Patents by Inventor Aaron C. Elkins

Aaron C. Elkins 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).

  • Embedded Conversational Agent-Based Kiosk for Automated Interviewing
    Publication number: 20130266925
    Abstract: Methods and systems for interviewing human subjects are disclosed. A user interface of a computing device can direct a question to a human subject. The computing device can receive a response from the human subject related to the question. The response can be received using one or more sensors associated with the computing device. The computing device can generate a classification of the response. The computing device can determine a next question based on a script tree and the classification. The computing device can direct the next question to the human subject using the user interface of the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Jay F. Nunamaker, JR., Judee K. Burgoon, Aaron C. Elkins, Mark W. Patton, Douglas C. Derrick, Kevin C. Moffitt