Patents by Inventor Alexander Christopher Fawcett

Alexander Christopher Fawcett 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).

  • Chatbot system
    Patent number: 11509607
    Abstract: A chatbot system, a method of operating a chatbot system, a mobile application and a method of operation of a mobile application for providing conversational communications between a user and a primary system via chatbot. The communications utilise a modified message comprising a main component and a supplementary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAGE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: Alexander Christopher Fawcett, Jacqueline Dawn Peacock
  • Chatbot system
    Patent number: 10757044
    Abstract: A chatbot system includes a parent chatbot and a plurality of sub-chatbots. Each sub-chatbot is associated with a specific domain. The parent chatbot is adapted to receive a user query and direct the user query to a relevant sub-chatbot. Each sub-chatbot includes at least one chatbot dialog, and is adapted to respond to the user query using the at least one chatbot dialog. Each sub-chatbot is implemented by a program entity adapted to return a return function. The return function is a function configured to accept a context object unique to the sub-chatbot as an input argument. The at least one chatbot dialog is accessed by at least one access function. The access function is a function configured to accept the context object of the sub-chatbot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAGE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: Alexander Christopher Fawcett
  • CHATBOT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190199657
    Abstract: A chatbot system, a method of operating a chatbot system, a mobile application and a method of operation of a mobile application for providing conversational communications between a user and a primary system via chatbot. The communications utilise a modified message comprising a main component and a supplementary component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Christopher Fawcett, Jacqueline Dawn Peacock
  • CHATBOT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180337872
    Abstract: A chatbot system includes a parent chatbot and a plurality of sub-chatbots. Each sub-chatbot is associated with a specific domain. The parent chatbot is adapted to receive a user query and direct the user query to a relevant sub-chatbot. Each sub-chatbot includes at least one chatbot dialog, and is adapted to respond to the user query using the at least one chatbot dialog. Each sub-chatbot is implemented by a program entity adapted to return a return function. The return function is a function configured to accept a context object unique to the sub-chatbot as an input argument. The at least one chatbot dialog is accessed by at least one access function. The access function is a function configured to accept the context object of the sub-chatbot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Alexander Christopher Fawcett