Patents by Inventor FOREST JOHNSON
FOREST JOHNSON 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: 12009941Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for changing the state of a network-connected device in response to at least one facial gesture of a user are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor captures images of a face of a user, detects at least one facial gesture of the user from the images, determines an intention to change a state of a network-connected device from the at least one facial gesture, generates a command for the network-connected device in accordance with the intention, and outputs the command to cause the state of the network-connected device to change.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AT&T Intellect al P Property I, L.P.Inventors: Forest Johnson, Pamela Juhl Sokoler, Prakash Thiruvenkatam
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Publication number: 20230171122Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for changing the state of a network-connected device in response to at least one facial gesture of a user are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor captures images of a face of a user, detects at least one facial gesture of the user from the images, determines an intention to change a state of a network-connected device from the at least one facial gesture, generates a command for the network-connected device in accordance with the intention, and outputs the command to cause the state of the network-connected device to change.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Forest Johnson, Pamela Juhl Sokoler, Prakash Thiruvenkatam
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Patent number: 11570016Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for changing the state of a network-connected device in response to at least one facial gesture of a user are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor captures images of a face of a user, detects at least one facial gesture of the user from the images, determines an intention to change a state of a network-connected device from the at least one facial gesture, generates a command for the network-connected device in accordance with the intention, and outputs the command to cause the state of the network-connected device to change.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Forest Johnson, Pamela Juhl Sokoler, Prakash Thiruvenkatam
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Publication number: 20220391011Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
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Patent number: 11449136Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
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Publication number: 20210333865Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
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Patent number: 11086391Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
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Publication number: 20200195463Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for changing the state of a network-connected device in response to at least one facial gesture of a user are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor captures images of a face of a user, detects at least one facial gesture of the user from the images, determines an intention to change a state of a network-connected device from the at least one facial gesture, generates a command for the network-connected device in accordance with the intention, and outputs the command to cause the state of the network-connected device to change.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Forest Johnson, Pamela Juhl Sokoler, Prakash Thiruvenkatam
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Publication number: 20180150130Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, FOREST JOHNSON, SHARI MCNICHOLAS, SHAWN RAJGURU, PAMELA JUHL SOKOLER