Having Remote Database (e.g., Videotex System) Patents (Class 379/93.25)
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Patent number: 11901049Abstract: A system and method for acquiring, compiling and displaying data indicative of healthcare data workflow within an integrated healthcare enterprise simplifies the monitoring and identification of inefficiencies such as bottlenecks in the enterprise. Information gathered from enterprise system components and data files are used to measure individual component performance. System alerts and messaging capabilities allow an enterprise administrator to remedy potential bottlenecks before problems arise. Remedial measures may be programmed into the system to automatically remedy inefficiencies as they are identified.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Compressus, Inc.Inventors: Albert Hernandez, Susan Pede, Joel Rosenfield, Daniel Riscalla, Laszlo R. Gasztonyi, Ronald G. Gesell
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Patent number: 11570295Abstract: One example may include receiving a call, identifying whether a calling party number and a called party number associated with the call have a pre-existing relationship stored in a database, responsive to identifying the pre-existing relationship, modifying a call message header of a call message to include a code object identifying enhanced call content, and forwarding the modified call message to an intended recipient device of the call.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: FIRST ORION CORP.Inventors: Brandon Wayne Murphy, Jay Todd Callaway
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Patent number: 11465425Abstract: A label printer includes a printer, a storage unit, a display, and a processor configured to generate print information for issuing a label for an item by the printer, store in the storage unit a first count of labels that have been issued with the print information in association with first label identifying information, generate a first screen to be displayed on the display and through which a user operation to change the print information can be input, and after the print information is changed through the first screen, issue a label for the item with the changed print information, store in the storage unit a second count of labels that have been issued with the changed print information in association with second label identifying information, and reduce the first count of labels stored in the storage unit by the second count of labels.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takesi Kawaguti
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Patent number: 11373738Abstract: A system and method for acquiring, compiling and displaying data indicative of healthcare data workflow within an integrated healthcare enterprise simplifies the monitoring and identification of inefficiencies such as bottlenecks in the enterprise. Information gathered from enterprise system components and data files are used to measure individual component performance. System alerts and messaging capabilities allow an enterprise administrator to remedy potential bottlenecks before problems arise. Remedial measures may be programmed into the system to automatically remedy inefficiencies as they are identified.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Compressus, Inc.Inventors: Albert Hernandez, Susan Pede, Joel Rosenfield, Daniel Riscalla, Laszlo R. Gasztonyi, Ronald G. Gesell
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Patent number: 11270168Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes operations of receiving user input that includes a vehicle identifier (ID), responsive to receiving the user input, (1) determining a set of vehicle images corresponding to the vehicle ID, (2) a set of classification IDs corresponding to the set of vehicle images, wherein the set of classification IDs includes a classification ID for each vehicle image of the set of vehicle images, and (3) determining feature content corresponding to the set of classification IDs, generating an image-to-feature data map configured to associate the following (i) each vehicle image, (ii) one or more portions of the feature content, and (iii) one or more classification IDs, and transmitting the image-to-feature association to a logic module embedded in webpage code of a webpage, wherein the image-to-feature association includes instructions that, upon execution, cause a rendering of a first vehicle image and first feature content on the webpage.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Autodata Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Hans Otten, Jerad William, Ming Cong
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Patent number: 11090948Abstract: A label printer includes a printer for issuing labels and a processor. The processor sends print information to the printer for issuing a label and stores the number of labels issued by the printer with the print information. The number of labels is stored in correspondence with identifying information for specifying each label printed with the print information. The processor can receive a user selection indicating an already issued label and change the stored print information for the selected label. The processor then (re)issues a reissued label with changed print information. When the reissued label is (re)issued, the number of reissued labels is tracked and stored and the previously stored number of labels already issued by the printer with the same print information is reduced by the number of labels that have been reissued with the print information.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takesi Kawaguti
