Patents by Inventor Kelly James Slough

Kelly James Slough 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 FUNNELING USER RESPONSES IN AN INTERNET VOICE PORTAL SYSTEM TO DETERMINE A DESIRED ITEM OR SERVICEBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    Publication number: 20150046167
    Abstract: A method of funneling user responses in a voice portal system to determine a desired item or service includes (a) querying a user for an attribute value associated with a first particular attribute of the desired item or service; and (b) determining if the attribute value given by the user satisfies an end state. If the end state is not satisfied, steps (a) and (b) are performed with a new particular attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Steven Jeromy Carriere, Kelly James Slough, Steven Gregory Woods
  • System and method for funneling user responses in an internet voice portal system to determine a desired item or servicebackground of the invention
    Patent number: 8874446
    Abstract: A method of funneling user responses in a voice portal system to determine a desired item or service includes (a) querying a user for an attribute value associated with a first particular attribute of the desired item or service; and (b) determining if the attribute value given by the user satisfies an end state. If the end state is not satisfied, steps (a) and (b) are performed with a new particular attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Mercury Kingdom Assets Limited
    Inventors: Steven Jeromy Carriere, Kelly James Slough, Steven Gregory Woods
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNNELING USER RESPONSES IN AN INTERNET VOICE PORTAL SYSTEM TO DETERMINE A DESIRED ITEM OR SERVICEBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
    Publication number: 20120166202
    Abstract: A method of funneling user responses in a voice portal system to determine a desired item or service includes (a) querying a user for an attribute value associated with a first particular attribute of the desired item or service; and (b) determining if the attribute value given by the user satisfies an end state. If the end state is not satisfied, steps (a) and (b) are performed with a new particular attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Steven Jeromy CARRIERE, Kelly James Slough, Steven Gregory Woods
  • System and method for funneling user responses in an internet voice portal system to determine a desired item or service
    Patent number: 8131555
    Abstract: A method of funneling user responses in a voice portal system to determine a desired item or service includes (a) establishing an attribute value associated with a particular attribute of a desired item or service and (b) determining if the attribute value satisfies an end state. If the end state is not satisfied, steps (a) and (b) are performed with a new particular attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: AOL Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Jeromy Carriere, Kelly James Slough, Steven Gregory Woods