-27
Grant Date 2025-06-03
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A method including: receiving a user report dataset indicating fraudulent activity corresponding to a phone number; responsive to receiving the user report dataset, identifying a record in a database corresponding to the phone number; and tagging the record to identify the phone number as being associated with fraudulent activity.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06Q 30/0201 - Market modellingMarket analysisCollecting market data
  • G06Q 30/0251 - Targeted advertisements
  • H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
  • H04L 45/125 - Shortest path evaluation based on throughput or bandwidth
  • H04L 65/1069 - Session establishment or de-establishment
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 4/24 - Accounting or billing

23.

Systems and methods for provisioning embedded Internet of Things Universal IDs (IoT UIDs) in Brownfield devices

      
Application Number 18087907
Grant Number 11810129
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-23
First Publication Date 2023-04-27
Grant Date 2023-11-07
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus including a display circuit, a requestor circuit, a request provisioning circuit, an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) processing circuit, and an IoT UID provisioning circuit. The display circuit generates a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to receive one or more user input command values corresponding to device property data for one or more Brownfield devices. The requestor circuit generates a registration request that includes the device property data. The request provisioning circuit transmits the registration request to an Internet of Things (IoT) device registrar server. The Internet of IoT UID processing circuit interprets one or more IoT UIDs generated by the IoT device registrar server in response to the registration request. The IoT UID provisioning circuit at least one of: transmits the one or more IoT UIDs; or displays the one or more IoT UIDs on an electronic display.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • G06F 15/173 - Interprocessor communication using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star or snowflake
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure

24.

Systems and methods for provisioning embedded internet of things universal IDS (IoT UIDs) in brownfield devices

      
Application Number 18087946
Grant Number 12602697
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-12-23
First Publication Date 2023-04-27
Grant Date 2026-04-14
Owner Somos, Inc (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

A method including: interpreting, via a device registration request circuit, a registration request that maps device property data to one or more Brownfield devices; generating, via an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) generation circuit, based at least in part on the registration request, an IoT UID for each of the one or more Brownfield devices; and transmitting, via an IoT UID provisioning circuit, the IoT UID for each of the one or more Brownfield devices.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure

25.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CALL VALIDATION PLATFORM

      
Application Number US2022037326
Publication Number 2023/288076
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-07-15
Publication Date 2023-01-19
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Kempson, Jason David
  • Davis, Justen James
  • Karnas, Ryan Patrick

Abstract

A method for generating a list of telecommunication identifiers is provided. The method includes interpreting, via at least one processor, telecommunications data including available telecommunication identifiers, assigned telecommunication identifiers, in-use telecommunication identifiers, and disconnected telecommunication identifiers. The method further includes generating the list based at least in part on the telecommunications data, wherein the list includes telecommunication identifiers that are a subset of the available telecommunication identifiers. The method further includes transmitting the list.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 61/4557 - Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 15/14 - Discriminative metering according to class of calling party

26.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CALL VALIDATION PLATFORM

      
Document Number 03226750
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-15
Open to Public Date 2023-01-19
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Kempson, Jason David
  • Davis, Justen James
  • Karnas, Ryan Patrick

Abstract

A method for generating a list of telecommunication identifiers is provided. The method includes interpreting, via at least one processor, telecommunications data including available telecommunication identifiers, assigned telecommunication identifiers, in-use telecommunication identifiers, and disconnected telecommunication identifiers. The method further includes generating the list based at least in part on the telecommunications data, wherein the list includes telecommunication identifiers that are a subset of the available telecommunication identifiers. The method further includes transmitting the list.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 15/14 - Discriminative metering according to class of calling party
  • H04W 12/06 - Authentication
  • H04W 12/72 - Subscriber identity

27.

FRSERVICES

      
Serial Number 97740461
Status Registered
Filing Date 2023-01-04
Registration Date 2024-02-06
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design

Goods & Services

Providing an on-line computer database for reporting and monitoring instances of fraud for protecting telecommunications data and information from unauthorized access, namely, toll-free telephone numbers

28.

TOLL-FREE MEANS BUSINESS

      
Application Number 222877900
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-12-16
Registration Date 2025-08-22
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

(1) Creation and maintenance of a system of toll-free telephone numbers, namely, issuing toll-free telephone numbers to customers and providing a database of assigned and available telephone numbers.

29.

REALAGENT

      
Serial Number 97711355
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-12-09
Registration Date 2024-05-28
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Business services in the nature of telephone number management through the validation of telephone numbers being verification services; analysis of business data relating to telephone numbers

30.

REALAGENT

      
Serial Number 97711344
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-12-09
Registration Date 2024-05-28
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Business services in the nature of telephone number management through the validation of telephone numbers being verification services; analysis of business data relating to telephone numbers

31.

Systems and methods for an IoT device registry that provides for dynamic trust ratings of registered devices

      
Application Number 17722153
Grant Number 12198147
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-12-08
Grant Date 2025-01-14
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

A method for determining a trust indicator is provided. The method may include interpreting, via an Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) processing circuit, an IoT UID corresponding to a device and identifying, via a record management circuit and based at least in part on the IoT UID, a record in a database corresponding to the device. The method may further include determining, via a trust analysis circuit and based at least in part on the record, a risk indicator of the device and transmitting, via an indicator provisioning circuit, the risk indicator.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure

32.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CALL VALIDATION PLATFORM

      
Application Number 17865668
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-07-15
First Publication Date 2022-11-10
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Kempson, Jason David
  • Davis, Justen James
  • Karnas, Ryan Patrick

Abstract

A method for generating a list of telecommunication identifiers is provided. The method includes interpreting, via at least one processor, telecommunications data including available telecommunication identifiers, assigned telecommunication identifiers, in-use telecommunication identifiers, and disconnected telecommunication identifiers. The method further includes generating the list based at least in part on the telecommunications data, wherein the list includes telecommunication identifiers that are a subset of the available telecommunication identifiers. The method further includes transmitting the list.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers

33.

