Patents by Inventor PAMELA JUHL SOKOLER

PAMELA JUHL SOKOLER 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: 20230171122
    Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for changing the state of a network-connected device in response to at least one facial gesture of a user are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor captures images of a face of a user, detects at least one facial gesture of the user from the images, determines an intention to change a state of a network-connected device from the at least one facial gesture, generates a command for the network-connected device in accordance with the intention, and outputs the command to cause the state of the network-connected device to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Forest Johnson, Pamela Juhl Sokoler, Prakash Thiruvenkatam
  • Patent number: 11570016
    Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for changing the state of a network-connected device in response to at least one facial gesture of a user are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor captures images of a face of a user, detects at least one facial gesture of the user from the images, determines an intention to change a state of a network-connected device from the at least one facial gesture, generates a command for the network-connected device in accordance with the intention, and outputs the command to cause the state of the network-connected device to change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Forest Johnson, Pamela Juhl Sokoler, Prakash Thiruvenkatam
  • Publication number: 20220391011
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
  • Patent number: 11449136
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
  • Publication number: 20210333865
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
  • Patent number: 11086391
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, Forest Johnson, Shari McNicholas, Shawn Rajguru, Pamela Juhl Sokoler
  • Publication number: 20200195463
    Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for changing the state of a network-connected device in response to at least one facial gesture of a user are disclosed. For example, a processing system including at least one processor captures images of a face of a user, detects at least one facial gesture of the user from the images, determines an intention to change a state of a network-connected device from the at least one facial gesture, generates a command for the network-connected device in accordance with the intention, and outputs the command to cause the state of the network-connected device to change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Forest Johnson, Pamela Juhl Sokoler, Prakash Thiruvenkatam
  • Publication number: 20180150130
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, embodiments of methods, systems, and devices for receiving user information and biometric data from groups of communication devices. Additional embodiments can include correlating and storing the user information and the biometric data in a hierarchical database according to a classification. Further embodiments can include accessing the user information and the biometric data, determining an emotional state of a user in response to processing the user information and biometric data resulting in a determined emotional state, and selecting enhanced audio content and enhanced image content according to the determined emotional state. Also, embodiments can include generating the user experience for a viewer. The user experience includes a portion of the user information, the enhanced audio content, and enhanced image content to attempt provide an emotive response from the viewer similar to the determined emotional state. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Kathleen C. Fowler, FOREST JOHNSON, SHARI MCNICHOLAS, SHAWN RAJGURU, PAMELA JUHL SOKOLER