Hipcricket Inc.(fka HIPPQ)

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I noticed that 2 patents were issued to Hipcricket, Inc. just this year. Note that the hipcricket that is here is in Austin, TX...where ESW Capital resides.

Systems and Methods of Making a Call

Publication number: 20160105467

Abstract: Systems and methods of making calls are provided. A particular method includes receiving input indicating a destination address at a mobile communication device. The method also includes determining whether the destination address is of a predetermined type. The method further includes initiating a call to a communication bridge via a mobile communication network when the destination address is of the predetermined type. The method also includes sending an instruction to the communication bridge to initiate a communication connection to the destination address.

Type: Application
Filed: December 17, 2015
Publication date: April 14, 2016
Applicant: Hipcricket, Inc.

Inventor: Douglas F. Bender

Systems and methods of making a call

Patent number: 9276965

Abstract: Systems and methods of making calls are provided. A particular method includes receiving input indicating a destination address at a mobile communication device. The method also includes determining whether the destination address is of a predetermined type. The method further includes initiating a call to a communication bridge via a mobile communication network when the destination address is of the predetermined type. The method also includes sending an instruction to the communication bridge to initiate a communication connection to the destination address.

Type: Grant
Filed: August 6, 2013
Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
Assignee: Hipcricket, Inc.
Inventor: Douglas F. Bender

Full list of hipcricket patents: http://patents.justia.com/assignee/hipcricket-inc