DEVICE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Document Number 03216835
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-15
Open to Public Date 2022-10-20
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry is provided. The apparatus includes an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) processing circuit, a record management circuit, and a record provisioning circuit. The IoT UID processing circuit is structured to interpret an IoT UID and device property data. The record management circuit is structured to associate the IoT UID with the device property data via a record. The record provisioning circuit is structured to transmit the record. In embodiments, the device property data includes an owner identifier value, a manufacturer identifier value, a trusted platform module key, a media access control address, a software version identifier, and/or or a firmware identifier.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure
  • G16Y 40/10 - DetectionMonitoring
  • G16Y 40/20 - AnalyticsDiagnosis
  • G16Y 40/35 - Management of things, i.e. controlling in accordance with a policy or in order to achieve specified objectives

34.

Systems and methods for provisioning embedded internet of things universal IDS (IoT UIDs) in brownfield devices

      
Application Number 17722021
Grant Number 11625728
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Grant Date 2023-04-11
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for provisioning embedded Internet of Things Universal IDs (IoT UIDs) in Brownfield devices. The apparatus includes a display circuit, a requestor circuit, a request provisioning circuit, an IoT UID processing circuit, and an IoT UID provisioning circuit. The display circuit generates a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to receive one or more user input command values corresponding to device property data for one or more Brownfield devices. The requestor circuit generates a registration request that includes the device property data. The request provisioning circuit transmits the registration request to an IoT device registrar server. The IoT UID processing circuit interprets one or more IoT UIDs generated by the IoT device registrar server in response to the registration request. The IoT UID provisioning circuit at least one of: transmits the one or more IoT UIDs, or displays the one or more IoT UIDs on an electronic display.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • G06F 15/173 - Interprocessor communication using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star or snowflake
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure

35.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING VIRTUAL INTERNET OF THINGS UNIVERSAL IDS (IOT UIDS) IN BROWNFIELD DEVICES

      
Application Number 17722074
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Owner
  • INC., SOMOS (USA)
  • SOMOS INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

A method for registering one or more Brownfield devices via a virtual Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) is provided. The method includes identifying one or more Brownfield devices, generating device property data based at least in part on the one or more Brownfield devices, and transmitting, to an IoT device registrar server, a registration request that includes the device property data. The method further includes interpreting one or more IoT UIDs generated in response to the transmitting of the registration request.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning

36.

Systems and methods for provisioning virtual Internet of Things Universal IDs (IOT UIDs) in greenfield devices

      
Application Number 17722086
Grant Number 12236435
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Grant Date 2025-02-25
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

A method for registering one or more Greenfield devices via a virtual Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) is provided. The method includes identifying one or more Brownfield devices, generating device property data based at least in part on the one or more Brownfield devices, and transmitting, to an IoT device registrar server, a registration request that includes the device property data. The method further includes interpreting one or more IoT UIDs generated in response to the transmitting of the registration request.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure

37.

Systems and methods for monitoring records in an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry for changes in device property data

      
Application Number 17722167
Grant Number 12530698
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Grant Date 2026-01-20
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus including a device property data processing circuit, a change detection circuit, an alert circuit, and an alert provisioning circuit. The device property data processing circuit is structured to at a first time, interpret, device property data corresponding to a device registered with an IoT device registry, and at a second time, interpret, the device property data corresponding to the device registered with the IoT device registry. The change detection circuit is structured to detect a change in the device property data between the first time and the second time. The alert circuit is structured to generate, responsive to the detected change, a message that identifies the device corresponding to the device property data. The alert provisioning circuit is structured to transmit the message.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure

38.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE REGISTRY

      
Application Number 17722012
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Owner
  • INC., SOMOS (USA)
  • SOMOS INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry is provided. The apparatus includes an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) processing circuit, a record management circuit, and a record provisioning circuit. The IoT UID processing circuit is structured to interpret an IoT UID and device property data. The record management circuit is structured to associate the IoT UID with the device property data via a record. The record provisioning circuit is structured to transmit the record. In embodiments, the device property data includes an owner identifier value, a manufacturer identifier value, a trusted platform module key, a media access control address, a software version identifier, and/or or a firmware identifier.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems

39.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING EMBEDDED INTERNET OF THINGS UNIVERSAL IDS (IOT UIDS) IN GREENFIELD DEVICES

      
Application Number 17722064
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Owner
  • INC., SOMOS (USA)
  • SOMOS INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

A method for embedding an Internet of Things Universal Identifier (IoT UID) into one or more Greenfield devices is provided. The method includes manufacturing one or more Greenfield devices, and generating device property data based at least in part on the one or more Greenfield devices. The method further includes transmitting, to an Internet of Things (IoT) device registrar server, a registration request that includes the device property data. The method further includes interpreting one or more Internet of Things Universal Identifiers (IoT UIDs) generated in response to the transmitting of the registration request. The method further includes embedding the one or more IoT UIDs in the one or more Greenfield devices.

