Pedram H Keyani

US Patent:

20050170856, Aug 4, 2005

Filed:

Sep 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/955088

Inventors:

Pedram Keyani - San Jose CA, US
Shelly Farnham - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04Q007/20

US Classification:

455466000

Abstract:

Disclosed is a unique system and method that facilitate group communication using SMS text messaging and a plurality of SMS based commands. More specifically, the system and method make use of mobile communication devices such as mobile or cellular phones, smart phones, and/or PDAs which are equipped with SMS capabilities. Communication within a group of users can be accomplished in part by creating a text message and sending it to at least one communication server by way of at least one common access number. The communication server can analyze the message to determine the recipient group and broadcast the message to the members of the group in real-time or near real-time. Groups can be user-defined and managed dynamically by users using either a website interface or a mobile communication device interface at any time or anywhere. The communication server can be a suitably equipped mobile communication device or a separate server can be employed.

US Patent:

20170118225, Apr 27, 2017

Filed:

Jan 6, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/400876

Inventors:

- Menlo Park CA, US
Lev Timourovich Popov - San Francisco CA, US
Christopher William Palow - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert J. Read - Burlingame CA, US
Pedram Keyani - San Carlos CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

Abstract:

User sessions are authenticated based on locations associated with a user account used for sending a request for creating a session. Examples of locations of a source of a request include a geographical location, a network address, or a machine cookie associated with a device sending the request. Locations of the request are compared with stored safe locations associated with the user account and a suspiciousness index is determined for the session. The level of authentication required for the session is determined based on the suspiciousness index. Locations are associated with a reputation based on past history of sessions originating from the locations. A location associated with a history of creating suspicious session is considered an unsafe location. Reputation of the location originating the session is used to determine the level of authentication required for the session.

US Patent:

20140156747, Jun 5, 2014

Filed:

Dec 3, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/693034

Inventors:

- Menlo Park CA, US
Pedram Keyani - San Carlos CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

A user of a social networking system performs an action with a device associated with a terminal, and based on the action, the terminal displays a visual representation of machine-readable code (e.g., a QR code) that encodes information about the action or a link to a source for obtaining such information. The user captures the machine-readable code with a mobile device, and an application on the device obtains the information describing the action from the machine-readable, associates the information with the user's identifier and communicates the information and user identifier to the social networking system. Using the information describing the action, the social networking system may then publish an action, add to the user's user profile, and/or perform other tasks based on the received information.