US 10516775

US Patent 10,516,775, titled "Method and system for communication," was issued on December 24, 2019, from an application filed on January 11, 2019. The sole inventor is Garin Toren, and the patent is currently assigned to Messageloud Inc.

Abstract:
The patent describes a computer-implemented method and system for delivering text messages, emails, and messenger application messages to a user who is engaged in an activity (e.g., driving, exercising, working) that limits their ability to interact with a mobile device. The system automatically announces and reads messages aloud to the user without requiring manual input. In "Drive Mode," a simplified interface is displayed, and the user can operate the phone using memorized gestures without looking at the screen. Upon receiving a message, the user is audibly informed of its arrival, and if no action is taken, the message's subject and/or body is read aloud. All messages are placed in a single queue and read in the order of receipt.

Independent Claims Overview:

• Claim 1 (Method): This claim describes a computer-implemented method involving a processor, memory, and touchscreen. The method determines the arrival of a text message, email, or messenger application message without user input while the user is active. It then informs the user without input. Following this, the method either allows the user time to affirmatively stop the message body from being read aloud (and reads it if no action is taken) or allows the user time to affirmatively command the message body to be read aloud (and reads it upon receiving the command).

• Claim 37 (Mobile Phone): This claim covers a mobile phone hardware system. It includes one or more processors, memory, and programs stored in memory. These programs contain instructions for performing steps similar to Claim 1: determining message arrival without user input, analyzing message content, reading aloud the sender's identity, allowing time for affirmative action to stop reading the message body, and proceeding to read the message body aloud if no such action is received.

• Claim 38 (System for Delivering Messages and Email): This claim describes a system, including a processor, memory, and touchscreen, configured to deliver messages (text, email, or messenger application messages) to an engaged user. The system operates by running an application that determines message arrival without user input, analyzes content without user input, informs the user of the sender's identity aloud, provides time for an affirmative action to stop reading the message body, and reads the message body aloud if no such action is taken.

• Claim 39 (System with Modules): This claim describes a system (processor, memory, touchscreen) designed to deliver various message types to an active user. It specifically includes three modules:

  • A queue notification module that places text messages, emails, or messenger application messages into a single, unified queue for processing.
  • An analyzer module that analyzes message content without user input.
  • A text-to-speech module configured to (i) inform the user by voice of the sender's identity without user input, and (ii) send instructions to a speaker to read the message body aloud if no affirmative action from the user is received.

• Claim 40 (Non-Transitory Computer Readable Storage Medium): This claim covers a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more programs. When these programs are executed by an electronic device with processors and memory, they cause the device to perform any of the methods described in the patent (e.g., as outlined in Claim 1 and its dependent claims).

Legal Status and Litigation:
The patent US10516775B1 is currently active. Public records indicate that there is ongoing litigation related to this patent. Specifically, an Inter Partes Review (IPR2025-01429) was filed with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2025, which has been procedurally terminated. Additionally, district court cases involving this patent were filed in the Texas Western District Court (case 6:25-cv-00185) and the Texas Eastern District Court (case 2:25-cv-00486) in 2025. No specific dockets for US Patent 10516775 were found in a search of CAFC dockets for 2026.## US Patent 10,516,775: Method and System for Communication

Title: Method and system for communication
Assignee: Messageloud Inc
Inventor: Garin Toren
Filing Date: January 11, 2019
Issue Date: December 24, 2019

Abstract:
US Patent 10,516,775 describes a computer-implemented method and system for delivering text messages, emails, and messages from messenger applications to a user while they are engaged in an activity (e.g., driving, exercising, or working). The system is designed to announce and read these messages aloud to the user without requiring any manual input. In a "Drive Mode," a clean interface is presented, allowing the user to hear announcements and messages aloud and interact with the device using memorized gestures, without needing to look at the screen. Upon detecting a new message, the user is audibly informed, and typically, if no further action is taken, the body and/or subject of the message is read aloud. All incoming messages can be managed within a single queue and delivered to the user in the order they were received.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Claim 1 (Method for Hands-Free Message Delivery): This claim describes a method carried out by a device with a processor, memory, and a touchscreen. The method automatically detects the arrival of a text message, email, or messenger application message while the user is busy, without requiring any input from the user. It then audibly informs the user about the message, again without user input. Following this, the system either (i) provides a short window for the user to stop the message from being read aloud (and proceeds to read it if no action is taken), or (ii) provides a short window for the user to command the message to be read aloud (and reads it upon receiving that command).

• Claim 37 (Mobile Phone System): This claim covers a mobile phone that is programmed to perform a series of actions similar to the method of Claim 1. The mobile phone includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions. These instructions enable the phone to automatically detect message arrival, analyze its content, announce the sender's identity aloud, and then, after a brief pause for user intervention, read the message body aloud if the user does not take an action to stop it.

• Claim 38 (System for Hands-Free Message Delivery): This claim defines a system, including a processor, memory, and a touchscreen, specifically designed to deliver messages and emails to an active user. The system operates by running an application that independently determines when messages arrive, analyzes their content, informs the user of the sender aloud, allows time for the user to prevent the message body from being read, and then reads the body aloud if no such action is taken.

• Claim 39 (Modular System for Message Delivery): This claim describes a system with a processor, memory, and touchscreen, configured to deliver various message types to a user engaged in an activity. This system is characterized by specific modules:

  • A queue notification module that puts all incoming text messages, emails, and messenger application messages into one combined queue.
  • An analyzer module that processes the content of these messages without user interaction.
  • A text-to-speech module which is configured to (i) verbally inform the user of the sender's identity without user input, and (ii) instruct a speaker to read the message body aloud if the user does not actively intervene to stop it.

• Claim 40 (Computer Readable Storage Medium): This claim covers a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium (like a hard drive or flash memory) that holds software programs. When an electronic device with a processor and memory runs these programs, the device is instructed to carry out any of the methods described in the patent, including the core hands-free message delivery process.

Legal Status and Litigation:
US Patent 10,516,775 is currently active. The patent family is involved in litigation. An Inter Partes Review (IPR2025-01429) was filed against the patent with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in 2025, which subsequently resulted in a procedural termination. Furthermore, related litigation cases were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (case 6:25-cv-00185) and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (case 2:25-cv-00486) in 2025. A search for CAFC 2026 dockets for patent number 10516775 did not return any specific results.