IPC Classes  ?

40.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT FOR REGISTERED INTERNET OF THINGS UNIVERSAL ID (IOT DEVICES)

      
Application Number 17722122
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Owner
  • INC., SOMOS (USA)
  • SOMOS INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods for an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry are provided. An apparatus for an IoT device registry includes a property-monitoring circuit structured to generate a query for device property data for an IoT device to an IoT device registrar server; interpret the device property data received from the IoT device registrar server to determine whether there is a change in the device property data; if the property-monitoring circuit determines that there is a change in the device property data, generate a notification of the change; and transmit the notification of the change to the IoT device registrar server.

IPC Classes  ?

41.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING CHAIN OF TITLE FOR REGISTERED INTERNET OF THINGS UNIVERSAL ID (IOT DEVICES)

      
Application Number 17722139
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry is provided. The apparatus includes an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) processing circuit, a record management circuit, an ownership analysis circuit, and an ownership provisioning circuit. The IoT UID processing circuit is structured to interpret an IoT UID corresponding to a device. The record management circuit is structured to identify, based at least in part on the IoT UID, a record in a database, the record including device ownership data associated with the device. The ownership analysis circuit is structured to interpret, based at least in part on the record, the device ownership data associated with the device. The ownership provisioning circuit is structured to transmit the device ownership data.

IPC Classes  ?

42.

Systems and methods for fraudulent activity detection

      
Application Number 17722196
Grant Number 12321951
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-10-20
Grant Date 2025-06-03
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for detecting fraudulent activity includes a device property data processing circuit, a security analysis circuit, an alert circuit, and an alert provisioning circuit. The device property data processing circuit is structured to interpret device property data corresponding to a device registered with an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry. The security analysis circuit is structured to determine, based at least in part on the device property data, that the device is subject to a fraud event. The alert circuit is structured to generate, responsive to the determined fraud event, a message that identifies the device. The alert provisioning circuit is structured to transmit the message.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 21/73 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers
  • G06F 8/65 - Updates
  • G06F 16/44 - BrowsingVisualisation therefor
  • G06F 21/44 - Program or device authentication
  • G06F 21/60 - Protecting data
  • G06N 3/08 - Learning methods
  • G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentialsReview and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
  • G06Q 30/018 - Certifying business or products
  • G16Y 20/20 - Information sensed or collected by the things relating to the thing itself
  • G16Y 30/10 - Security thereof
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems
  • H04L 9/08 - Key distribution
  • H04L 9/14 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols using a plurality of keys or algorithms
  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • H04L 41/0806 - Configuration setting for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
  • H04L 41/0813 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings
  • H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configurationTracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
  • H04L 43/0817 - Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters by checking availability by checking functioning
  • H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure

43.

DEVICE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Application Number US2022025092
Publication Number 2022/221711
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-15
Publication Date 2022-10-20
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang

Abstract

An apparatus for an Internet of Things (IoT) device registry is provided. The apparatus includes an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) processing circuit, a record management circuit, and a record provisioning circuit. The IoT UID processing circuit is structured to interpret an IoT UID and device property data. The record management circuit is structured to associate the IoT UID with the device property data via a record. The record provisioning circuit is structured to transmit the record. In embodiments, the device property data includes an owner identifier value, a manufacturer identifier value, a trusted platform module key, a media access control address, a software version identifier, and/or or a firmware identifier.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G16Y 40/10 - DetectionMonitoring
  • G16Y 40/20 - AnalyticsDiagnosis
  • G16Y 40/35 - Management of things, i.e. controlling in accordance with a policy or in order to achieve specified objectives
  • G16Y 30/00 - IoT infrastructure
  • G06F 21/00 - Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity

44.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 97575270
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-01
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Telecommunications services, namely, providing telephone services in the nature of toll-free number routing; telecommunications services, namely, providing telephone services for businesses, consumers and carriers in the nature of the collection and transmission via telecommunications networks and wireless telecommunications networks of text, image, voice, video and other data

45.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 97574629
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-01
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Managing telecommunications services for others, namely, managing telephone services for businesses and carriers in the nature of managing, maintaining, and distributing business information related to toll-free number assignment and routing; database management, namely, administering and operating a centralized platform for toll-free number management in the telecommunications industry

46.

REALBRAND

      
Serial Number 97575273
Status Pending
Filing Date 2022-09-01
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Managing telecommunications services for others, namely, managing telephone services for businesses and carriers in the nature of managing, maintaining, and distributing business information related to toll-free number assignment and routing; database management, namely, administering and operating a centralized platform for toll-free number management in the telecommunications industry

47.

