Patents by Inventor Nicole SULTANUM

Nicole SULTANUM 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CO-LOCATED SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20140223327
    Abstract: Devices and methods for co-located social interaction include one or more screens arranged to provide a substantially continuous, outward-facing display; a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of users near the screen; a recognition sensor configured to gather identifying information about a detected user and to determine an identity of the detected user by matching the identifying information in a user database; an input sensor configured to receive user input; and a control module configured to control information displayed on the one or more screens based on a user's identity, the presence of other users nearby, and input provided by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiran Mantripragada, Lucas V. Real, Nicole Sultanum
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CO-LOCATED SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20140223326
    Abstract: Devices and methods for co-located social interaction include one or more screens arranged to provide a substantially continuous, outward-facing display; a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of users near the screen; a recognition sensor configured to gather identifying information about a detected user and to determine an identity of the detected user by matching the identifying information in a user database; an input sensor configured to receive user input; and a control module configured to control information displayed on the one or more screens based on a user's identity, the presence of other users nearby, and input provided by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiran Mantripragada, Lucas V. REAL, Nicole SULTANUM