Patents by Inventor Alicia Abella
Alicia Abella has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11023676Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently detecting and coordinating step changes, trends, cycles, and bursts affecting lexical items within data streams are provided. Data streams can be sourced from documents that can optionally be labeled with metadata. Changes can be grouped across lexical and/or metavalue vocabularies to summarize the changes that are synchronous in time. The methods described herein can be applied either retrospectively to a corpus of data or in a streaming mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Jeremy Wright, Alicia Abella, John Grothendieck
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Patent number: 10080056Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to collect data indicative of temporal actions initiated by a group of users during presenting a media program. The data indicative of the temporal actions are collected in a collective metadata archive. Portions of the media program are identified based on metadata for which a number of occurrences of the temporal actions exceeds a threshold number of occurrences. A compacted presentation of the portions of the media program is prepared based on the metadata. The compacted presentation includes the portions of the media program arranged consecutively. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Brian Amento, Larry Stead, Alicia Abella
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Publication number: 20180027297Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to collect data indicative of temporal actions initiated by a group of users during presenting a media program. The data indicative of the temporal actions are collected in a collective metadata archive. Portions of the media program are identified based on metadata for which a number of occurrences of the temporal actions exceeds a threshold number of occurrences. A compacted presentation of the portions of the media program is prepared based on the metadata. The compacted presentation includes the portions of the media program arranged consecutively. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Brian Amento, Larry Stead, Alicia Abella
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Patent number: 9866782Abstract: Network connectivity is used to share relevant visual and other sensory information between vehicles, as well as delivering relevant information provided by network services to create an enhanced view of the vehicle's surroundings. The enhanced view is presented to the occupants of the vehicle to provide an improved driving experience and/or enable the occupants to take proper action (e.g., avoid obstacles, identify traffic delays, etc.). In one example, the enhanced view comprises information that is not visible to the naked eye and/or cannot be currently sensed by the vehicle's sensors (e.g., due to a partial or blocked view, low visibility conditions, hardware capabilities of the vehicle's sensors, position of the vehicle's sensors, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Behzad Shahraray, Alicia Abella, David Crawford Gibbon, Mazin E. Gilbert, Michael J. Johnston, Horst J. Schroeter, Jay Gordon Wilpon
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Patent number: 9769532Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to collect data indicative of temporal actions initiated by a group of users during presenting a media program. The data indicative of the temporal actions are collected in a collective metadata archive. Portions of the media program are identified based on metadata for which a number of occurrences of the temporal actions exceeds a threshold number of occurrences. A compacted presentation of the portions of the media program is prepared based on the metadata. The compacted presentation includes the portions of the media program arranged consecutively. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Brian Amento, Larry Stead, Alicia Abella
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Patent number: 9626856Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for detecting presence using a presence sensor network. In some embodiments, a computer executing a presence service generates a user interface for display at a user device. The user interface can include a control that, when selected, generates room data defining a monitored location. The computer can obtain sensor identifier data that identifies a presence sensor located at the monitored location and a location of the presence sensor at the monitored location. The computer can provide the user interface to the user device to obtain the room data and obtain the room data. The computer also can store the room data and the sensor identifier data.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Donnie Henderson, Alicia Abella, Gerald Michael Karam
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Publication number: 20160371959Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for detecting presence using a presence sensor network. In some embodiments, a computer executing a presence service generates a user interface for display at a user device. The user interface can include a control that, when selected, generates room data defining a monitored location. The computer can obtain sensor identifier data that identifies a presence sensor located at the monitored location and a location of the presence sensor at the monitored location. The computer can provide the user interface to the user device to obtain the room data and obtain the room data. The computer also can store the room data and the sensor identifier data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Donnie Henderson, Alicia Abella, Gerald Michael Karam
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Publication number: 20160330394Abstract: Network connectivity is used to share relevant visual and other sensory information between vehicles, as well as delivering relevant information provided by network services to create an enhanced view of the vehicle's surroundings. The enhanced view is presented to the occupants of the vehicle to provide an improved driving experience and/or enable the occupants to take proper action (e.g., avoid obstacles, identify traffic delays, etc.). In one example, the enhanced view comprises information that is not visible to the naked eye and/or cannot be currently sensed by the vehicle's sensors (e.g., due to a partial or blocked view, low visibility conditions, hardware capabilities of the vehicle's sensors, position of the vehicle's sensors, etc.).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Behzad Shahraray, Alicia Abella, David Crawford Gibbon, Mazin E. Gilbert, Michael J. Johnston, Horst J. Schroeter, Jay Gordon Wilpon
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Publication number: 20160269768Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to collect data indicative of temporal actions initiated by a group of users during presenting a media program. The data indicative of the temporal actions are collected in a collective metadata archive. Portions of the media program are identified based on metadata for which a number of occurrences of the temporal actions exceeds a threshold number of occurrences. A compacted presentation of the portions of the media program is prepared based on the metadata. The compacted presentation includes the portions of the media program arranged consecutively. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Brian Amento, LARRY STEAD, ALICIA ABELLA
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Patent number: 9437099Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for detecting presence using a presence sensor network. In some embodiments, a computer executing a presence service generates a user interface for display at a user device. The user interface can include a control that, when selected, generates room data defining a monitored location. The computer can obtain sensor identifier data that identifies a presence sensor located at the monitored location and a location of the presence sensor at the monitored location. The computer can provide the user interface to the user device to obtain the room data and obtain the room data. The computer also can store the room data and the sensor identifier data.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Donnie Henderson, Alicia Abella, Gerald Michael Karam