Systems and methods for an internet of things device registry display

      
Application Number 17722038
Grant Number 12155657
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-15
First Publication Date 2022-07-28
Grant Date 2024-11-26
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Ramachandran, Sridhar
  • Brazao, Eduardo Correia Da Silva
  • Brumer, Steven Norman
  • Klein, Ian Michael
  • Kong, Li
  • Plante, Marc Rudloff
  • Shyu, Kimberly Tashner
  • Sliwa, Robert Janusz
  • Smith, Jeffrey Scott
  • Wendt, Christopher Anton
  • Yu, Haofang
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

An Internet of Things device registry display that includes a user input processing circuit structured to interpret one or more user input command values, an Internet of Things Universal Identification (IoT UID) identification circuit structured to determine one or more IoT UIDs, based at least in part on the one or more user input command values, a device lookup circuit structured to: generate a query that includes the one or more IoT UIDs, and retrieve device property data corresponding to the one or more IoT UIDs, a query provisioning circuit structured to transmit the query to an IoT device registrar server, a device property processing circuit structured to interpret the device property data generated by the IoT device registrar server in response to the query, and a display circuit structured to display the device property data with the corresponding one or more IoT UIDs.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 9/40 - Network security protocols
  • G06F 16/38 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
  • G06F 21/31 - User authentication
  • G16Y 40/50 - SafetySecurity of things, users, data or systems

48.

Telecommunications data management interface

      
Application Number 17712839
Grant Number 11750738
Status In Force
Filing Date 2022-04-04
First Publication Date 2022-07-21
Grant Date 2023-09-05
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Veeramachaneni, Lalitha
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A system for visualizing call routing data associated with a telecommunications identifier is provided. The system includes a client interface and a parsing tool. The client interface is structured to communicate with a telecommunications management platform having a database that stores call routing data. The parsing tool is associated with the client interface. The parsing tool receives call routing data associated with the telecommunications identifier in response to a query of the database, and the parsing tool generates parsed data by parsing the call routing data. The parsed data is structured to display the call routing data in a tree format on the client interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing

49.

TOLL-FREE MEANS BUSINESS

      
Serial Number 97504767
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-07-15
Registration Date 2023-01-03
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Creation and maintenance of a system of toll-free telephone numbers, namely, issuing toll-free telephone numbers to customers and providing a database of assigned and available telephone numbers

50.

SOMOSID

      
Serial Number 97251294
Status Registered
Filing Date 2022-02-03
Registration Date 2025-05-06
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Providing an online database for monitoring and management of IoT devices, connected devices, connected assets, and software applications in the field of telecommunications

51.

Telecommunications call validation platform

      
Application Number 17226313
Grant Number 11968528
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-04-09
First Publication Date 2021-11-11
Grant Date 2024-04-23
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hauser, Harald
  • Kong, Li
  • Armenta, Julio Roberto
  • Karnas, Ryan Patrick
  • Belcher, Kyle

Abstract

A method of validating an enterprise phone number service request is provided. The method includes generating, by an enterprise validator, an authentication code corresponding to a phone number and transmitting the authentication code to an enterprise. The method further includes transmitting, by an enterprise to a service provider, a service request that includes the authentication code and identifies a service corresponding to the phone number. The method further includes transmitting, by the service provider to the enterprise validator, a validation request that includes the authentication code and identifies the phone number. The method further includes validating, by the enterprise validator, that the authentication code in the validation request matches the authentication code generated by the enterprise validator; and, upon validation, providing, by the service provider to the enterprise, a service for the phone number.

IPC Classes  ?

52.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS CALL VALIDATION PLATFORM

      
Document Number 03114831
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-04-09
Open to Public Date 2021-10-10
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Hauser, Harald
  • Kong, Li
  • Armenta, Julio Roberto
  • Karnas, Ryan Patrick
  • Belcher, Kyle

Abstract

A method of validating an enterprise phone number service request is provided. The method includes generating, by an enterprise validator, an authentication code corresponding to a phone number and transmitting the authentication code to an enterprise. The method further includes transmitting, by an enterprise to a service provider, a service request that includes the authentication code and identifies a service corresponding to the phone number. The method further includes transmitting, by the service provider to the enterprise validator, a validation request that includes the authentication code and identifies the phone number. The method further includes validating, by the enterprise validator, that the authentication code in the validation request matches the authentication code generated by the enterprise validator; and, upon validation, providing, by the service provider to the enterprise, a service for the phone number.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
  • H04M 1/66 - Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling
  • H04W 12/06 - Authentication

53.

Telecommunications data management interface

      
Application Number 17237571
Grant Number 11349984
Status In Force
Filing Date 2021-04-22
First Publication Date 2021-08-26
Grant Date 2022-05-31
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Veeramachaneni, Lalitha
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A system for visualizing call routing data associated with a telecommunications identifier is provided. The system includes a client interface and a parsing tool. The client interface is structured to communicate with a telecommunications management platform having a database that stores call routing data. The parsing tool is associated with the client interface. The parsing tool receives call routing data associated with the telecommunications identifier in response to a query of the database, and the parsing tool generates parsed data by parsing the call routing data. The parsed data is structured to display the call routing data in a tree format on the client interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing

54.

Toll-free numbers metadata tagging, analysis and reporting

      
Application Number 17072388
Grant Number 11563861
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-10-16
First Publication Date 2021-02-11
Grant Date 2023-01-24
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee

Abstract

A method for predicting fraudulent call activity is provided. The method includes receiving one or more datasets indicating call activity corresponding to a phone number, and analyzing the one or more datasets to identify unusual call activity. The method further includes generating a fraud prediction, based at least in part on the identified unusual call activity, that the phone number will be used for fraud.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
  • H04L 45/125 - Shortest path evaluation based on throughput or bandwidth
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

55.

