PATENT PORTFOLIO FOR SALE OR LICENSE -Unified Communications, Digital Market Place and CpaaS "Communications Platform as a Service"

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➢ Cascades Ventures is offering for sale or license a patent portfolio covering a unified cloud services platform.
 All patents are owned by Zilkr Cloud Technologies LLC.
➢ The portfolio includes six different technologies related to integrating cloud communication services with
other third-party services.
➢ There is widespread and substantial use of these technologies.
 Detailed claim charts are available upon request.
Tiered Services
Two issued U.S. patents
(slide 49)
Combined Service Actions
One issued U.S. patent
(slide 29)
Integrated Service Marketplace
(slide 8)
Chained Services
(slide 18)
Service Activation
Two issued U.S. patents
(slide 45)
Group Service Activation
(slide 41)
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➢ Cascades Ventures reserves the right to accept a bid at anytime.
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or who have submitted a bid, reasonably informed throughout the process.
➢ Any bids or questions about this offering should be directed to:
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Director, Cascades Ventures
mmagas@cascadesventures.com
(847) 656-3560

CLOUD INTEGRATION
MARKET
➢ The cloud integration market is
already a billion-dollar market and
rapidly growing with an estimated
CAGR of 23%.
2019 2025
Global Cloud Integration Market
$1.3B
$3B
Source: Advance Market Analytics (2020)

➢ The patents are currently owned by Zilkr
Cloud Technologies, an operating cloud
software company.
 Zilkr provides a single API that allows network
providers to integrate with service providers.
 Zilkr’s leadership team invented these
technologies as part of previous cloud technology
ventures.
INVENTOR BACKGROUND

POTENTIAL BUYERS

INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
TECHNOLOGY
U.S. Patent No. 9,998,607

INTEGRATED SERVICE MARKETPLACE
▪ This patent applies to marketplaces
that provide third-party services to a
network provider.
▪ Examples of marketplaces include:
▪ Twilio Add-On Marketplace
▪ Microsoft AppSource
▪ Vonage App Center
▪ Zoom App Marketplace

PATENT PORTFOLIO: INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
➢ The Integrated Service Marketplace
technology is protected by U.S. Patent No.
9,998,607.
➢ Early priority date of October 2013.
➢ Long patent term lasts until 2033.
Coverage Map

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
➢ The following slides demonstrate a current
use of the technology by comparing claim 1
of the U.S. 9,998,607 patent to a modern
network provider service marketplace.
 Note: This example is not intended to apply to any
particular product or service and does not constitute
notice of infringement with respect to any particular
product or service. This example should also not be
construed as legal advice relating to the patents or their
potential application.
Modern network provider
service marketplace
U.S. 9,998,607

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
U.S. 9,998,607
Claim 1. A method of provisioning a plurality
of applications from different application
developer systems to a network provider
system through a unified services platform,
the method comprising:
Many network providers offer marketplaces where
subscribers can integrate third-party services to
their account.
Modern network provider service
marketplace
Plurality of applications
Different
developers
Unified Services Platform

The network provider marketplace establishes
accounts for developers on its website.
These services are provided for subscribers of a
telecommunication service.
EXAMPLE OF USE: :
INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
U.S. 9,998,607
establishing a plurality of service accounts
for a corresponding plurality of application
service provider systems, wherein the
plurality of application service provider
systems provide services for use in
association with a telephone number of a
subscriber of telecommunication services;
marketplace
Modern network provider
Phone number
Accounts

Services with different API interfaces are received
an integrated by the marketplace.
EXAMPLE OF USE: :
INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
U.S. 9,998,607
receiving, by a processor system, a plurality
of API interfaces from the plurality of
application service provider systems,
wherein at least two of the API interfaces
are different,
integrating, by the processor system, each
of the plurality of API interfaces with a
unified services platform API interface;
marketplace
Different APIs
Integrated with Unified
Services Platform
Plurality of
applications

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
U.S. 9,998,607
receiving a provider API interface for a
network provider system;
integrating the provider API interface with
the unified services platform API interface,
wherein at least one of the plurality of API
interfaces from the plurality of application
service provider systems is not compatible
with the provider API interface;
,
Network providers typically provide a voice API
interface that integrates with its unified services
platform.
This allows otherwise incompatible services to work
with the network provider API.
marketplace

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
U.S. 9,998,607
receiving a definition of a service and a
plan for each of the plurality of application
service provider systems;
receiving one or more definitions of actions
for the service, wherein the actions
comprise responses to triggering events
occurring with a telephone number; and
marketplace
Plan
Action
Service
The marketplace receives definitions of a service,
plan, and actions.

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
INTEGRATED SERVICE
MARKETPLACE
U.S. 9,998,607
publishing, after integrating each of the
plurality of API interfaces with the unified
services platform, the definition of the
service, the definition of the plan, and the
one or more definitions of actions for each
application service provider in a
provisioning catalog.
marketplace
Published in a
catalog
The marketplace publishes definitions of the
service, plan, and actions for each service in a
catalogue listing.

