Patents by Inventor Avril England

Avril England 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).

  • Patent number: 10111611
    Abstract: The mental state of an individual is obtained in order to generate an emotional profile for the individual. The individual's mental state is derived from an analysis of the individual's facial and physiological information. The emotional profile of other individuals is correlated to the first individual for comparison. Various categories of emotional profiles are defined based upon the correlation. The emotional profile of the individual or group of individuals is rendered for display, used to provide feedback and to recommend activities for the individual, or provide information about the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Affectiva, Inc.
    Inventors: Rana el Kaliouby, Avril England
  • Publication number: 20140323817
    Abstract: The mental state of an individual is obtained in order to generate an emotional profile for the individual. The individual's mental state is derived from an analysis of the individual's facial and physiological information. The emotional profile of other individuals is correlated to the first individual for comparison. Various categories of emotional profiles are defined based upon the correlation. The emotional profile of the individual or group of individuals is rendered for display, used to provide feedback and to recommend activities for the individual, or provide information about the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Rana el Kaliouby, Avril England
  • Publication number: 20120259675
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for a retail collaboration network platform. In some embodiments, the system and method for a retail collaboration network platform includes a portal which the user is able to log in to via a network. The system includes connectivity to a plurality of retailer and vendor analytic tools. These analytic tools may include tools for promotion analysis, price optimization, product assortment, and market analysis. In addition to analytic tools, the platform may include collaborative tools which may interface with the analytic tools. These collaborative tools enable retailers and vendors to work together and with partners to share information and develop and implement strategies based on analytic tools to achieve their respective business objectives. The collaborative tools may be enabled to create at least one workgroup, generate a contact list, monitor the workgroup and contact list for activity and display any such activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventors: Louis F. Roehrs, Patricia Avril England, Marc Dietz, Armen L. Najarian, Samir H. Shah, Robert Parkin, Suzanne Valentine