Toll-free telecommunications and data management platform

      
Application Number 17072412
Grant Number 11563860
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-10-16
First Publication Date 2021-02-04
Grant Date 2023-01-24
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A method for identifying a fraudulent phone number is provided. The method includes receiving a user report dataset indicating fraudulent activity corresponding to a phone number, and responsive to receiving the user report dataset, identifying a record in a database corresponding to the phone number. The method further includes tagging the record to identify the phone number as being associated with fraudulent activity.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04L 45/125 - Shortest path evaluation based on throughput or bandwidth
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04L 45/00 - Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
  • H04L 65/1069 - Session establishment or de-establishment
  • H04W 4/24 - Accounting or billing
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention

56.

Toll-free numbers metadata tagging, analysis and reporting

      
Application Number 16903779
Grant Number 11039021
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-06-17
First Publication Date 2020-10-01
Grant Date 2021-06-15
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev

Abstract

A method for reducing costs associated with fraudulent call activity is provided. The method includes receiving data associated with usage of a telecommunications number. The method further includes analyzing the data to determine that the usage of the telecommunications number is indicative of a fraudulent call activity. The method further includes assigning a call route to the telecommunications number adapted to reduce a cost associated with the fraudulent call activity.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

57.

Toll-free telecommunications management platform

      
Application Number 16891174
Grant Number 11277524
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-06-03
First Publication Date 2020-09-17
Grant Date 2022-03-15
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

A method including receiving a natural language input and determining a telecommunications routing code based at least in part on the natural language input. The telecommunications routing code is associated with routing calls to a telecommunications number. The method further includes populating the telecommunications routing code at a node of a call routing decision tree to generate a populated call routing decision tree comprising a call routing template.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/00 - Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
  • H04M 5/00 - Manual exchanges
  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/493 - Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries
  • H04M 3/523 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention with call distribution or queuing

58.

Toll-free telecommunications and data management platform

      
Application Number 16845160
Grant Number 11178289
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-04-10
First Publication Date 2020-07-30
Grant Date 2021-11-16
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to receive through a web-based interface, an activate request from a user, wherein the request includes at least a customer record template reference and an indication of when to active a toll-free telecommunications number associated with the request. The request may include at least one IP address datum associated with the toll-free telecommunications number. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04W 4/24 - Accounting or billing
  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention

59.

Toll-free telecommunications and data management platform

      
Application Number 16523268
Grant Number 10778852
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-07-26
First Publication Date 2020-04-23
Grant Date 2020-09-15
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to receive through a web-based interface, an activate request from a user, wherein the request includes at least a customer record template reference and an indication of when to active a toll-free telecommunications number associated with the request. The request may include at least one IP address datum associated with the toll-free telecommunications number. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
  • H04W 4/24 - Accounting or billing
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention

60.

REALNUMBER

      
Serial Number 88845910
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-03-24
Registration Date 2020-12-22
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Business services in the nature of telephone number verification services

61.

REALNUMBER

      
Serial Number 88845939
Status Registered
Filing Date 2020-03-24
Registration Date 2020-12-22
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Business services in the nature of telephone number verification services

62.

Toll-free numbers metadata tagging, analysis and reporting

      
Application Number 16675285
Grant Number 10791225
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-11-06
First Publication Date 2020-03-05
Grant Date 2020-09-29
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

63.

Toll-free telecommunications data management interface

      
Application Number 16536924
Grant Number 11039007
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-08-09
First Publication Date 2020-02-13
Grant Date 2021-06-15
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Veeramachaneni, Lalitha
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A system for visualizing call routing data associated with a toll-free identifier, the system including a client interface adapted to transmit a command to at least one server upon which executes software code providing a toll-free telecommunications management platform the toll-free telecommunication platform being in communication with a database upon which is stored call routing data and a parsing tool associated with the client interface, wherein the parsing tool receives call routing data associated with a toll-free telecommunications number in response to a query of the database and wherein the parsing tool parses the call routing data to display the call routing data associated with the toll-free telecommunications number in tree format on the client interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing

64.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DATA MANAGEMENT INTERFACE

      
Document Number 03051556
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-08-09
Open to Public Date 2020-02-10
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Veeramachaneni, Lalitha
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A system for visualizing call routing data associated with a toll-free identifier, the system including a client interface adapted to transmit a command to at least one server upon which executes software code providing a toll-free telecommunications management platform the toll-free telecommunication platform being in communication with a database upon which is stored call routing data and a parsing tool associated with the client interface, wherein the parsing tool receives call routing data associated with a toll-free telecommunications number in response to a query of the database and wherein the parsing tool parses the call routing data to display the call routing data associated with the toll-free telecommunications number in tree format on the client interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04L 12/14 - Charging arrangements
  • H04M 3/44 - Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling

65.

Management of toll-free number misuse and fraud detection

      
Application Number 16585030
Grant Number 10742821
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-09-27
First Publication Date 2020-01-23
Grant Date 2020-08-11
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Chauhan, Sanjeev

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a rating system that allow for customers to create a database of toll-free numbers that are abused by malicious consumers which may be cloud-based and allow for service providers to dip prior to completing or accepting calls.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing

66.

Toll-free telecommunications management platform

      
Application Number 16361604
Grant Number 10708443
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-03-22
First Publication Date 2020-01-16
Grant Date 2020-07-07
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the management, routing and reporting of toll-free telecommunications calls and data. Methods and systems are provided for pre-populating a call routing template based on natural language inputs and populating telecommunications routing codes at nodes of a call routing decision tree to generate a call routing template that may be identified and presented to a user interface based at least in part on a natural language input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/00 - Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
  • H04M 5/00 - Manual exchanges
  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/493 - Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries
  • H04M 3/523 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention with call distribution or queuing

67.

