Patents by Inventor Joseph Carl Shultz

Joseph Carl Shultz 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).

  • System and method for providing an optimal motivational response
    Patent number: 8346858
    Abstract: A system for providing an optimal motivational response is provided. The system includes an input device configured to receive at least one client input from the client. The system further includes a processor configured to analyze the at least one client input received from the client and generate a current state of the client based on the at least one client input. The processor is further configured to analyze the current state of the client and determine an optimal motivational technique for the client based on the current state of the client and the at least one client input. The processor is also configured to generate an optimal motivational response based on the optimal motivational technique. The system further includes an output device configured to display the optimal motivational response to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Cleary, Mark Richard Gilder, Virginia Ann Zingelewicz, Joseph Carl Shultz
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OPTIMAL MOTIVATIONAL RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20120158826
    Abstract: A system for providing an optimal motivational response is provided. The system includes an input device configured to receive at least one client input from the client. The system further includes a processor configured to analyze the at least one client input received from the client and generate a current state of the client based on the at least one client input. The processor is further configured to analyze the current state of the client and determine an optimal motivational technique for the client based on the current state of the client and the at least one client input. The processor is also configured to generate an optimal motivational response based on the optimal motivational technique. The system further includes an output device configured to display the optimal motivational response to the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Cleary, Mark Richard Gilder, Virginia Ann Zingelewicz, Joseph Carl Shultz