Patents by Inventor Peter Levinson

Peter Levinson 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).

  • System and method of using context in selecting a response to user device interaction
    Patent number: 10649619
    Abstract: A system, method and architecture of using context in determining a response to user interaction with a device, such context may be context of content being output by the device, the device's context, the user's content, or some combination of contexts. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a response may comprise a menu the content of which, e.g., one or more user-selectable actions or options, can be determined based on a determined context, or contexts, or a determination may be made to provide a response other than an option menu, which determination may be made based on a determined context or combination of contexts. As yet another alternative, a determination may be made to provide a response that includes a menu, the content of which is determined based on one or more determined contexts, and another response, such as an answer identified based on one or more determined contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: OATH INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Chan, Maud Calegari, Stephen Murphy, Lu Ding, Maurice Rotta, Peter Levinson
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING CONTEXT IN SELECTING A RESPONSE TO USER DEVICE INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20140237425
    Abstract: A system, method and architecture of using context in determining a response to user interaction with a device, such context may be context of content being output by the device, the device's context, the user's content, or some combination of contexts. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a response may comprise a menu the content of which, e.g., one or more user-selectable actions or options, can be determined based on a determined context, or contexts, or a determination may be made to provide a response other than an option menu, which determination may be made based on a determined context or combination of contexts. As yet another alternative, a determination may be made to provide a response that includes a menu, the content of which is determined based on one or more determined contexts, and another response, such as an answer identified based on one or more determined contexts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Chan, Maud Calegari, Stephen Murphy, Lu Ding, Maurice Rotta, Peter Levinson