CHAINED SERVICES
TECHNOLOGY
U.S. Patent No. 10,015,321

CHAINED SERVICES
▪ This patent applies to automated
service chains starting from a
communication event with data
routed between the services.
▪ Examples of automated service
providers include:
▪ Zapier
▪ Microsoft Power Automate
▪ Messagebird Flow Builder
▪ Twilio Studio

PATENT PORTFOLIO: CHAINED SERVICES
➢ The Chained Services technology is
protected by U.S. Patent No. 10,015,321.
Coverage Map

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
of the U.S. 10,015,321 patent to a typical
service automation provider.
Typical automated service
provider
U.S. 10,015,321

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
U.S. 10,015,321
1. A method of creating a plurality of service
actions in response to a communication
event, the method comprising:
Many automated service providers create service
actions in response to a communication event,
such as an incoming text message.
Typical automated service provider
Plurality of
service actions
In response to a
communication event

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
U.S. 10,015,321
receiving, by a processor system, an
indication of an incoming communication
for a telephone number, wherein the
telephone number is provided by a network
provider system, and
The automated service provider receives an
indication of an incoming communication, such as
an incoming text message.
The telephone number is provided by a network
provider system, here Twilio.
Indication of incoming
communication Network provider
system

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
U.S. 10,015,321
wherein a plurality of services associated
with a plurality of third party service systems
are associated with the telephone number,
wherein the plurality of services are invoked
by at least one triggering event associated
with the telephone number;
identifying, by the processor system, a
triggering event associated with the
incoming communication for the telephone
number;
A plurality of services may be associated with the
telephone number by adding the service actions to
the automated workflow.
The plurality of services are invoked by a triggering
event with the telephone number, such as an
incoming text message..
Plurality of
service actions
Invoked by
triggering event

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
U.S. 10,015,321
invoking a first service of the plurality of
services in response to the triggering event;
A first service in the chain is invoked in response to
the triggering event.
First service
Triggering event

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
U.S. 10,015,321
sending incoming communication
information to the first service, wherein the
incoming communication information
comprises at least a portion of the
information associated with the incoming
communication, and wherein the first
service generates first service data in
response to the incoming communication
information;
Typical automated service providers send data
from all triggers to subsequent actions.
Incoming
communication
information sent to
the first service
The first service generates first service
data in response to the incoming
communication information

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
U.S. 10,015,321
routing the first service data to a second
service of the plurality of services; and
Typical automated service providers send data
from all actions to subsequent actions.
First service
data routed
Second service

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
CHAINED SERVICES
U.S. 10,015,321
invoking the second service of the plurality
of services in response to routing the first
service data to the second service, wherein
the second service generates second
service data.
Typical automated service providers allow for
multiple actions to be chained in a workflow,
routing data between all triggers and actions.
In response to
routing the first
service data to the
second service
Invoking the
second service
Second service
data

COMBINED
SERVICE ACTIONS
TECHNOLOGY

COMBINED SERVICE ACTIONS
▪ This patent applies to automated
service chains starting from a
communication event with multiple
services being combined.
▪ Examples of automated service
providers include:
▪ Zapier
▪ Microsoft Power Automate
▪ Messagebird Flow Builder
▪ Twilio Studio

PATENT PORTFOLIO: COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
protected by U.S. Patent No. 9,883,048.
Coverage Map

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
of the U.S. 9,883,048 patent to a typical
service automation provider.
Typical automated service
provider
U.S. 9,883,048

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
1. A method of combining partial
functionality across a plurality of
applications to create a new service, the
method comprising:
Typical automated service providers combine
actions from multiple services to create new
services.
Plurality of
service actions
New service

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
receiving, by a unified services platform
system, a definition of a service for each of
a plurality of application service provider
systems;
Automated service providers are unified services
platforms that receive definitions of services for
third-party services.
Receiving
definitions of
services

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
receiving one or more definitions of actions
for each service for each of the plurality of
wherein the actions comprise responses to
triggering events occurring for a telephone
number;
Each service on an automated service platform
has one or more actions. These actions may
respond to triggering events occurring for a
telephone number.
Definitions of
actions
Response to
triggering event with
telephone number

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
testing each triggering event and
corresponding action in a test environment
to generate a response;
storing an indication of the triggering event,
the corresponding action, and the response
from the testing;
Typical automated service providers test and store
each triggering event and actions in a test
environment and generate a response.
Testing
Response

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
identifying individual actions associated with
each of the services associated with the
plurality of application service provider
systems;
Each service on an automated service platform
has one or more actions.
Actions

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
combining, by the unified services platform
system, two or more individual actions from
different services provided by different
wherein combining the two or more
individual actions comprises:
receiving, by the unified services platform
system, a request from a subscriber
associated with a telephone number to
combine the two or more individual actions;
Typical automated service providers combine
multiple actions in a multi-step workflow.
Subscribers who start with a communication event
trigger are associated with a telephone number.
Combining
two actions
Request to combine
from subscriber with
telephone number

