Michael Brian Rudolph

US Patent:

20220407959, Dec 22, 2022

Filed:

May 13, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/743869

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US

Assignee:

YouMail, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H04M 3/436
H04M 1/57
H04M 1/663

Abstract:

A method and systems for identifying communicators as wanted or unwanted based on communications from such communicators, the method comprising determining communications from phone numbers as being unwanted by analyzing communication content features of communications associated with unwanted communicators, identifying telecommunications carriers that acquired the phone numbers, computing scores for the telecommunications carriers based on an amount of the determined unwanted communications from the phone numbers are unwanted, intercepting an inbound communication from a given phone number, identifying the given phone number is associated with a given one of the telecommunications carriers, and configuring handling of communications from the phone number based on a score of the given telecommunications carrier.

US Patent:

20220201117, Jun 23, 2022

Filed:

Dec 28, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/563164

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/436
H04M 3/22
H04M 3/42
G10L 25/51

Abstract:

A method and system for discovering and locating the source of unwanted communication origination in a communications network, the method comprising compiling a communication campaign database storing data of one or more communication campaigns along with automatically identified instances of those campaigns, and simultaneously or sequentially matching those instances against known communication traffic of a set of cooperating telecommunication carriers. The one or more communications campaigns include a grouping of related fingerprints and patterns that identify a sequence of characters, audio or video associated with instances of a same likely campaigns, either legitimate or illegitimate/fraudulent.

US Patent:

20210281679, Sep 9, 2021

Filed:

Mar 24, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/210663

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/436
H04M 3/42
H04M 3/533

Abstract:

A method and system for identifying an unwanted caller using a call answering system. The method comprises receiving, by a call records server, information about callers from a plurality of telephony devices and one or more phone number data sources, classifying, by the call records server, one or more of the callers as either wanted or unwanted callers based on the received information, and storing, by the call records server, the received information and the classification of the one or more of the callers into a directory. The method further comprises identifying, by a call answering server, that a call from a given caller from a phone number to a receiving telephony device is from an unwanted caller by searching the directory, and handling, by the call answering server, the call from the given caller according to one or more preferences of the user, the one or more preferences including rejecting the call from the receiving telephony device, playing a recorded message, and disposing of the call.

US Patent:

20210144260, May 13, 2021

Filed:

Dec 21, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/128376

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/56
H04L 29/12
H04M 3/42
H04M 3/533

Abstract:

A system for managing a conference call, the system comprising a call answering server configured to receive a call from an attendee device that has been forwarded from a host device, identify a conference call associated with the host device for the attendee device to join, receive a request from the attendee device to join the conference call, and connect the attendee device to the conference call.

US Patent:

20210058511, Feb 25, 2021

Filed:

May 14, 2020

Appl. No.:

15/931721

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US
Justin Malvin - Burbank CA, US
Jeffrey Verdegan - Costa Mesa CA, US
Dylan Gise - Long Beach CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/436
H04M 3/42
H04M 15/06
H04M 15/00
H04W 4/24

Abstract:

A method for identifying communicators as wanted or unwanted based on messages from such communicators comprising receiving, by the data processing system, an inbound message from a communicator, comparing, by the data processing system, the inbound message to fingerprints stored in a database accessible to the data processing system, determining, by the data processing system, at least one match to the fingerprints, determining, by the data processing system, an identity of the communicator by determining whether and how likely the communicator is wanted or unwanted based on the at least one match to the fingerprints, and configuring, by the data processing system, handling of calls from the communicator based on the identity.

US Patent:

20210014355, Jan 14, 2021

Filed:

Aug 28, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/005795

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/436
H04M 3/22
H04M 3/42
G10L 25/51

Abstract:

A method and system for discovering and locating the source of unwanted communication origination in a communications network, the method comprising compiling a communication campaign database storing data of one or more communication campaigns along with automatically identified instances of those campaigns, and simultaneously or sequentially matching those instances against known communication traffic of a set of cooperating telecommunication carriers. The one or more communications campaigns include a grouping of related fingerprints and patterns that identify a sequence of characters, audio or video associated with instances of a same likely campaigns, either legitimate or illegitimate/fraudulent.

US Patent:

20200412871, Dec 31, 2020

Filed:

Jul 13, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/926883

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/436
H04M 1/57
H04M 1/663

Abstract:

A method and systems for identifying communicators as wanted or unwanted based on communications from such communicators, the method comprising determining communications from phone numbers as being unwanted by analyzing communication content features of communications associated with unwanted communicators, identifying telecommunications carriers that acquired the phone numbers, computing scores for the telecommunications carriers based on an amount of the determined unwanted communications from the phone numbers are unwanted, intercepting an inbound communication from a given phone number, identifying the given phone number is associated with a given one of the telecommunications carriers, and configuring handling of communications from the phone number based on a score of the given telecommunications carrier.

US Patent:

20200244804, Jul 30, 2020

Filed:

Oct 29, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/666585

Inventors:

- Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Rudolph - San Juan Capistrano CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/436
H04M 3/533
H04M 3/42

Abstract:

A method and system for identifying an unwanted caller using a call answering system. The method comprises receiving, by a call records server, information about callers from a plurality of telephony devices and one or more phone number data sources, classifying, by the call records server, one or more of the callers as either wanted or unwanted callers based on the received information, and storing, by the call records server, the received information and the classification of the one or more of the callers into a directory. The method further comprises identifying, by a call answering server, that a call from a given caller from a phone number to a receiving telephony device is from an unwanted caller by searching the directory, and handling, by the call answering server, the call from the given caller according to one or more preferences of the user, the one or more preferences including rejecting the call from the receiving telephony device, playing a recorded message, and disposing of the call.