Toll-free numbers metadata tagging, analysis and reporting

      
Application Number 16177842
Grant Number 10560583
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-11-01
First Publication Date 2019-10-10
Grant Date 2020-02-11
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

68.

TFNIDENTITY

      
Serial Number 88396843
Status Registered
Filing Date 2019-04-22
Registration Date 2020-10-06
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Telecommunication services, namely, providing telephone services for carriers in the nature of the collection and transmission via telecommunications networks and wireless telecommunications networks of information and data relating to the registrants of toll-free numbers; providing database services supporting caller ID for toll-free numbers, namely, transmission of database information relating to caller ID via telecommunications networks

69.

TFNIDENTITY

      
Serial Number 88396841
Status Registered
Filing Date 2019-04-22
Registration Date 2020-09-22
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Database management, namely, administering and operating a centralized platform for the management of caller ID information in the telecommunications industry

70.

Toll-free telecommunications and data management platform

      
Application Number 15966042
Grant Number 10382631
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-04-30
First Publication Date 2019-03-21
Grant Date 2019-08-13
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to receive through a web-based interface, an activate request from a user, wherein the request includes at least a customer record template reference and an indication of when to active a toll-free telecommunications number associated with the request. The request may include at least one IP address datum associated with the toll-free telecommunications number. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • H04L 29/06 - Communication control; Communication processing characterised by a protocol
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs

71.

Management of toll-free number misuse and fraud detection

      
Application Number 15892550
Grant Number 10477033
Status In Force
Filing Date 2018-02-09
First Publication Date 2019-01-24
Grant Date 2019-11-12
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Chauhan, Sanjeev

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a rating system that allow for customers to create a database of toll-free numbers that are abused by malicious consumers which may be cloud-based and allow for service providers to dip prior to completing or accepting calls.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 16/2457 - Query processing with adaptation to user needs
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party

72.

Toll-free telecommunications management platform

      
Application Number 15720909
Grant Number 10306075
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-09-29
First Publication Date 2018-08-30
Grant Date 2019-05-28
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the management, routing and reporting of toll-free telecommunications calls and data. Methods and systems are provided for pre-populating a call routing template based on natural language inputs and populating telecommunications routing codes at nodes of a call routing decision tree to generate a call routing template that may be identified and presented to a user interface based at least in part on a natural language input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/00 - Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
  • H04M 5/00 - Manual exchanges
  • H04M 3/493 - Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries
  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/523 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention with call distribution or queuing

73.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Document Number 03147287
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-03-03
Open to Public Date 2018-04-19
Grant Date 2023-06-27
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Pamela J.
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to receive through a web- based interface, an activate request from a user, wherein the request includes at least a customer record template reference and an indication of when to active a toll- free telecommunications number associated with the request. The request may include at least one IP address datum associated with the toll-free telecommunications number. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04Q 3/47 - Circuit arrangements for indirect selecting controlled by common circuits, e.g. register controller, marker using translators

74.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Document Number 03042814
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-03-03
Open to Public Date 2018-04-19
Grant Date 2022-04-12
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to receive through a web-based interface, an activate request from a user, wherein the request includes at least a customer record template reference and an indication of when to active a toll- free telecommunications number associated with the request. The request may include at least one IP address datum associated with the toll-free telecommunications number. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/436 - Arrangements for screening incoming calls
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

75.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Document Number 02959916
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-03-03
Open to Public Date 2018-04-19
Grant Date 2019-07-02
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to receive through a web-based interface, an activate request from a user, wherein the request includes at least a customer record template reference and an indication of when to active a toll-free telecommunications number associated with the request. The request may include at least one IP address datum associated with the toll-free telecommunications number. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll- free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04Q 3/47 - Circuit arrangements for indirect selecting controlled by common circuits, e.g. register controller, marker using translators
  • H04W 8/18 - Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profilesTransfer of user or subscriber data

76.

Toll-tree numbers metadata tagging, analysis and reporting

      
Application Number 15720922
Grant Number 10165128
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-09-29
First Publication Date 2018-01-25
Grant Date 2018-12-25
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party

77.

Toll-free telecommunications and data management platform

      
Application Number 15448687
Grant Number 09992352
Status In Force
Filing Date 2017-03-03
First Publication Date 2017-06-22
Grant Date 2018-06-05
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Stiffler, Alan
  • Lakhani, Dewang

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to receive through a web-based interface, an activate request from a user, wherein the request includes at least a customer record template reference and an indication of when to active a toll-free telecommunications number associated with the request. The request may include at least one IP address datum associated with the toll-free telecommunications number. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 15/08 - Metering calls to called party
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy

78.

Toll-free telecommunications management platform

      
Application Number 15373387
Grant Number 09807251
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-12-08
First Publication Date 2017-03-30
Grant Date 2017-10-31
Owner Somons, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the management, routing and reporting of toll-free telecommunications calls and data. Methods and systems are provided for pre-populating a call routing template based on natural language inputs and populating telecommunications routing codes at nodes of a call routing decision tree to generate a call routing template that may be identified and presented to a user interface based at least in part on a natural language input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/00 - Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
  • H04M 5/00 - Manual exchanges
  • H04M 3/493 - Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries
  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/523 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention with call distribution or queuing

79.

