Inventor
CIRCOSTA NICHOLAS J
US30 patents
Patents
30 patentsUS10084904B2Sep 25, 2018
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SMS proxying
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US11356352B2Jun 7, 2022
Identifying reachability of network-connected devices
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US10057197B1Aug 21, 2018
Messaging system for organizations
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US9712657B2Jul 18, 2017
Proxying for communicating messages with an unregistered accessory device
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US10904749B2Jan 26, 2021
Protocol for establishing a secure communications session with an anonymous host over a wireless network
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US10785313B2Sep 22, 2020
Quick relay traffic management for cloud messaging
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US11531992B2Dec 20, 2022
Messaging system for organizations
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US11496576B2Nov 8, 2022
Quick relay traffic management for cloud messaging
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US12445505B2Oct 14, 2025
Electronic conferencing
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Electronic conferencing
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US12206716B2Jan 21, 2025
Electronic conferencing
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US10764340B2Sep 1, 2020
Messaging system for organizations
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US12034848B2Jul 9, 2024
Device-relationship based communication
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US12021724B2Jun 25, 2024
Identifying reachability of network-connected devices
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US11349657B2May 31, 2022
Device-relationship based communication
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US12549643B2Feb 10, 2026
Push notification distribution system
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US11917030B2Feb 27, 2024
Push notification distribution system
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US12361143B2Jul 15, 2025
Providing user information in association with messaging
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US12074849B2Aug 27, 2024
Application specific network data filtering
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US12003343B2Jun 4, 2024
Lightweight chat session participant
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US10499205B2Dec 3, 2019
SMS proxying
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US10171605B2Jan 1, 2019
Dual channel delivery
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US11012322B2May 18, 2021
Notification of service availability on a device
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US11382017B2Jul 5, 2022
Inter-device communication session continuity facilitated by a wireless audio output device
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US12587902B2Mar 24, 2026
Message redundancy between user devices
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US12160472B2Dec 3, 2024
Group activity session synchronization
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US11848767B2Dec 19, 2023
Privacy-preserving electronic publication and subscription systems
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US11595789B2Feb 28, 2023
Missed communication notification
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