Technology Vitality Report™ IPCOM000238147D Signal Strength Presence Status

Inside this Report The Technology Vitality Report is a business ready report that provides powerful insights in evaluating an Invention Description for novelty and market potential. The data presented herein is predictive and uses a variety of statistical modeling, data mining, and machine learning techniques to study prior art in the patent database, thereby allowing users to evaluate submissions prior to publication. This report generally indicates the novelty of the invention and relevant market players regarding the invention's technology.

RELEVANT PATENT DOCUMENTS 500 NO. / FILED TITLE Method of and apparatus EP1898615B1 for communicating user 2001-08-22 related info…

EP1314301B1 Method of and apparatus 250 Medium High 750 for communicating user 2001-08-22 related info… Method of and Apparatus US20080045184 for Communicating User 2007-07-23 Related Info… Very System and method for Low US20050086211 searching, finding and High 2004-08-09 contacting dat…

EP2059899A2 Genius adaptive design 225 2006-12-19 0 1000

US8694517 Context aware phonebook 2006-12-08 This Invention Description has low novelty content compared to our collection of over 90 System and method for million patents and applications. Invention Novelty shows whether the technology is a US20040122810 searching, finding and 2003-07-18 contacting dat… small improvement over competitive technology (low index score) or very dissimilar (high Methods and systems for index score) from the technology disclosed in the closest peer. US10623960 enhancing electronic 2019-07-16 device securit… The Relevant Patent Documents table on the right shows the top relevant patents and WO2016189350A1 Calling to user(S) for real- applications. See Closely Related Patent Documents page for more information. time sharing, participation, 2015-05-23 e-…

EP1613009A1 When-Free Messaging 2005-06-16

TOP CONCEPTS/KEYWORDS TOP RESULTS FILING TREND

The keywords below illustrate the applicable concepts of the invention. Bolded concepts are the keywords not found in the 11 Invention Description but are applicable to the inventions of the 10 peer group. If key concepts that are important to describing 9 8 your invention are missing, try revising your idea. 7 client request communication computer 6 5

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3 list mobile communicate transmit 2 video party text communications 1 0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 voice address interface option Filing Year Patent Document Count Weighted Moving Average

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Technology Disclosure

INVENTION DESCRIPTION PATENT DOCUMENT COUNT

Enable an Instant Messaging (IM) client to display a contact's signal strength as This report utilizes 100 patent documents presence information. Knowing a contact's signal strength can help a user decide limited by simple family. when and how to communicate with a contact. For example, if a contact has only one bar, the user may want to quickly IM that contact before they completely lose their ONLINE REPORT SETTINGS connection. Or, if the user prefers to have a video call with that contact, the user may The online report is disabled. want to wait until the signal strength improves for that contact. SELF IDENTIFICATION FOR COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS CISCO TECH INC

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Invention Novelty

Invention Novelty (InvNov) 225 500 Invention Novelty is based on the uniqueness of the Invention Description when compared to the semantically closest patent or application in the worldwide 250 Medium High 750 patent database. Higher scores indicate greater uniqueness of the underlying ideas. An idea with a low score represents a small improvement over competitive technology. Very Low This Invention Description is related to the High closest patent document. 225 0 1000

INVENTION NOVELTY This Invention Description has low novelty content compared to our collection of over 90 million patents and applications. Invention Novelty shows whether the technology is a small incremental step (low index score) or a significant leap (high index score) over the technology disclosed in the closest peer.

500 Competitive Novelty (CompNov) 225 The Competitive Novelty index measures the dissimilarity of the Invention Description from the closest member of the 250 Medium High 750 worldwide patent database using IP.com's proprietary semantic analysis, not considering those from any of the self- Very identified entities submitted with the Low High Invention Description. This Invention Description is related to the closest patent 225 document. 0 1000

COMPETITIVE NOVELTY This Invention Description has low novelty content compared to our collection of over 90 Low novelty scores might lead the million patents and applications, not considering self-identified entities. Competitive invention's owner to consider defensive Novelty measures the dissimilarity of the Invention Description from the closest peer in publication with IP.com to help secure the worldwide patent database that is from an entity that may be competing with the freedom-to-operate instead of patenting. entities selected from the peer group.

