Patents by Inventor Glen John Anderson

Glen John Anderson 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).

  • Affective control of information systems
    Patent number: 7181693
    Abstract: An information system that determines the apparent emotional state of the user and, based upon that determination, reacts appropriately. Appropriate reactions of the system include marking user text input to convey the apparent emotional state of the user to recipients. Other embodiments incorporate reactions of the system that warn or prompt a user, prior to system execution of a user directed operation, when the system has determined that the apparent emotional state of the user merits a warning or a prompt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Gateway Inc.
    Inventors: Glen John Anderson, Russell F. McKnight