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Patent number: 11080367Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products that enable system-wide probabilistic forecasting, alerting, optimizing and activating resources in the delivery of care to address both immediate (near real-time) conditions as well as probabilistic forecasted operational states of the system over an interval that is selectable from the current time to minutes, hours and coming days or weeks ahead are provided. There are multiple probabilistic future states that are implemented in these different time intervals and these may be implemented concurrently for an instant in time control, near term, and long term. Those forecasts along with their optimized control of hospital capacity may be independently calculated and optimized, such as for a dynamic workflow direction over the next hour and also a patient's stay over a period of days.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Andrew Day, Christopher Johnson
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Patent number: 10599736Abstract: A system and method of sensing and responding to service discoveries on a consumer's machine and, more particularly, to a system and method of sensing (discovering) service needs on a consumer's machine using a resident Daemon, and responding to the service discoveries using an extension of UDDI. The method comprises receiving a keyword from a local machine, locating a service associated with the keyword, and notifying the local machine about the service that matches the keyword.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Zhendong Bao, William P. Shaouy
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Patent number: 10089441Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products that enable system-wide probabilistic forecasting, alerting, optimizing and activating resources in the delivery of care to address both immediate (near real-time) conditions as well as probabilistic forecasted operational states of the system over an interval that is selectable from the current time to minutes, hours and coming days or weeks ahead are provided. There are multiple probabilistic future states that are implemented in these different time intervals and these may be implemented concurrently for an instant in time control, near term, and long term. Those forecasts along with their optimized control of hospital capacity may be independently calculated and optimized, such as for a dynamic workflow direction over the next hour and also a patient's stay over a period of days.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Andrew Day, Christopher Johnson
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Patent number: 9292934Abstract: Disclosed is a method for correcting for shimmer due to thermal turbulence, even for moving subjects, on a time smoothed base. The device is provided with: a movement compensation means that, for a correction-targeted block of a correction-targeted image within an input image, uses a temporally proximate correction image to derive movement information about a moving object, performs motion compensation, and outputs a correction block and a cost value; and a shimmer correction means that carries out time averaging processing, in accordance with the cost value, of the correction-targeted block and the correction block, and outputs a corrected block in which shimmer of the moving object has been corrected, and correction information. Through two-stage motion detection, the movement compensation means extracts and compensates for movement of a moving object, in a manner unaffected by thermal turbulence.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc.Inventors: Yuichiro Komiya, Haruhiro Koto, Muneaki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 9160696Abstract: Systems and methods for sending a media message from a communication platform receiving a messaging request to transmit media message to a destination endpoint, wherein the request includes a specified media content universal resource identifier (URI); retrieving a media resource from the URI, wherein the media resource is retrieved from a application layer request including a set of context data relating to the messaging request; transforming the media resource into a messaging formatted media resource; and transmitting the formatted media resource to a destination in a media message.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Twilio, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wilsher, Patrick Malatack, Rajiv Puranik, Cheuk To Law
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Patent number: 8977244Abstract: The present invention provides an extensible phone application that uses extensions to interact with other applications executing in a mobile communication device. The extensible phone application is operable to handle wireless communication for the mobile communication device. Another application may interact with the extensible phone application by incorporating an extension. The extensible phone application enables the extension to register with the phone application for receiving a notification associated with an event. In response to the event, the extensible phone application sends the notification to the extension.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Darron Jack Stepanich, Kevin Alan Kennedy
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Patent number: 8890927Abstract: A visual telephony apparatus, system and method are provided. In one embodiment, the visual telephony method includes a method implemented using a processor, the method including the steps of: detecting at least one telephony attribute associated with a voice call directed from a voice communication device to a publicly switched telephone network number; identifying a visual content that has been preassociated with the at least one telephony attribute; initiating a request for the visual content in response to the detecting step; and receiving the visual content in response to the initiating step, the visual content being received at a display device.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Inventor: Loren Stocker