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
generating, by the unified services platform
system, routing and integration data for the
two or more individual actions; and
Typical automated service providers generate
routing and integration data for the combined
actions.
Generating routing
and integration data

EXAMPLE OF USE: :
COMBINED SERVICE
ACTIONS
U.S. 9,883,048
activating the new service for the
subscriber, wherein the new service includes
the routing and integration data generated
by the unified services platform; and
forming a new service based on the
combining.
Automated service providers form and activate a
new service with the combined actions and the
routing and integration data.
New service
Routing and
integration data
Activating

GROUP SERVICE
ACTIVATION
TECHNOLOGY

GROUP SERVICE ACTIVATION
▪ This patent applies to service activation
based on groups of telephone numbers for
a network provider.
▪ A first service may be activated for the entire group of
telephone numbers.
▪ A second service may be activated for an individual
telephone number.
▪ Examples of network providers include:
▪ Twilio
▪ RingCentral
▪ Vonage
▪ Verizon

PATENT PORTFOLIO: GROUP SERVICE
ACTIVATION
➢ The Group Service Activation technology
is protected by U.S. Patent No. 9,883,047.
Coverage Map

REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM: GROUP SERVICE
ACTIVATION
U.S. 9,883,047: Claim 1. A method of provisioning a service for use with a group plan, the method comprising:
receiving, by a unified services platform system, a subscription request for a service for a group plan, wherein the group plan comprises a plurality of
telephone numbers, wherein each telephone number of the plurality of telephone numbers is associated with a subscriber, and wherein the service is
provided by a third party application service provider system;
sending, by the unified services platform system, an activation request for the group plan to the third party application service provider system,
receiving an activation response from the third party application service provider system;
associating the service with each telephone number of the plurality of telephone numbers;
providing access to the service for each telephone number based on the associating;
receiving, by the unified services platform system, a subscription request for a second service from a subscriber associated with a first telephone number
of the plurality of telephone numbers, wherein the second service is provided by a second third party application service provider system;
sending, by the unified services platform system, a second activation request for the service to the second third party application service provider
system;
receiving a second activation response from the second third party application service provider system;
associating the second service with the first telephone number; and
providing access to the second service for the first telephone number based on the associating.

SERVICE
ACTIVATION
TECHNOLOGY
U.S. Patent Nos. 9,210,254 and
9,742,926

SERVICE ACTIVATION
▪ These patents apply to activating a
third-party service for a telephone
subscriber to a network provider using an
ID associated with the telephone number
as a username.
▪ Examples of network providers include:
▪ Twilio
▪ RingCentral
▪ Vonage
▪ Verizon

PATENT PORTFOLIO: SERVICE ACTIVATION
protected by U.S. Patent Nos. 9,210,254
and 9,742,926.
Coverage Map

REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM: SERVICE ACTIVATION
U.S. 9,210,254: Claim 7. A method comprising:
providing a first service to a first user by a first provider, wherein the first service is telephone service, and wherein the first user has a first
telephone number;
receiving a request to provision a second service for the first user, wherein the second service is provided by a second provider, and
wherein the second provider is different than the first provider;
responsive to receiving the request:
creating a mapping from the first telephone number to a second identifier (ID), wherein the second ID is utilized by the second provider to
identify the first user;
activating the second service with the second provider utilizing the second ID as a user ID for the first user; and
associating the second service with the first telephone number, wherein the first telephone number is associated with routing and
interworking data necessary to utilize the second service.

TIERED SERVICES
TECHNOLOGY
U.S. Patent Nos. 8,509,226 and
9,210,276

TIERED SERVICES
▪ These patents apply to network
providers who offer tiers of services to
downstream resellers and automatically
select the lowest cost service when a tier
is selected.
▪ Examples of network providers with
reseller programs include:
▪ Twilio
▪ RingCentral
▪ Vonage
▪ Verizon

PATENT PORTFOLIO: TIERED SERVICES
protected by U.S. Patent Nos. 8,509,226
and 9,210,276.
➢ Early priority date of August 2012.
Coverage Map

REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM: TIERED SERVICES
U.S. 8,509,226: Claim 1. A system for managing a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network, the system
comprising:
a database; and
a server coupled to the database;
wherein the server is configured to:
aggregate a plurality of services of a first type, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of services are procured from one or more
vendors;
group the plurality of services into two or more tiers; and
provide access to the two or more tiers to downstream resellers providing VoIP service including at least a first reseller and a second
reseller, wherein at least a portion of a plurality of services of a first type are supplied by the first reseller;
wherein the second reseller has access to a service of the first type through at least two separate paths, and wherein the server is
configured to automatically select a path with a lowest cost for the first service.

➢ Cascades Ventures reserves the right
to accept a bid at anytime.
➢ We will keep all parties who have
notified us of their interest in submitting
a bid, or who have submitted a bid,
reasonably informed throughout the
process.
➢ Any bids or questions about this
offering should be directed to:
Mark Magas
Director, Cascades Ventures
mmagas@cascadesventures.com
(847) 656-3560
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