Toll-free telecommunications management platform

      
Application Number 15369302
Grant Number 10097698
Status In Force
Filing Date 2016-12-05
First Publication Date 2017-03-23
Grant Date 2018-10-09
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to search for, receive recommendations for, and make reservations of toll-free numbers. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, through a one-click activation function and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user. Predictive analytic services may be provided that allow a user through a customizable user interface, or dashboard, to access third party data sources and other information derived from toll-free telecommunications networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy

80.

ROUTELINK

      
Application Number 182854100
Status Registered
Filing Date 2017-03-21
Registration Date 2021-01-20
Owner Somos, Inc., a D.C. Corporation (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

(1) Transmission and distribution of information regarding telephone numbers via telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, the internet, and data networks; providing access to databases of telephone numbers; electronic exchange of information regarding telephone numbers stored in databases accessible via telecommunication networks

81.

ROUTELINK

      
Application Number 182853100
Status Registered
Filing Date 2017-03-21
Registration Date 2021-01-20
Owner Somos, Inc., a D.C. Corporation (USA)
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

(1) Analysis of toll-free routing information.

82.

SMS800 TFNREGISTRY

      
Serial Number 87333484
Status Registered
Filing Date 2017-02-13
Registration Date 2020-03-10
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Creation and maintenance of a system of toll-free telephone numbers, namely, issuing toll-free telephone numbers to customers and providing a database of assigned and available telephone numbers

83.

ROUTELINK

      
Serial Number 87182063
Status Registered
Filing Date 2016-09-23
Registration Date 2018-01-09
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 38 - Telecommunications services

Goods & Services

Transmission and distribution of data via telecommunications networks, wireless communication networks, the internet, and data networks; providing access to databases; electronic exchange of data stored in databases accessible via telecommunication networks

84.

ROUTELINK

      
Serial Number 87182067
Status Registered
Filing Date 2016-09-23
Registration Date 2021-01-05
Owner Somos, Inc. ()
NICE Classes  ? 35 - Advertising and business services

Goods & Services

Business data analysis

85.

Native mobile device identification for toll-free service usage

      
Application Number 14984659
Grant Number 09654648
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-06-30
Grant Date 2017-05-16
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

A mobile device including a unique toll-free ID (TFID) present in the mobile device operable to facilitate toll-free communication between the mobile device and a manufacturer.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

86.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Application Number US2015064135
Publication Number 2016/090338
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-04
Publication Date 2016-06-09
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela, J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk, Yee

Abstract

A Toil-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to search for, receive recommendations for, and make reservations of toll-free numbers. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, through a one-click activation function and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user. Predictive analytic services may be provided that allow a user through a customizable user interface, or dashboard, to access third party data sources and other information derived from toll-free telecommunications networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 15/24 - Discriminative metering preventing metering of tax-free calls to certain lines, e.g. to fire or ambulance stations
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers

87.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Document Number 02967451
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-04
Open to Public Date 2016-06-09
Grant Date 2020-07-07
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee

Abstract

A Toil-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to search for, receive recommendations for, and make reservations of toll-free numbers. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, through a one-click activation function and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user. Predictive analytic services may be provided that allow a user through a customizable user interface, or dashboard, to access third party data sources and other information derived from toll-free telecommunications networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 15/24 - Discriminative metering preventing metering of tax-free calls to certain lines, e.g. to fire or ambulance stations

88.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Document Number 02965681
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-10-30
Open to Public Date 2016-05-06
Grant Date 2020-01-14
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the management, routing and reporting of toll-free telecommunications calls and data. Methods and systems are provided for pre-populating a call routing template based on natural language inputs and populating telecommunications routing codes at nodes of a call routing decision tree to generate a call routing template that may be identified and presented to a user interface based at least in part on a natural language input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 40/00 - Handling natural language data
  • G10L 15/26 - Speech to text systems
  • H04M 1/2745 - Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
  • H04M 3/493 - Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries
  • H04W 4/00 - Services specially adapted for wireless communication networksFacilities therefor

89.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Document Number 03061385
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-10-30
Open to Public Date 2016-05-06
Grant Date 2022-04-12
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the management, routing and reporting of toll-free telecommunications calls and data. Methods and systems are provided for pre- populating a call routing template based on natural language inputs and populating telecommunications routing codes at nodes of a call routing decision tree to generate a call routing template that may be identified and presented to a user interface based at least in part on a natural language input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G06F 40/00 - Handling natural language data
  • G10L 15/26 - Speech to text systems
  • H04M 1/2745 - Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
  • H04M 3/493 - Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries
  • H04M 7/00 - Arrangements for interconnection between switching centres

90.

TOLL-FREE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

      
Application Number US2015058401
Publication Number 2016/070095
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-10-30
Publication Date 2016-05-06
Owner SOMOS, INC. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the management, routing and reporting of toll-free telecommunications calls and data. Methods and systems are provided for pre-populating a call routing template based on natural language inputs and populating telecommunications routing codes at nodes of a call routing decision tree to generate a call routing template that may be identified and presented to a user interface based at least in part on a natural language input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers

91.