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Patent number: 8781086Abstract: A digital subscriber line (DSL) unit comprises a first user port configured to communicate signals according to an Ethernet protocol and a second user port configured to communicate signals according to a second non-Ethernet protocol The DSL unit also comprises at least one DSL port configured to communicate signals according to a DSL protocol; and a processing device configured to analyze Ethernet signals received over the first user port to determine when to output data from the respective received Ethernet signals over the second user port and when to output data from the respective received Ethernet signals over the at least one DSL port. The processing device is further configured to extract data from signals received over the second user port and insert the extracted data into a corresponding Ethernet signal having a respective emulated circuit identification and to output the corresponding Ethernet signal over the first user port.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: ADC DSL Systems, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Polland, Laxman Anne, Clifton Powers, Manish Kumar Sharma
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Patent number: 8634523Abstract: A system and method for implementing and managing an information distribution system through a telephonic system. In one embodiment, information related to a callee merchant is dynamically transmitted to users of Internet connectivity capable communication devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: YellowPages.com, LLCInventors: David Lothele Williams, Rohan Koduvayur Krishnan Chandran, Kelvin Voon-Kit Chong, Srinivas A. Mandyam, Krishna Vedati
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Patent number: 8634526Abstract: An advertising-effectiveness determination method includes receiving a call made based on identification information provided to an information-providing medium in association with advertisement information. The call is connected to a call receiver indicated by the identification information. Input information input into a calling equipment of the call receiver and sent from the calling equipment is received. An effectiveness of the advertisement information is determined based on the received input information.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Comsquare Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yasushi Ueshima
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Patent number: 8625756Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system for providing advertisements to a caller. The system comprises a database having advertisements associated with a list of telephone numbers. The telephone numbers are associated with destinations implementing Interactive Voice Response (IVR). Further, the system comprises a device configured to display a visual menu for the IVR and the associated advertisements.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Inventors: Tal Lavian, Zvi Or-Bach
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Patent number: 8548135Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a communication device. The communication device comprises a database comprising one or more visual IVR menus associated with a plurality of calling devices. Further, the communication device comprises means for receiving a call from a phone number of a calling device, and means for displaying a visual IVR menu associated with the phone number of the calling device.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Inventors: Tal Lavian, Zvi Or-Bach
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Publication number: 20130243172Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for integrating a private branch exchange (PBX)-equipped client and an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for integrating a PBX-equipped client and an on-demand database service can enable embodiments with additional infrastructure at the client that is better equipped to leverage the on-demand database service. The ability of embodiments to provide such client side infrastructure can enable additional enhanced services in conjunction with telephone calls, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: salesforce.com. incInventors: Marco S. Casalaina, Jim Dvorkin, Jason Winters, Bing Yang, Dararith Ourk, Rupert Chen
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Patent number: 8537989Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a communication device. The communication device comprises a database comprising at least one visual Interactive Voice Response (IVR) menu associated with each of a plurality of destinations. The communication device also comprises means for dialing a phone number of a destination of the plurality of destinations based on a predefined calling information, wherein the predefined calling information is selected from a visual IVR menu associated with the destination; means for receiving information from the dialed destination based on the predefined calling information; and means for displaying the received information.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Inventors: Tal Lavian, Zvi Or-Bach
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Patent number: 8488754Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for providing Internet protocol enabled information delivery are provided. Information from a calling party is received at an Internet protocol enabled device. A lookup of information relating to the calling party is performed in a database via an Internet protocol connection. A message is received from the database comprising information relating to the calling party.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Accudata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Monica Rose Martino, Taylor Cleghorn
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Patent number: 8488759Abstract: A system and method for producing and transmitting speech messages during voice calls over communication networks is introduced. The system and method for producing and transmitting speech messages during voice calls over communication networks include an advertisement server connected to a communication network. A user uses a calling device to call the advertisement server and record advertisement in his specific voice or voice samples off which an advertisement synthesizer can generate advertisements in the user's specific voice. These advertisements are later played during voice calls between a calling device and a destination device. A billing system is used to log and bill advertisers for the advertisements played.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Inventor: Moshe Rothschild
