Patents by Inventor Brian Novack

Brian Novack 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: 12236548
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first defining information for a first metaverse, receiving second defining information for a second metaverse, automatically identifying conflicts between the first defining information and the second defining information, automatically negotiating resolution of the conflicts between the first defining information and the second defining information to define rules for a merged metaverse, merging the first metaverse and the second metaverse according to the rules for the merged metaverse to define a destination metaverse, and interacting with a plurality of users to create for the plurality of users an immersive experience in the destination metaverse. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Eric Zavesky, Brian Novack
  • Publication number: 20240422849
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes instructing a mobile device of a user to establish a connection with an application server via a first network slice, where the first network slice is configured based on an initial resource need of a network connected application executing on the mobile device and an initial set of network conditions, sending, to the mobile device, a prediction of at least one network condition for the first network slice at a time in the future, receiving, from the mobile device, an indication of an updated resource need of the network connected application, and providing, to the mobile device, instructions for establishing a connection to the application server over a second network slice, where the second network slice is configured based on the updated resource need and a current set of network conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Tan Xu, Rashmi Palamadai, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky
  • Patent number: 12082280
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes instructing a mobile device of a user to establish a connection with an application server via a first network slice, where the first network slice is configured based on an initial resource need of a network connected application executing on the mobile device and an initial set of network conditions, sending, to the mobile device, a prediction of at least one network condition for the first network slice at a time in the future, receiving, from the mobile device, an indication of an updated resource need of the network connected application, and providing, to the mobile device, instructions for establishing a connection to the application server over a second network slice, where the second network slice is configured based on the updated resource need and a current set of network conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Tan Xu, Rashmi Palamadai, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky
  • Publication number: 20240221909
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to mental health anomaly detection and guidance. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a mental health user system can create a baseline user behavior profile for a user. The mental health user system can monitor a behavior of the user. The mental health user system can determine whether the behavior of the user is anomalous in comparison to the baseline user behavior profile. The mental health user system can, in response to determining that the behavior of the user is anomalous, provide a treatment to the user to return the behavior to be consistent with the baseline user behavior profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky
  • Publication number: 20240212223
    Abstract: A device, computer-readable medium, and method for adaptive simulation of celebrity and legacy avatars in extended reality environments is disclosed. In one example, a method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes acquiring preferences from a user with respect to a virtual interaction, matching the preferences to an individual for whom an avatar is available, rendering an extended reality environment in which the virtual interaction will occur, rendering the avatar in the extended reality environment, receiving an input from the user, extracting a meaning from the input, and controlling the avatar to present an output that is responsive to the meaning, wherein the output is generated dynamically using at least one of: an image of the individual, an audio of the individual, or biographical data of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky
  • Patent number: 12015882
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining sensor data that includes an image of a projection environment, determining physical objects portrayed within the image, and characterizing physical properties of the physical objects according to the sensor data to obtain a characterization. A first target object of the physical objects having a first projection surface is identified according to the characterization, and a source image is modified according to the first projection surface. The modified image is provided to a projector adapted to project the modified image onto the first projection surface. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Brian Novack, Rashmi Palamadai, Tan Xu
  • Publication number: 20240153224
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving first defining information for a first metaverse, receiving second defining information for a second metaverse, automatically identifying conflicts between the first defining information and the second defining information, automatically negotiating resolution of the conflicts between the first defining information and the second defining information to define rules for a merged metaverse, merging the first metaverse and the second metaverse according to the rules for the merged metaverse to define a destination metaverse, and interacting with a plurality of users to create for the plurality of users an immersive experience in the destination metaverse. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Eric Zavesky, Brian Novack
  • Publication number: 20230389822
    Abstract: A processing system may obtain first biometric data of a user from at least one biometric device for a physical activity via at least a first exercise apparatus for a plurality of performance levels, where the obtaining includes associating biometric output levels from the first biometric data with corresponding performance levels of the plurality of performance levels as baseline biometric output levels. The processing system may next detect a performance of the physical activity by the user via the at least the first exercise apparatus, obtain a first performance level and second biometric data associated with the performance of the physical activity, the second biometric data indicating a first biometric output level, detect that the first biometric output level is elevated at the first performance level, and generate an instruction for the user to engage in a reduced performance level for the physical activity or a second physical activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky
  • Publication number: 20230353715
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining sensor data that includes an image of a projection environment, determining physical objects portrayed within the image, and characterizing physical properties of the physical objects according to the sensor data to obtain a characterization. A first target object of the physical objects having a first projection surface is identified according to the characterization, and a source image is modified according to the first projection surface. The modified image is provided to a projector adapted to project the modified image onto the first projection surface. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Zavesky, Brian Novack, Rashmi Palamadai, Tan Xu
  • Publication number: 20230343036
    Abstract: In one example, a method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes acquiring a virtual item to be inserted into a target environment to create an extended reality environment, detecting conditions within the target environment, merging the virtual item and the target environment to create the extended reality environment, wherein the merging includes modifying at least one of: the virtual item or the target environment based on the conditions within the target environment, and presenting the extended reality environment to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Tan Xu, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky, Rashmi Palamadai
  • Publication number: 20230309164