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Patent number: 9403482Abstract: Network connectivity is used to share relevant visual and other sensory information between vehicles, as well as delivering relevant information provided by network services to create an enhanced view of the vehicle's surroundings. The enhanced view is presented to the occupants of the vehicle to provide an improved driving experience and/or enable the occupants to take proper action (e.g., avoid obstacles, identify traffic delays, etc.). In one example, the enhanced view comprises information that is not visible to the naked eye and/or cannot be currently sensed by the vehicle's sensors (e.g., due to a partial or blocked view, low visibility conditions, hardware capabilities of the vehicle's sensors, position of the vehicle's sensors, etc.).Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Behzad Shahraray, Alicia Abella, David Crawford Gibbon, Mazin E. Gilbert, Michael J. Johnston, Horst J. Schroeter, Jay Gordon Wilpon
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Publication number: 20160203122Abstract: Systems and methods for efficiently detecting and coordinating step changes, trends, cycles, and bursts affecting lexical items within data streams are provided. Data streams can be sourced from documents that can optionally be labeled with metadata. Changes can be grouped across lexical and/or metavalue vocabularies to summarize the changes that are synchronous in time. The methods described herein can be applied either retrospectively to a corpus of data or in a streaming mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: JEREMY WRIGHT, ALICIA ABELLA, JOHN GROTHENDIECK
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Patent number: 9369781Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a controller to collect data indicative of temporal actions initiated by a group of users during presenting a media program. The data indicative of the temporal actions are collected in a collective metadata archive. Portions of the media program are identified based on metadata for which a number of occurrences of the temporal actions exceeds a threshold number of occurrences. A compacted presentation of the portions of the media program is prepared based on the metadata. The compacted presentation includes the portions of the media program arranged consecutively. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, LPInventors: Brian Amento, Larry Stead, Alicia Abella
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Publication number: 20160104365Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for detecting presence using a presence sensor network. In some embodiments, a computer executing a presence service generates a user interface for display at a user device. The user interface can include a control that, when selected, generates room data defining a monitored location. The computer can obtain sensor identifier data that identifies a presence sensor located at the monitored location and a location of the presence sensor at the monitored location. The computer can provide the user interface to the user device to obtain the room data and obtain the room data. The computer also can store the room data and the sensor identifier data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Donnie Henderson, Alicia Abella, Gerald Michael Karam
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Patent number: 9241068Abstract: An interactive voice response system receives a communication initiated by a remote requesting party. Based upon receipt at the interactive voice response system of the communication, visual data to provide to the remote requesting party as part of an integrated interactive script is determined. The visual data is provided to the remote requesting party as part of the integrated interactive script. Depending upon a selection of the remote requesting party, individual elements of the integrated interactive script are sent to the remote requesting party iteratively based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system, or multiple individual elements of the integrated interactive script are sent together to the remote requesting party, and individually presented to the remote requesting party based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Kevin Ansia Li, Alicia Abella
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Patent number: 9224284Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for detecting presence using a presence sensor network. In some embodiments, a computer executing a presence service generates a user interface for display at a user device. The user interface can include a control that, when selected, generates room data defining a monitored location. The computer can obtain sensor identifier data that identifies a presence sensor located at the monitored location and a location of the presence sensor at the monitored location. The computer can provide the user interface to the user device to obtain the room data and obtain the room data. The computer also can store the room data and the sensor identifier data.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Donnie Henderson, Alicia Abella, Gerald Michael Karam
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Publication number: 20150326721Abstract: An interactive voice response system receives a communication initiated by a remote requesting party. Based upon receipt at the interactive voice response system of the communication, visual data to provide to the remote requesting party as part of an integrated interactive script is determined. The visual data is provided to the remote requesting party as part of the integrated interactive script. Depending upon a selection of the remote requesting party, individual elements of the integrated interactive script are sent to the remote requesting party iteratively based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system, or multiple individual elements of the integrated interactive script are sent together to the remote requesting party, and individually presented to the remote requesting party based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Kevin Ansia LI, Alicia ABELLA
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Patent number: 9154622Abstract: An interactive voice response system receives an initial communication initiated by a remote requesting party and addressed to a numbered communications address. Based upon receipt at the interactive voice response system of the initial communication, visual data to provide to the remote requesting party as part of an integrated interactive script is determined. The visual data is provided to the remote requesting party as part of the integrated interactive script. Depending upon a preference of the remote requesting party, individual elements of the interactive script are sent to the remote requesting party iteratively based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system, or multiple individual elements of the interactive script are sent together to the remote requesting party, and individually presented to the remote requesting party based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Kevin Ansia Li, Alicia Abella
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Publication number: 20150207933Abstract: An interactive voice response system receives an initial communication initiated by a remote requesting party and addressed to a numbered communications address. Based upon receipt at the interactive voice response system of the initial communication, visual data to provide to the remote requesting party as part of an integrated interactive script is determined. The visual data is provided to the remote requesting party as part of the integrated interactive script. Depending upon a preference of the remote requesting party, individual elements of the interactive script are sent to the remote requesting party iteratively based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system, or multiple individual elements of the interactive script are sent together to the remote requesting party, and individually presented to the remote requesting party based upon interaction between the remote requesting party and the interactive voice response system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Kevin Ansia LI, Alicia ABELLA
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Patent number: 9077857Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods present a graphics based electronic programming guide (EPG) that organizes available content in radial fashion on a display. Which content appears on a screen shot of the EPG may be determined using rating data, user preferences or collaborative filtering. Through collaborative filtering, disclosed embodiments may predict which programs a user may like according to group member ratings. Some disclosed EPGs include a mosaic with graphical indications of an overall rating and graphical indications of which of a plurality of characteristics (e.g., genres) apply to multimedia programs.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Brian Scott Amento, Alicia Abella, Christopher Harrison, Larry Stead