Patents by Inventor Paul Vincent O'Rorke

Paul Vincent O'Rorke 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).

  • Patent number: 9538342
    Abstract: A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include receiving a message; extracting one or more features associated with the message; and determining a priority level for the message, based on the extracted one or more features, using a model that relates the extracted one or more features to an expected response time for the message. The method may further include determining a context associated with the user of the mobile communication device; modifying the priority level based on the determined context; and providing the message to a list of messages based on the modified priority level. Additionally, the user may be provided with a notification tone associated with the modified priority level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Srivatsan Ramanujam, Paul Vincent O'Rorke
  • Publication number: 20150141066
    Abstract: A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include receiving a message; extracting one or more features associated with the message; and determining a priority level for the message, based on the extracted one or more features, using a model that relates the extracted one or more features to an expected response time for the message. The method may further include determining a context associated with the user of the mobile communication device; modifying the priority level based on the determined context; and providing the message to a list of messages based on the modified priority level. Additionally, the user may be provided with a notification tone associated with the modified priority level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Srivatsan Ramanujam, Paul Vincent O'Rorke
  • Patent number: 8977304
    Abstract: A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include receiving a message; extracting one or more features associated with the message; and determining a priority level for the message, based on the extracted one or more features, using a model that relates the extracted one or more features to an expected response time for the message. The method may further include determining a context associated with the user of the mobile communication device; modifying the priority level based on the determined context; and providing the message to a list of messages based on the modified priority level. Additionally, the user may be provided with a notification tone associated with the modified priority level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications AB
    Inventors: Srivatsan Ramanujam, Paul Vincent O'Rorke
  • Publication number: 20130288722
    Abstract: A method, performed by a mobile communication device, may include receiving a message; extracting one or more features associated with the message; and determining a priority level for the message, based on the extracted one or more features, using a model that relates the extracted one or more features to an expected response time for the message. The method may further include determining a context associated with the user of the mobile communication device; modifying the priority level based on the determined context; and providing the message to a list of messages based on the modified priority level. Additionally, the user may be provided with a notification tone associated with the modified priority level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
    Inventors: Srivatsan Ramanujam, Paul Vincent O'Rorke