Granted Patent B2

US 11,019,159 · App. 16/823,223 · Granted May 25, 2021

Inventors: Jeffrey Lawson (San Francisco, CA); John Wolthius (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Twilio Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a communication platform, a request to provide a micro-service in association with a communication session between a first communication endpoint and a second endpoint, the communication session being associated with a client account of the communication platform;

transmitting, by the communication platform, a communication to a computing system providing the micro-service, the communication including state data associated with the communication session between the first communication endpoint and the second endpoint;

receiving application logic from the computing system, the computing system having generated the application logic based on the state data included in the communication; and

executing, by the communication platform, the application logic to provide the micro-service in relation to the communication session.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

establishing, for the client account, a micro-service configuration describing conditions for use of the micro-service by the client account; and

processing the request according to the conditions for use of the micro-service described by the micro-service configuration.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the communication session based on a billing profile dictated by the conditions for use of the micro-service described by the micro-service configuration.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

establishing, for the client account, a second micro-service configuration describing conditions for use of a second micro-service by the client account;

receiving a second request to provide the second micro-service in association with the communication session;

processing the second request according to the conditions for use of the second micro-service described by the second micro-service configuration; and

accounting for usage of the second micro-service in association with the communication session based on a second billing profile dictated by the conditions for use of the second micro-service described by the second micro-service configuration, the second billing profile being different than the billing profile.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

generating, for the client account, billing information for the communication session based on the accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the communication session and the accounting for usage of the second micro-service in association with the communication session.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

establishing, for a second client account of the communication platform, a third micro-service configuration describing conditions for use of the micro-service by the second client account, the conditions for use of the micro-service by the second client account being different than the conditions for use of the micro-service by the client account.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with a second communication session of the second client account based on a second billing profile dictated by the conditions for use of the micro-service described by the third micro-service configuration.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

generating, for the client account, first billing information for the communication session based on the accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the communication session; and

generating, for the second client account, second billing information for the second communication session based on the accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the second communication session.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the micro-service is a conferencing micro-service and the second micro-service is a messaging micro-service.

10. A communication platform comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

one or more computer-readable mediums storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the communication platform to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to provide a micro-service in association with a communication session between a first communication endpoint and a second endpoint, the communication session being associated with a client account of the communication platform;

transmitting a communication to a computing system providing the micro-service, the communication including state data associated with the communication session between the first communication endpoint and the second endpoint;

receiving application logic from the computing system, the computing system having generated the application logic based on the state data included in the communication; and

executing the application logic to provide the micro-service in relation to the communication session.

11. The communication platform of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

establishing, for the client account, a micro-service configuration describing conditions for use of the micro-service by the client account; and

processing the request according to the conditions for use of the micro-service described by the micro-service configuration.

12. The communication platform of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the communication session based on a billing profile dictated by the conditions for use of the micro-service described by the micro-service configuration.

13. The communication platform of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

establishing, for the client account, a second micro-service configuration describing conditions for use of a second micro-service by the client account;

receiving a second request to provide the second micro-service in association with the communication session;

processing the second request according to the conditions for use of the second micro-service described by the second micro-service configuration; and

accounting for usage of the second micro-service in association with the communication session based on a second billing profile dictated by the conditions for use of the second micro-service described by the second micro-service configuration, the second billing profile being different than the billing profile.

14. The communication platform of claim 13 , the operations further comprising:

generating, for the client account, billing information for the communication session based on the accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the communication session and the accounting for usage of the second micro-service in association with the communication session.

15. The communication platform of claim 13 , the operations further comprising:

establishing, for a second client account of the communication platform, a third micro-service configuration describing conditions for use of the micro-service by the second client account, the conditions for use of the micro-service by the second client account being different than the conditions for use of the micro-service by the client account.

16. The communication platform of claim 15 , the operations further comprising:

accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with a second communication session of the second client account based on a second billing profile dictated by the conditions for use of the micro-service described by the third micro-service configuration.

17. The communication platform of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:

generating, for the client account, first billing information for the communication session based on the accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the communication session; and

generating, for the second client account, second billing information for the second communication session based on the accounting for usage of the micro-service in association with the second communication session.

18. The communication platform of claim 16 , wherein the micro-service is a conferencing micro-service and the second micro-service is a messaging micro-service.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors of a communication platform, cause the communication platform to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request to provide a micro-service in association with a communication session between a first communication endpoint and a second endpoint, the communication session being associated with a client account of the communication platform;

transmitting a communication to a computing system providing the micro-service, the communication including state data associated with the communication session between the first communication endpoint and the second endpoint;

receiving application logic from the computing system, the computing system having generated the application logic based on the state data included in the communication; and executing the application logic to provide the micro-service in relation to the communication session.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , the operations further comprising:

establishing, for the client account, a micro-service configuration describing conditions for use of the micro-service by the client account; and

processing the request according to the conditions for use of the micro-service described by the micro-service configuration.

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