Patents by Inventor Beth L. Hoffman
Beth L. Hoffman 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).
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Patent number: 10395545Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method for analyzing the speech delivery of a user is disclosed including presenting to the user a plurality of speech delivery analysis criteria, receiving from the user a selection of at least one of the speech delivery analysis criterion, receiving, from at least one sensing device, speech data captured by the at least one sensing device during the delivery of a speech by the user, transmitting the speech data and the selected at least one speech delivery analysis criterion to an analysis engine for analysis based on the selected at least one speech delivery analysis criteria, receiving, from the analysis engine an analysis report for the speech data, the analysis report comprising an analysis of the speech data performed by the analysis engine based on the selected at least one criterion, and presenting to the user the analysis report.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Beth L. Hoffman, David Jimenez, Britney Tong, Yvonne M. Young
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Patent number: 10015126Abstract: A crowd determined message response system may be provided. A message sent from a sender to at least one recipient over a communication network may be received. The message may be presented on a user interface device. A selection of a designated recipient for responding to the message may be received. A priority of the message sent to the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority of the message sent to an unselected recipient of the message not selected as the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority may be adjusted differently for the designated recipient and the unselected recipient. Based on the adjusting of the priority of the message sent to the unselected recipient, the order of importance in which the unselected recipient's messages are presented may be rearranged.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Paul R. Bastide, Beth L. Hoffman, Jennifer L. Vargus
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Publication number: 20180122374Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method for analyzing the speech delivery of a user is disclosed including presenting to the user a plurality of speech delivery analysis criteria, receiving from the user a selection of at least one of the speech delivery analysis criterion, receiving, from at least one sensing device, speech data captured by the at least one sensing device during the delivery of a speech by the user, transmitting the speech data and the selected at least one speech delivery analysis criterion to an analysis engine for analysis based on the selected at least one speech delivery analysis criteria, receiving, from the analysis engine an analysis report for the speech data, the analysis report comprising an analysis of the speech data performed by the analysis engine based on the selected at least one criterion, and presenting to the user the analysis report.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Beth L. Hoffman, David Jimenez, Britney Tong, Yvonne M. Young
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Patent number: 9948593Abstract: A crowd determined message response system may be provided. A message sent from a sender to at least one recipient over a communication network may be received. The message may be presented on a user interface device. A selection of a designated recipient for responding to the message may be received. A priority of the message sent to the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority of the message sent to an unselected recipient of the message not selected as the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority may be adjusted differently for the designated recipient and the unselected recipient. Based on the adjusting of the priority of the message sent to the unselected recipient, the order of importance in which the unselected recipient's messages are presented may be rearranged.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Paul R. Bastide, Beth L. Hoffman, Jennifer L. Vargus
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Patent number: 9792908Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method for analyzing the speech delivery of a user is disclosed including presenting to the user a plurality of speech delivery analysis criteria, receiving from the user a selection of at least one of the speech delivery analysis criterion, receiving, from at least one sensing device, speech data captured by the at least one sensing device during the delivery of a speech by the user, transmitting the speech data and the selected at least one speech delivery analysis criterion to an analysis engine for analysis based on the selected at least one speech delivery analysis criteria, receiving, from the analysis engine an analysis report for the speech data, the analysis report comprising an analysis of the speech data performed by the analysis engine based on the selected at least one criterion, and presenting to the user the analysis report.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Beth L. Hoffman, David Jimenez, Britney Tong, Yvonne M. Young
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Patent number: 9535885Abstract: A method for dynamically customizing a digital publication includes sequentially presenting content of a digital publication by one or more of visually displaying the content on an electronic display and audibly narrating the content. The method includes detecting a customization tag in the content. The customization tag indicates a portion of the content customizable according to a geographic location. The customization tag is associated with customization content. The customization content is associated with the geographic location. The method includes accessing the customization content associated with the customization tag. The customization content includes one or more of text content, visual content, and audible content. The method includes presenting the customization content at a point in the content indicated by the customization tag.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Beth L. Hoffman, Terry A. Owings, Artis L. Walker
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Publication number: 20160127299Abstract: A crowd determined message response system may be provided. A message sent from a sender to at least one recipient over a communication network may be received. The message may be presented on a user interface device. A selection of a designated recipient for responding to the message may be received. A priority of the message sent to the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority of the message sent to an unselected recipient of the message not selected as the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority may be adjusted differently for the designated recipient and the unselected recipient. Based on the adjusting of the priority of the message sent to the unselected recipient, the order of importance in which the unselected recipient's messages are presented may be rearranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Paul R. Bastide, Beth L. Hoffman, Jennifer L. Vargus
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Publication number: 20160127298Abstract: A crowd determined message response system may be provided. A message sent from a sender to at least one recipient over a communication network may be received. The message may be presented on a user interface device. A selection of a designated recipient for responding to the message may be received. A priority of the message sent to the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority of the message sent to an unselected recipient of the message not selected as the designated recipient may be adjusted. The priority may be adjusted differently for the designated recipient and the unselected recipient. Based on the adjusting of the priority of the message sent to the unselected recipient, the order of importance in which the unselected recipient's messages are presented may be rearranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Paul R. Bastide, Beth L. Hoffman, Jennifer L. Vargus
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Publication number: 20140006925Abstract: A method for dynamically customizing a digital publication includes sequentially presenting content of a digital publication by one or more of visually displaying the content on an electronic display and audibly narrating the content. The method includes detecting a customization tag in the content. The customization tag indicates a portion of the content customizable according to a geographic location. The customization tag is associated with customization content. The customization content is associated with the geographic location. The method includes accessing the customization content associated with the customization tag. The customization content includes one or more of text content, visual content, and audible content. The method includes presenting the customization content at a point in the content indicated by the customization tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard T. Bassemir, Beth L. Hoffman, Terry A. Owings, Artis L. Walker