Patents by Inventor KIMBERLY CHRISTOPHER

KIMBERLY CHRISTOPHER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240096324
    Abstract: A system is provided that can provide a virtual assistant that can receive inputs from a user and can provide responses to the user. The system can perform natural language processing on the inputs to process the inputs into inputs that are comprehendible by the virtual assistant. Additionally, the system can determine the live agent that can be best suited to assist the user based on the processed inputs. The system can connect the user and the live agent. The virtual assistant can facilitate the connection by providing information to the user and to the live agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Alex Heath Misiaszek, Mary Kim Clouser, William Christopher Hawks, Kimberly C. Steudtner, Kyla Smith, Christopher Alexander Tase, Yadhira Haydee Arroyo
  • Patent number: 11900935
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include security systems and methods for securing an electronic device. In some embodiments, the security system may include an electronic device including surveillance components, including a microphone and a camera. The security device may be secured to the electronic device in a way that blocks or interferes with one or more of these surveillance components. Additionally, the security device may be placed near or on the electronic device. The security device may also include security components to distort sounds from a sound source to be detected by the microphone. As a result, this may prevent third parties from at least remotely streaming or recording live audio and/or video from various audio and video recording components present on the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Insight Holding Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Christopher, James Christopher, Ken Tirman
  • Publication number: 20220165271
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include security systems and methods for securing an electronic device. In some embodiments, the security system may include an electronic device including surveillance components, including a microphone and a camera. The security device may be secured to the electronic device in a way that blocks or interferes with one or more of these surveillance components. Additionally, the security device may be placed near or on the electronic device. The security device may also include security components to distort sounds from a sound source to be detected by the microphone. As a result, this may prevent third parties from at least remotely streaming or recording live audio and/or video from various audio and video recording components present on the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: INSIGHT HOLDING GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Kimberly Christopher, James Christopher, Ken Tirman
  • Patent number: 11244678
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include security systems and methods for securing an electronic device. In some embodiments, the security system may include an electronic device including surveillance components, including a microphone and a camera. The security device may be secured to the electronic device in a way that blocks or interferes with one or more of these surveillance components. Additionally, the security device may be placed near or on the electronic device. The security device may also include security components to distort sounds from a sound source to be detected by the microphone. As a result, this may prevent third parties from at least remotely streaming or recording live audio and/or video from various audio and video recording components present on the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Insight Holding Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Christopher, James Christopher, Ken Tirman
  • Publication number: 20190287529
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include security systems and methods for securing an electronic device. In some embodiments, the security system may include an electronic device including surveillance components, including a microphone and a camera. The security device may be secured to the electronic device in a way that blocks or interferes with one or more of these surveillance components. Additionally, the security device may be placed near or on the electronic device. The security device may also include security components to distort sounds from a sound source to be detected by the microphone. As a result, this may prevent third parties from at least remotely streaming or recording live audio and/or video from various audio and video recording components present on the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: STRATEGIC DATA SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Kimberly Christopher, James Christopher, Ken Tirman
  • Patent number: 10354648
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include security systems and methods for securing an intelligent automated assistant device comprising. In some embodiments, the security system may include an intelligent automated assistant device including a microphone and a camera. Additionally, the security device may be placed near the intelligent automated assistant device. The security device may also include security components to distort sounds from a sound source to be detected by the microphone. As a result, this may prevent third parties from at least remotely streaming or recording live audio from a microphone on the intelligent automated assistant device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: STRATEGIC DATA SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Kimberly Christopher
  • Publication number: 20190074002
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include security systems and methods for securing an intelligent automated assistant device comprising. In some embodiments, the security system may include an intelligent automated assistant device including a microphone and a camera. Additionally, the security device may be placed near the intelligent automated assistant device. The security device may also include security components to distort sounds from a sound source to be detected by the microphone. As a result, this may prevent third parties from at least remotely streaming or recording live audio from a microphone on the intelligent automated assistant device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: STRATEGIC DATA SYSTEMS
    Inventor: KIMBERLY CHRISTOPHER