Patents by Inventor Lee Alan Cobb

Lee Alan Cobb 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).

  • Patent number: 7917510
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing, deconstructing, reconstructing, and repurposing rhetorical content. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a content management system (400) having a database (404), and a controller (402) for managing the database. The controller can be programmed to retrieve (702) at least one of a first plurality of records, each including content, retrieve (706) rhetorical libraries, identify (714) patterns between the rhetorical libraries and the content of each record, and deconstruct (718) the content into one or more rhetorical topics according to the patterns identified. Additional embodiments are disclosed for analyzing, deconstructing, reconstructing, and repurposing content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nabha V. Rege, John Neil Cobb, Yeow Loong Lee, Lee Alan Cobb, Kristen Jane Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20090276397
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing, deconstructing, reconstructing, and repurposing rhetorical content. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a content management system (400) having a database (404), and a controller (402) for managing the database. The controller can be programmed to retrieve (702) at least one of a first plurality of records, each including content, retrieve (706) rhetorical libraries, identify (714) patterns between the rhetorical libraries and the content of each record, and deconstruct (718) the content into one or more rhetorical topics according to the patterns identified. Additional embodiments are disclosed for analyzing, deconstructing, reconstructing, and repurposing content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: NABHA V. REGE, John Neil Cobb, Yeow Loong Lee, Lee Alan Cobb, Kristen Jane Sebastian
  • Patent number: 7577639
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing, deconstructing, reconstructing, and repurposing rhetorical content. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a content management system (400) having a database (404), and a controller (402) for managing the database. The controller can be programmed to retrieve (702) at least one of a first plurality of records, each including content, retrieve (706) rhetorical libraries, identify (714) patterns between the rhetorical libraries and the content of each record, and deconstruct (718) the content into one or more rhetorical topics according to the patterns identified. Additional embodiments are disclosed for analyzing, deconstructing, reconstructing, and repurposing content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Nabha V. Rege, John Neil Cobb, Yeow Loong Lee, Lee Alan Cobb, Kristen Jane Sebastian