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes instructing a mobile device of a user to establish a connection with an application server via a first network slice, where the first network slice is configured based on an initial resource need of a network connected application executing on the mobile device and an initial set of network conditions, sending, to the mobile device, a prediction of at least one network condition for the first network slice at a time in the future, receiving, from the mobile device, an indication of an updated resource need of the network connected application, and providing, to the mobile device, instructions for establishing a connection to the application server over a second network slice, where the second network slice is configured based on the updated resource need and a current set of network conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tan Xu, Rashmi Palamadai, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky
  • Publication number: 20230244196
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining an image of an object over a communication network from a first communication device associated with a user, obtaining first information associated with the object, and receiving user-generated input over the communication network from the first communication device. The user-generated input indicates to generate a group of complementary objects associated with the object. Further embodiments can include, in response to receiving the user-generated input, providing instructions to generate the group of complementary objects over the communication network to a second communication device associated with the user based on the image of the object and the first information. The second communication device generates the group of complementary objects. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Brian Novack, Eric Zavesky, Tan Xu
  • Publication number: 20230229685
    Abstract: A device includes a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of loading a user profile for a user consuming undigitized, static media content; identifying an area of interest in the undigitized, static media content; analyzing the area of interest; responsive to the user profile, creating immersive content to enhance the area of interest; and providing the immersive content for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Rashmi Palamadai, Eric Zavesky, Tan Xu, Brian Novack
  • Publication number: 20210056566
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide an electronic agent are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a media receiver to receive media to present via a display device. A media monitor is to determine an identity of the media. A keyword handler is to, in response to identity of the media, retrieve a list including a keyword associated with the identified media. The keyword handler is to access a first database using the keyword to retrieve an advertisement associated with the keyword. An agent generator is to present an interactive electronic agent on the display device to present the advertisement. The presentation of the interactive electronic agent including presentation of spoken audio corresponding to text presented on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: David Dunmire, Brian Novack, Chad C. Keith, Jeff Clark
  • Patent number: 10832259
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide an electronic agent are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a media receiver to receive media to present via a display device. A media monitor is to determine an identity of the media. A keyword handler is to, in response to identity of the media, retrieve a list including a keyword associated with the identified media. The keyword handler is to access a first database using the keyword to retrieve an advertisement associated with the keyword. An agent generator is to present an interactive electronic agent on the display device to present the advertisement. The presentation of the interactive electronic agent including presentation of spoken audio corresponding to text presented on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Dunmire, Brian Novack, Chad C. Keith, Jeff Clark
  • Publication number: 20180285889
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide an electronic agent are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a media receiver to receive media to present via a display device. A media monitor is to determine an identity of the media. A keyword handler is to, in response to identity of the media, retrieve a list including a keyword associated with the identified media. The keyword handler is to access a first database using the keyword to retrieve an advertisement associated with the keyword. An agent generator is to present an interactive electronic agent on the display device to present the advertisement. The presentation of the interactive electronic agent including presentation of spoken audio corresponding to text presented on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: David Dunmire, Brian Novack, Chad C. Keith, Jeff Clark
  • Patent number: 9940626
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide an electronic agent are disclosed. An example method includes receiving an interactive program via a network at a first information presenting device, accessing a list of keywords associated with the interactive program via the network, accessing a first database using at least one of the keywords, and presenting an electronic agent on the first information presenting device to at least one of present information retrieved from the first database or offer to retrieve information identified via the first database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: David Dunmire, Brian Novack, Chad C. Keith, Jeff Clark
  • Patent number: 9241003
    Abstract: A method of authenticating an entity includes associating a local identity of the entity with a global identity of the entity, the local identity being associated with a first one of a plurality of restricted access zones, associating the global identity of the entity with particular ones of the plurality of restricted access zones for granting access to the particular ones of the plurality of restricted access zones, receiving an authentication request from the entity to access a second one of the plurality of access zones where the authentication request includes the local identity of the entity, and authenticating the entity for access to the second one of the plurality of access zones responsive to receiving the authentication request when the second one of the plurality of restricted access zones is one of the particular ones of the plurality of restricted access zones that are associated with the global identity of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian Novack, Jerry Birkes, Alton Drake, Gary Toretti
  • Patent number: 9021565
    Abstract: A pre-registration procedure is utilized to create a user profile for a user of a multi-factor authentication (“MFA”) service. A client application installation procedure is utilized to install a client application on a computing device that is to be utilized as an authentication factor for the MFA service. A computing device enrollment procedure is utilized to enroll the computing device on which the client application was installed for the MFA service. A voice enrollment procedure is utilized to create a voice print for the user of the computing device that is to be utilized as an authentication factor for the MFA service. An authentication procedure is utilized to provide multi-factor authenticated access to a service, such as an online service that provides access to sensitive account information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian Novack, Robert J. Andres, Jerry Birkes, James Whitescarver, Alton W. Drake, II, Gary A. Toretti, Ilija Zeljkovic, Jay Wilpon, Juan A Garay, Amanda Joy Stent
  • Patent number: 8719911
    Abstract: A user's identity is authenticated by evaluating the identity of the user using a plurality of authentication techniques, the plurality of authentication techniques generating a plurality of numerical confidence indicators, respectively, of the identity of the user, associating a plurality of authentication technique weights with the plurality of numerical confidence indicators, respectively, and calculating a weighted combination of the respective numerical confidence indicators using the plurality of authentication technique weights to generate a composite numerical confidence indicator of the identity of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Brian Novack, Jerry Birkes, Alton Drake, Gary Toretti