Closely Related Patent Documents

A dynamic Peer Group of related publications is created by applying cognitive semantic retrieval technology to the Invention Description's text. This results in a high-quality set of related patents that are conceptually linked by their core concepts. Our specialized approach locates patents in non-obvious areas that can contain highly relevant art. In this section are the topmost of the semantically relevant patents or applications up to the Patent Document Count.

NO. / FILED TITLE FIRST CURRENT ASSIGNEE STATUS

EP1898615B1 Method of and apparatus for communicating user related NOKIA CORP Expired - Fee Related 2001-08-22 information using a wireless information device

EP1314301B1 Method of and apparatus for communicating user related SYMBIAN LTD Active 2001-08-22 information using a wireless information device

US20080045184 Method of and Apparatus for Communicating User Related NOKIA TECH OY Granted 2007-07-23 Information Using a Wireless Information Device System and method for searching, finding and contacting dates on US20050086211 the Internet in instant messaging networks and/or in other methods MAYER YARON Abandoned 2004-08-09 that enable immediate findi…

EP2059899A2 Genius adaptive design KAYS STEVEN Ceased 2006-12-19

US8694517 Context aware phonebook CISCO TECH INC Active 2006-12-08 System and method for searching, finding and contacting dates on US20040122810 the Internet in instant messaging networks and/or in other methods MAYER YARON Abandoned 2003-07-18 that enable immediate findi…

US10623960 Methods and systems for enhancing electronic device security by LOOKOUT INC Active 2019-07-16 causing the device to go into a mode for lost or stolen devices Calling to user(S) for real-time sharing, participation, e-commerce, WO2016189350A1 workflow, communication & collaboration in the event of RATHOD YOGESH CHUNILAL Undetermined 2015-05-23 acceptance of call by caller user(…

EP1613009A1 MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING When-Free Messaging Withdrawn 2005-06-16 LLC

JP2010182287A Intelligent adaptive design KAYS STEVEN C Pending 2009-07-16

US7831679 MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING Guiding sensing and preferences for context-sensitive services Active 2005-06-29 LLC

US20040249846 Database for use with a wireless information device RANDALL STEPHEN Abandoned 2003-10-31

US20100205539 Instant messaging and telephony value added services AMIVOX EHF Abandoned 2010-02-12 Distributed system for matchmaking or dating service provides ARYA RAJESH KUMAR 13353 DE10040948A1 information via personal mobile devices and allows direct or direct BERLIN DE Ceased 2000-08-11 communciation

WO2010092492A1 Instant messaging and telephony value added services AMIVOX EHF Undetermined 2010-02-12 Methods and architecture for device-to-device activity monitoring, MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING JP4668552B2 reasoning and visualization to provide user presence and LLC Expired - Fee Related 2004-05-24 availability status and expectations

US20070150608 Method of Enabling a Wireless Information Device to Access Data NOKIA CORP Abandoned 2006-12-27 Services

WO2004053651A2 Content creation, distribution, interaction, and monitoring system TELABOUT INC Undetermined 2003-12-10

Closely Related Patent Documents (Continued)

NO. / FILED TITLE FIRST CURRENT ASSIGNEE STATUS

JP2004266815A Bounded-deferral policy for guiding timing of alerting, interaction MICROSOFT CORP Granted 2004-01-28 and communications using local sensory information

US20080069331 Apparatus and method for intelligent call waiting UNIFY INC Abandoned 2006-09-18

WO2001069830A2 Networked interactive toy system CREATOR LTD Undetermined 2001-03-14

JP2009530669A System and method for generating revenue by displaying highly MAY MARCUS W Pending 2007-03-16 relevant advertisements on moving objects

US8095400 Online waiting room system, method and computer program CBS INTERACTIVE INC Active 2007-01-31 product

WO2010056607A2 Systems and methods for providing presence information in DIVITAS NETWORKS INC Undetermined 2009-11-06 communication