Toll-free telecommunications management platform

      
Application Number 14928575
Grant Number 09549066
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-10-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-01-17
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for the management, routing and reporting of toll-free telecommunications calls and data. Methods and systems are provided for pre-populating a call routing template based on natural language inputs and populating telecommunications routing codes at nodes of a call routing decision tree to generate a call routing template that may be identified and presented to a user interface based at least in part on a natural language input.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/00 - Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
  • H04M 5/00 - Manual exchanges
  • H04M 3/493 - Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries

92.

One-click search, reservation, and activation of toll-free telecommunications numbers

      
Application Number 14984358
Grant Number 09635191
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-04-25
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Bhat, Manisha

Abstract

A method of receiving a one-click activation request from a user, including searching and reserving toll-free numbers in a “One-Click” manner and providing users with the ability to create a standard toll-free service in the interim with number forwarding.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

93.

Toll-tree numbers metadata tagging and analysis

      
Application Number 14984400
Grant Number 09571666
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-02-14
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

94.

Routing tree enhancements based on real time performance statistics

      
Application Number 14984520
Grant Number 09531886
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2016-12-27
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Wong, Suk Yee
  • Carter, William

Abstract

A call path score that utilizes real time network statistics, sourced from carriers and the public domain that may be provided to LCR and SCPs to determine the net “value” of a route such that, depending on customer choice, a call completion pattern may be created. Calls may be completed optimizing distance, quality or cost based on real time network and carrier database. This function may be further enhanced to provide a customer sourced rating score that enhances call routing. This may be utilized for real time carrier performance statistics to analyze network congestion. Multiple carriers may be assigned based on network performance and carrier congestion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

95.

Predictive toll-free number search

      
Application Number 14984816
Grant Number 09571667
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-02-14
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Kimmel, Michael

Abstract

A method of searching for a toll-free number including identifying a previous search number history for a user; and offering a toll free number associated with the previous search number history to the user.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

96.

Toll-free telecommunications management platform

      
Application Number 14960312
Grant Number 09553997
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-04
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-01-24
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Sharma, Sriram
  • Carter, William
  • Bhat, Manisha
  • Carter, Pamela J.
  • Chauhan, Sanjeev
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Kimmel, Michael
  • Wong, Suk Yee

Abstract

A Toll-Free Management Platform (TFMP) includes methods and systems for number administration, customer administration, call management services, texting services and text registry, and a smart services registry. The TFMP may allow users to search for, receive recommendations for, and make reservations of toll-free numbers. A user interface may allow activating a toll-free number, through a one-click activation function and users may access the TFMP to create and access existing templates of toll-free call routing templates, and utilize a routing tree engine to create customized call routing trees for the toll-free numbers of interest to the user. Predictive analytic services may be provided that allow a user through a customizable user interface, or dashboard, to access third party data sources and other information derived from toll-free telecommunications networks.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

97.

Toll-tree numbers metadata tagging, analysis and reporting

      
Application Number 14984436
Grant Number 09800742
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-10-24
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

A toll-free tagging service is provided that includes a subscription-based service that is made available to responsible organizations, consumers and businesses. The toll-free tagging service may provide the ability to tag a toll-free number (or group of numbers), and once a number is tagged, to track updates to that number that may then be distributed to customers through emails/text messages or other means. Subscribers of the toll-free tagging service may also have the ability to create, view, update and delete tags through a web application, mobile application, or some other user interface.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy

98.

Real time, machine-based routing table creation and enhancement for toll-free telecommunications

      
Application Number 14984565
Grant Number 09674372
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-06-06
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor
  • Karnas, Ryan
  • Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

Methods and systems for the population and pre-population of toll-free call routing tables based on prior activities such as a crowd-sourced routing table provide for provisioning a toll-free texting services.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements

99.

Management of toll-free number misuse and fraud detection

      
Application Number 14984604
Grant Number 09930189
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2018-03-27
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Chauhan, Sanjeev

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a rating system that allow for customers to create a database of toll-free numbers that are abused by malicious consumers which may be cloud-based and allow for service providers to dip prior to completing or accepting calls.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
  • H04L 12/729 - Selecting a path with suitable bandwidth or throughput
  • H04L 12/707 - Route fault prevention or recovery, e.g. rerouting, route redundancy, virtual router redundancy protocol [VRRP] or hot standby router protocol [HSRP] using path redundancy

100.

Macroeconomic and predictive analytics based on toll-free number utilization

      
Application Number 14984698
Grant Number 09654649
Status In Force
Filing Date 2015-12-30
First Publication Date 2016-05-05
Grant Date 2017-05-16
Owner Somos, Inc. (USA)
Inventor Sharma, Sriram

Abstract

A predictive analytics model, that provides for overlaying indexing techniques and enriching the data with public domain and customer sentiment data to provide representation of a macroeconomic trend. Analysis of toll-free telecommunications data, such as call volume data to toll-free numbers owned by key federal agencies, month over month, may be used to develop an indicator of economic events, trends and correlates.

IPC Classes  ?

  • H04M 15/00 - Arrangements for metering, time-control or time-indication
  • H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
  • H04L 12/66 - Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
  • H04M 3/36 - Statistical metering, e.g. recording occasions when traffic exceeds capacity of trunks
  • H04M 3/22 - Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
  • G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
  • G06F 17/30 - Information retrieval; Database structures therefor
  • H04M 3/51 - Centralised call answering arrangements requiring operator intervention
  • H04W 4/14 - Short messaging services, e.g. short message service [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
  • H04W 40/02 - Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
  • H04Q 3/00 - Selecting arrangements
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