Patents by Inventor Anne Cushman

Anne Cushman 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).

  • Publication number: 20100114937
    Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to enable a user to explore his/her problems and/or linkages associated with them in a series of steps and presents a set of content (also known as a user experience) each comprising one or more content items to the user. A psycho-spiritual map is constructed for the user to explore, wherein each node in the map represents a problem, a sub-problem/factor/issue, and an emotion related to it. The map can be dynamically managed and expanded along a path of the user's exploration by a personal “agent” that understands the user's specific needs and interests. Based on such in-depth personal knowledge and understanding, the agent is capable of identifying, retrieving, customizing, and presenting a set of content to the user that specifically and continuously addresses his/her problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: LOUIS HAWTHORNE, Michael Renn Neal, D'Armond Lee Speers, Taryn Voget, Anne Cushman, Thomas Singer
  • Publication number: 20100107075
    Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to present a script of content comprising one or more content items to a user online, wherein such content is not only relevant to addressing a problem submitted by the user, but is also customized and tailored to the specific needs and preferences of the user based on the user's profile and/or emotional state at the time. Such an approach enables a personal “agent” that understands the user's emotional state, specific needs and interests by maintaining a personal profile and history of the user. Based on in-depth personal knowledge and understanding, the agent is capable of identifying, retrieving, customizing, and presenting to the user a unique experience that distinguishes it from the experiences of any other users in the general public.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Louis Hawthorne, Michael Renn Neal, d'Armond Lee Speers, Anne Cushman, Thomas Singer
  • Publication number: 20100106668
    Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to provide one or more potential solutions to a user solicited from a community of wisdom, wherein such solutions are not only relevant to addressing a problem raised by the user, but are also customized to the specific needs and preferences of the user based on the user's profile. Such an approach enables a personalized “agent” who understands the user's specific needs and interests by maintaining a personal profile of the user. Based on such in-depth personal knowledge and understanding, the agent is capable of soliciting, customizing, and presenting the solutions from an online community to the user that specifically address his/her problem or concern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Louis Hawthorne, Michael Renn Neal, d'Armond Lee Speers, Taryn Voget, Anne Cushman
  • Publication number: 20100100827
    Abstract: A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to provide one or more potential solutions to a user solicited from a community of wisdom, wherein such solutions are not only relevant to addressing a problem raised by the user, but are also customized to the specific needs and preferences of the user based on the user's profile. Such an approach enables a personalized “agent” to solicit, customize, and present the solutions from an online community that specifically address the user's problem or concern based on such in-depth personal knowledge and understanding of a personal profile of the user. In addition, the user is enabled to manage the solutions solicited by monitoring, browsing, viewing, and filtering the solutions being presented either in their original or customized forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Louis Hawthorne, Michael Renn Neal, d'Armond Lee Speers, Taryn Voget, Anne Cushman