US20060288099 Method of and System for Presence Management in IOTUM CORP Abandoned 2006-05-08 Telecommunications

CN105164663B The system and method for accessing controllable interaction EVERNYM INC Active 2014-01-09

US20100217809 System and method for switching between messaging clients BLACKBERRY LTD Abandoned 2009-02-26

US9374693 Automatic response option mobile system for responding to OLINCY JULIA Active - Reinstated 2015-05-08 incoming texts or calls or both

WO2015148693A1 Computerized method and system for providing customized PUBLICOVER MARK W Undetermined 2015-03-25 entertainment content

US20170201779 Computerized method and system for providing customized PUBLICOVER MARK W Granted 2015-03-25 entertainment content

US20170244608 System, architecture and methods for an intelligent, self-aware and REAUX-SAVONTE COREY K Abandoned 2015-03-27 context-aware digital organism-based telecommunication system

EP2224653B1 System and method for switching between messaging clients BLACKBERRY LTD Active 2009-02-26

US9569643 Method for detecting a security event on a portable electronic LOOKOUT INC Active 2014-07-23 device and establishing audio transmission with a client computer

DE102010054977A1 Mobile gaming, hospitality and communication device AVAYA INC Withdrawn 2010-12-17

WO2006005122A1 Location based matching and communications system RUBINSTEIN MARSHAL SAUL Undetermined 2005-07-08

US9183560 Reality alternate ABELOW DANIEL H Active 2011-05-24

EP1480422B1 Enhanced telephony computer user interface allowing user MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING Active 2004-05-21 interaction and control of a telephone using a personal computer LLC

US9071945 Caller feedback in mobile devices GOOGLE LLC Active 2012-09-14

WO2013130338A1 System and method for remotely-initiated audio communication LOOKOUT INC Undetermined 2013-02-21

Closely Related Patent Documents (Continued)

NO. / FILED TITLE FIRST CURRENT ASSIGNEE STATUS

KR20120049306A Method and system for presence detection SHOPKICK INC Undetermined 2010-05-24

US10664860 Verification of redemption of an electronic offer GROUPON INC Active 2018-10-09

US20120323786 Method and system for delayed authorization of online transactions ONEID INC Abandoned 2012-06-15

WO2001058080A1 Physical presence digital authentication system (Transactions and COMSENSE TECH LTD Undetermined 2001-02-06 authentication)

US8929874 Systems and methods for remotely controlling a lost mobile LOOKOUT INC Active 2013-03-22 communications device

WO2009105676A2 Methods for performing transparent callback DIVITAS NETWORKS INC Undetermined 2009-02-20 System and method for dynamic and automatic communication JP2012503449A path selection, distributed device synchronization, and task JUMPSTART WIRELESS CORP Pending 2009-09-21 delegation System and method for searching, finding and contacting dates on US20030093405 the internet in instant messaging networks and/or in other methods MAYER YARON Abandoned 2002-12-23 that enable immediate findi…

US20160036962 Unified communications system and method RAND JAMES S Granted 2014-04-04

KR20120093154A Remote control arrangement XPED LTD Undetermined 2010-07-26

WO2012110527A1 Distributed middleware for mobile devices AIRBORNE NV Undetermined 2012-02-14

US20200357014 Verification of redemption of an electronic offer GROUPON INC Pending 2020-04-22 System and method for reallocating and/or upgrading and/or US7415424 selling tickets, other event admittance means, goods and/or CALLAHAN CELLULAR LLC Active 2006-12-14 services A system and method for real-rime representing the status of KR20050114805A messenger users and supporting the real-time conversation LEE KYUNG WHOAN Undetermined 2004-06-01 between them and a computer-readable med…

US7958457 Method and apparatus for scheduling presentation of digital WIRELESS AGENTS LLC Expired - Fee Related 2001-08-31 content on a personal communication device

US20070128899 System and method for improving the efficiency, comfort, and/or MAYER YARON Abandoned 2006-05-10 reliability in Operating Systems, such as for example Windows

