Patents by Inventor Tam M. Cao

Tam M. Cao 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: 20130166372
    Abstract: One or more consumers proximate to a kiosk can be detected. The kiosk can present a product advertisement associated with a product. The product can be a good or a service. Metrics associated with the consumers can be collected responsive to interacting with the product advertisement. The interaction can be a visual and aural interaction. The metrics can be analyzed to determine an impression associated with the consumers interacting with the product advertisement. The impression can be a rational descriptor and/or an emotional descriptor. The rational descriptor and/or emotional descriptor can be a computer readable value associated with a behavioral change of the consumers responsive to the interacting. A normalized content can be generated based on the impression associated with the consumer. The normalized content can adjust the product advertisement to improve the impression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: SUBIL M. ABRAHAM, TAM M. CAO, JASON A. GONZALEZ, MATHEWS THOMAS
  • Patent number: 7853693
    Abstract: A method for utilizing networked devices can include a step of receiving a network job associated with a network user. A location of the network user can be automatically determined. One of many possible networked devices can be dynamically selected based upon the determined user location. The network job can be assigned to the selected device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Subil M. Abraham, Tam M. Cao, Adam A. Nemati, Mathews Thomas
  • Patent number: 7844552
    Abstract: A method for implementing a customer relationship management system can include establishing a plurality of customer contact channels within a customer relationship management services system. A software component can be associated with each of customer contact channels. A shared software agent can be accessed by software components through a publicly accessible network. The shared software agent performs at least one data management task and displays at least one visual element within a graphical user interface of an accessing software component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tam M. Cao, Rodney L. Fleming, Romelia H. Flores, Mathews Thomas
  • Publication number: 20040083113
    Abstract: A method for implementing a customer relationship management system can include establishing a plurality of customer contact channels within a customer relationship management services system. A software component can be associated with each of customer contact channels. A shared software agent can be accessed by software components through a publicly accessible network. The shared software agent performs at least one data management task and displays at least one visual element within a graphical user interface of an accessing software component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tam M. Cao, Rodney L. Fleming, Romelia H. Flores, Mathews Thomas