Patents Assigned to Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
  • Publication number: 20140067907
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for delivering smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for delivering smart services includes defining a situation including subscriber context information based on private information of a service subscriber. The method includes identifying an action associated with the first situation. The method includes determining that the service subscriber is in the defined situation based on current subscriber context information. The method includes performing, in response to determining that the service subscriber is in the defined situation, the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Publication number: 20140032543
    Abstract: A mobile communication device for identifying a location to be named comprising a position locator component configured to determine a location of a user and a communication interface component configured to provide the location for use in determining user-specific location information including at least one of a number of times and an amount of time the user is present at or near the location. The location naming component is configured to receive an identification of the location as a location of interest. The location naming component is configured to provide a prompt for naming the location of interest for presentation by a graphical user interface component. The location naming component is configured to receive name information for naming the location. The graphical user interface component is configured to present the name information for the location of interest on the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8614628
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a task reminder are disclosed herein. A computer readable medium including programming instructions for performing a method that includes identifying task information including a task location. The method includes receiving a location of a user of a mobile communication device. The method includes receiving historical presence information identifying least one of a number of times the user is present at the location and an amount of time the user is present at the location. The method includes providing a reminder of the task for presentation based on the historical presence information, the task location, and the location of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8611870
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for delivering smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for delivering smart services includes defining a situation including subscriber context information based on private information of a service subscriber. The method also includes identifying an action to perform on behalf of the service subscriber during the first situation. The method further includes receiving a request to determine an availability of the service subscriber. The method still further includes determining that the service subscriber is in the defined situation based on current subscriber context information. The method also includes performing, in response to determining that the service subscriber is in the defined situation, the identified action on behalf of the service subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8554765
    Abstract: A mobile communication device for identifying a location to be named comprising a position locator component configured to determine a location of a user and a communication interface component configured to provide the location for use in determining user-specific location information including at least one of a number of times and an amount of time the user is present at or near the location. The location naming component is configured to receive an identification of the location as a location of interest. The location naming component is configured to provide a prompt for naming the location of interest for presentation by a graphical user interface component in association with received suggested name information. The location naming component is configured to receive name information for naming the location. The graphical user interface component is configured to present the name information for the location of interest on the mobile communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Publication number: 20130218881
    Abstract: A mobile communication device for identifying a location to be named comprising a position locator component configured to determine a location of a user and a communication interface component configured to provide the location for use in determining user-specific location information including at least one of a number of times and an amount of time the user is present at or near the location. The location naming component is configured to receive an identification of the location as a location of interest. The location naming component is configured to provide a prompt for naming the location of interest for presentation by a graphical user interface component in association with received suggested name information. The location naming component is configured to receive name information for naming the location. The graphical user interface component is configured to present the name information for the location of interest on the mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: EKTIMISI SEMIOTICS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
  • Patent number: 8471696
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a task reminder are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a location of a user of a mobile communication device. The method includes identifying task information including a task location. The method includes receiving historical presence information identifying least one of a number of times the user is present at the location and an amount of time the user is present at the location. The method includes providing a reminder of the task for presentation based on the historical presence information and a distance between the task location and the location of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Publication number: 20130154828
    Abstract: A method of providing a reminder of a task to be performed at a task location is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving first location information identifying a first location of a user via a mobile communication device and storing the first location information in association with historical travel information. The method includes storing task information that identifies the task and the task location. The method includes identifying a reminder position, wherein the reminder position is based on a comparison of an estimated probability of the user traveling in a trajectory leading toward the task location and an estimated probability of the user traveling in a trajectory leading away from the task location. The method includes receiving current location information identifying a current location and providing a reminder for the task based on a comparison of the current location information and the reminder position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: EKTIMISI SEMIOTICS HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
  • Publication number: 20130102291
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for delivering smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for delivering smart services includes defining a situation including subscriber context information based on private information of a service subscriber. The method also includes identifying an action to perform on behalf of the service subscriber during the first situation. The method further includes receiving a request to determine an availability of the service subscriber. The method still further includes determining that the service subscriber is in the defined situation based on current subscriber context information. The method also includes performing, in response to determining that the service subscriber is in the defined situation, the identified action on behalf of the service subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
  • Patent number: 8407213
    Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a location for naming includes a monitoring module that is configured to monitor actions taken by a user via a mobile communication device and to monitor a location of the mobile communication device when an action is taken by the user and at predetermined time intervals. The apparatus also includes a data store for storing user-specific location information and user-specific action information associated with the location monitored by the monitoring module and a location naming module that is configured to calculate a relevance rating of the location based on the user-specific action information associated with the location and on the user-specific location information, and to prompt the user to name the location based on its relevance rating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8400293
    Abstract: A method of providing a reminder of a task to be performed at a task location is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a location of a user via a mobile communication device associated with the user at predetermined time intervals for tracking historical travel information of the user. The method includes receiving user specified task information that includes a task and a task location. The method includes storing the user specified task information. The method includes generating a reminder for the task based on a comparison of an estimated probability of the user traveling in a trajectory leading toward the task location and an estimated probability of the user traveling in a trajectory leading away from the task location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8311525
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for creating smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for creating smart services includes defining a service associated with a service agent on a smart services platform. The service is based on a situation of a service subscriber and an event for interacting with the subscriber on behalf of the service. The method includes providing access to subscriber context information based on private subscriber information. The subscriber context information is used in determining a current situation of the subscriber. The method also includes allowing, via the service agent on the smart services platform, the service to use the subscriber context information to generate a response to the event on behalf of the subscriber without the service having direct access to the private subscriber information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8188856
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a task reminder are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving information identifying a historical presence of a user of a mobile communication device at a location. The method further includes receiving task information that identifies a task and a task location. The method includes receiving a current location a user of a mobile communication device. The method includes generating a reminder of the task based on the historical presence of the user and a distance between the task location and the current location of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8145581
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for delivering smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for delivering smart services includes receiving a request to determine an availability of a service subscriber. A situation of the service subscriber is determined using subscriber context information based on private information of the subscriber. At least one of the subscriber context information and a probability related to an availability of the subscriber for responding to the event are provided, allowing a response without having direct access to the private subscriber information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8138912
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a task reminder to be performed at a task location includes a monitoring module that monitors a location of a user via a mobile communication device associated with the user at predetermined time intervals for tracking historical travel information of the user, and a data store for storing the historical travel information and for storing user specified task information that includes a task and a task location. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a reminder module that is configured to determine a reminder position as a position where an estimated probability of the user traveling from the reminder position at a particular time in a trajectory leading away from the task location exceeds an estimated probability of the user traveling from the reminder position at that same time in a trajectory leading toward the task location by a threshold value. The reminder module generates a reminder of the task when the reminder position is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8099084
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for creating smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for creating smart services includes defining a service based on a situation of a service subscriber and an event for interacting with the subscriber on behalf of the service. Access is provided to subscriber context information based on private subscriber information. The subscriber context information is used in determining a current situation of the subscriber. The method allows the service to use the subscriber context information to generate a response to the event on behalf of the subscriber without the service having direct access to the private subscriber information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8099086
    Abstract: A method for providing a descriptor of a location to a recipient includes receiving geographical position data of the location from a user and using the geographical position data to identify a plurality of regions near or including the location. Each region is associated with a descriptor. The recipient's level of familiarity with each of the regions is determined and a region is selected based on the recipient's level of familiarity with the selected region. Once the region is selected, the descriptor associated with the selected region is provided to the recipient via the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 8041658
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for adaptively learning user preferences for smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for adaptively learning user preferences for smart services includes modeling an availability of a subscriber for responding to an event associated with a service in terms subscriber context information available to determine a current situation of the subscriber related to the service, the subscriber context information based on private information of the subscriber. The availability of the subscriber for responding to the event is determined using a probability value associated with at least a portion of the subscriber context information. The probability value associated with the portion of the subscriber context information is updated based on feedback received from the subscriber in response to being presented a response to the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 7999669
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a task reminder includes a monitoring module configured to monitor a location of a user via a mobile communication device associated with the user at predetermined time intervals for tracking historical travel information of the user and a data store for storing the historical travel information and for storing user specified task information that includes a task and a task location. The apparatus also includes a message module configured to generate a reminder of the task based on the user's historical travel information and a distance between the task location and a current position of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar P. Singh, Mona Singh
  • Patent number: 7991711
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product are described for delivering smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for delivering smart services includes receiving a request to determine an availability of a service subscriber for responding to an event associated with a service. The service is defined in terms of the event and a situation of the service subscriber. A current situation of the service subscriber is determined using subscriber context information based on private information of the subscriber. Attributes of the event and the current subscriber situation are used to provide to the service at least one of the subscriber context information and a probability related to an availability of the subscriber for responding to the event, allowing the service to generate a response to the event on behalf of the subscriber without the service having direct access to the private subscriber information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Munindar Singh, Mona Singh