WO2007041704A2 Rendezvous calling systems and methods therefor DIVITAS NETWORKS INC Undetermined 2006-10-03

JP2002544608A A distributed system for establishing intelligent sessions between TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON PUBL Granted 2000-05-10 anonymous users over various networks Design, interface and policy of system in which communication is JP2005124170A improved by encoding preference and status and interruption is MICROSOFT CORP Pending 2004-09-15 suppressed to minimum

US9042876 System and method for uploading location information based on LOOKOUT INC Active 2013-04-15 device movement

Enterprise Activity by Ultimate Parent

The Ultimate Parent Entities from the Peer Group have a direct connection with the inventive ideas expressed in the Invention Description. This indicates these Parent Entities are involved with the Invention Description's product or technology area. Parent Entities with a greater number of patents have invested heavily in this area, including identified subsidiaries and acquisitions, indicating they consider this technology segment to be of high commercial interest. Entities that are prolific may prefer litigation to licensing, while the less invested entities may welcome the opportunity to license. The table on this page other than your parent entities teaches the names of the enterprises that may be, now or in the future, competitors, collaborators, licensees, or licensors. The company names, along with Total / Enforceable Counts, are selected from the most semantically relevant patents or applications up to the Patent Document Count.

# ULTIMATE PARENT EARLIEST PRIORITY DATE TOTAL/ENFORCEABLE 1. NOKIA CORP 2000-08-22 5/1 2. MAYER YARON 2000-06-22 5/0 3. KAYS STEVEN 2005-12-30 1/0 4. CISCO SYS INC 2003-07-14 3/2 5. LOOKOUT INC 2009-02-17 7/5 6. RATHOD YOGESH CHUNILAL 2015-05-23 1/0 7. MICROSOFT CORP 2000-10-16 8/3 8. KAYS STEVEN C 2008-07-17 1/0 9. JENSON SCOTT 2000-08-22 1/0 10. RANDALL STEPHEN 2000-08-22 1/0 11. AMIVOX EHF 2009-02-12 2/0 12. ARYA RAJESH KUMAR 13353 BERLIN DE 2000-08-11 1/0 13. TELABOUT INC 2002-12-10 1/0 14. ATOS SE 2006-09-18 1/0 15. HASBRO INC 2000-03-16 1/0 16. MAY MARCUS W 2006-03-16 1/0 17. VIACOMCBS INC 2006-03-06 2/1 18. CLEARFLY COMM INC 2005-10-03 3/0 19. IOTUM CORP 2005-05-06 1/0 20. EVERNYM INC 2013-01-09 1/1 21. BLACKBERRY LTD 2009-02-26 2/1 22. FISH RONALD CRAIG 2009-12-21 1/1 23. OLINCY JULIA 2009-12-21 1/1 24. FOSTER WILLIAM KNIGHT 2013-09-26 2/0 25. PUBLICOVER MARK W 2013-09-26 2/0 26. REAUX-SAVONTE COREY K 2014-03-28 1/0 27. AVAYA HLDG CORP 2006-10-03 2/1 28. MITCHELL HELEN 2004-07-08 1/0 29. MITCHELL STEVEN JAMES 2004-07-08 1/0 30. RUBINSTEIN LARA 2004-07-08 1/0 31. RUBINSTEIN MARSHAL SAUL 2004-07-08 1/0 32. ABELOW DANIEL H 2010-05-28 1/1 33. ALPHABET INC 2007-09-17 1/1 34. TRAX TECH SOLUTIONS PTE LTD 2009-07-29 1/0 35. POINT LLC 2006-01-30 3/2 36. ONEID INC 2011-06-16 1/0 37. BEEPCARD INC 2000-02-07 1/0 38. JUMPSTART WIRELESS CORP 2008-09-22 1/0

Enterprise Activity by Ultimate Parent (Continued)

# ULTIMATE PARENT EARLIEST PRIORITY DATE TOTAL/ENFORCEABLE 39. RAND JAMES S 2013-04-04 1/0 40. XPED LTD 2009-07-24 1/0 41. AIRBORNE NV 2011-02-14 1/0 42. CALLAHAN CELLULAR LLC 2000-07-24 5/5 43. LEE KYUNG WHOAN 2004-06-01 1/0 44. WIRELESS AGENTS LLC 1999-12-20 2/0 45. TELEFON AB LM ERICSSON PUBL 1999-05-10 1/0 46. STICK NETWORKS INC 2000-04-04 1/0 47. JAMBO NETWORKS INC 2005-08-08 1/0 48. エムシーアイワールドコムインコーポレーテッド 1996-11-18 1/0 49. FACEBOOK INC 2017-02-06 4/1 50. KERNING DANIEL 2014-07-28 1/1 51. CHACHA SEARCH INC 2007-06-28 1/0 52. SCHOETTLE ROLAND 2009-06-19 1/0 53. NUBIA TECH CO LTD 2015-05-12 1/0 54. APPLE INC 2011-02-05 2/1 55. SANTOS III ALFRED M 2012-05-14 1/0 56. SNAP INC 2005-10-28 1/0 57. FINNEGAN MICHAEL EDWARD 2005-08-03 1/1 58. KONICEK JEFFREY C 2005-08-03 1/1 59. LISA STEVEN G 2005-08-03 1/1 60. NIKE INC 2010-12-16 1/0 61. エムシーアイ・ワールドコム・インコーポレーテッド 1997-02-03 1/0 62. TEMPLETON BRADLEY S 1998-10-14 1/0 63. DIXON BRAD 2004-12-23 1/0 64. DUFRESNE YANICK 2004-12-23 1/0 65. JEFFERSON TODD 2004-12-23 1/0 66. MACAULAY PETER 2004-12-23 1/0 67. SAUNDERS ALEC 2004-12-23 1/0 68. THAW HOWARD H 2004-12-23 1/0 69. TOMCZAK NOAM DAVID 2004-12-23 1/0 70. WILSON TIM 2004-12-23 1/0 71. VODAFONE GROUP PLC 2011-02-11 1/1 72. MUSICGREMLIN INC 2006-07-20 1/0 73. VERIZON COMM INC 1996-11-18 1/0 74. MCCARTHY EILEEN 2004-10-14 1/0 75. MCCARTHY JOHN 2004-10-14 1/0

Glossary

Enforceability Enforceability status provides insight into the legal status of patents and patent applications. This status speaks to whether a patent is enforceable by taking into consideration legal events including maintenance payments and the expiration dates of issued patents, and provides the status of a patent application as to whether it is granted, pending, or has been abandoned. The legal status may change in certain situations, e.g., reinstated patent, and the enforceability status does not consider statute of limitations in its calculation.

Patent Document The patent document count is determined using the lower of the peer group size and user specified maximum after Count limiting by the user selected patent family (i.e. simple or extended).

Peer Group The Peer Group is a set of patent documents that are semantically and conceptually related to the inventive ideas embodied in the Invention Description. This set is created using patents and patent applications from China, the European Patent Office, Germany, Japan, Korea, the United States, and international patent applications from the World Intellectual Property Organization. To avoid repeated publications in one or multiple authorities, only one document from a simple patent family is included. U.S. design patents are excluded.

Ultimate Parent Ultimate Parent seeks to reflect the topmost owner(s) of a patent. S&P corporate data is used to find the top company within a corporate hierarchy. If a current assignee is not matched to a S&P entity, it is promoted to the Ultimate Parent field. Ultimate Parent may change over the life of the patent; our system seeks to reflect current value. Portions Copyright © 2020, S&P Global Market Intelligence, https://iq.ip.com/legal.

Weighted Moving The Peer Group Filing Trend depicts a Weighted Moving Average as a red line. The weighted moving average applied is Average a two-sided moving average. It is the weighted mean of data points equally positioned on either side of the point in the series where the mean is calculated, with multiplying factors giving different weights to the data points at different positions in the sample window. Normally data points that are closer to the center of the sample window get higher weights than those further away from the center.

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