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Publication number: 20130142320Abstract: A system and method for implementing and managing an information distribution system through a telephonic system. In one embodiment, information related to a callee merchant is dynamically transmitted to users of Internet connectivity capable communication devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: YELLOWPAGES.COM, LLCInventors: David Lothele Williams, Rohan Koduvayur Krishnan Chandran, Kelvin Voon-Kit Chong, Srinivas A. Mandyam, Krishna Vedati
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Patent number: 8402499Abstract: Disclosed herein are inventions that integrate a home television set top box (“STB”) or home media center with a smart voicemail system of a telephone service provider. Smart voicemail features, such as email notification of voicemails, or online playback of voicemails, may be used to obtain digital voicemail audio files that are then stored and maintained in a home computer network. These files can be served over the network via a networked television STB or a media center computer, to a display monitor during normal usage. Embodiments cause new voicemail notifications to be displayed during typical operation of a television with the STB or media center computer and provide users with an interface for responding to new voicemail notifications, and reviewing, managing, and playing back voicemail. Messages received thus can be easily identified and reviewed through an interface with which subscribers are extremely comfortable.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbHInventors: William E. Vallier, Joseph R. Schlesier, Andrew J. Bodart, Matthew J. Wylie
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Publication number: 20120328089Abstract: A communication assistance system provides access to information corresponding to a plurality of subscribers. The system includes a telephone switch for receiving calls from a plurality of requesters desiring to access the information corresponding to subscribers. A first database is configured to store the information corresponding to each of the subscribers, including phone numbers. A closing prompt module is coupled to the first database on as to select a closing prompt code associated with a desired closing prompt message so as to provide a selected closing prompt message, where anyone of the available closing prompt messages is provided to a requester. The closing prompt module selects the closing prompt code relating to a subscriber information other than the subscriber information requested by the requester.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Robert Pines, Evan Marwell, John Blakeney, Christine Baumeister
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Publication number: 20120321061Abstract: Files are easily located based on addresses associated with calls. When a call is processed to, or received at, an address, the address may be used to query a database. The database stores associates between addresses and files stored in memory. All filenames related to the address may be displayed, thus allowing a user to quickly launch the files associated with a calling number.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Edward M. Silver, Linda A. Roberts, Hong T. Nguyen
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Patent number: 8266664Abstract: Methods and apparatus to provide messages to television users are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request for a voicemail message from the television user, determining a voicemail mailbox associated with the television user, and sending at least one of a list of one or more voicemail messages or a voicemail message to a display device associated with the television user.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LPInventors: Chaoxin Charles Qiu, Jeffrey Lee Scruggs, John E. Lemay, Jessie Tsae-Jiuan Lee, Diana Maria Cantu
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Patent number: 8244285Abstract: A buddy-based, cross-carrier mobile phone based text messaging server, system and method is disclosed. A table of subscribers cross referenced against buddy subscribers who have opted in to receive text messages (SMS) is maintained. Where a recipient subscriber is not yet registered as a buddy subscriber, the server sends a message asking if the recipient subscriber wants to become a buddy subscriber of the sending subscriber. If the recipient subscriber opts-in, the recipient subscriber is added to the table as a buddy subscriber, and thereafter will be forwarded all messages through the service, sent from the particular sending subscriber, until the buddy subscriber opts-out. The invention ensures a near one to one correspondence of in/out SMS for participating mobile phone networks, and avoids any one network being overloaded with spam messaging.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Chikka Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Dennis Mendiola, Chito Bustamante
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Patent number: 8223932Abstract: An interactive information distribution system that facilitates automatic transmission of a variety of information packets to the communication devices of a calling party and parties called during a call. The information packets are comprised of actual files and or links to files or websites, and are automatically transmitted following the initiation of a call. Upon initiating a call, an indicator that may include metadata linked to information packets is processed to identify at least one database for locating information packets to which the metadata is linked. The interactive information distribution system also includes a verbal communication conversion engine that allows verbal telephone communications to be converted to text and filtered to generate keywords which are used in additional database searching to identify additional information packets.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Scott C. Forbes, Sean Olson, Jeremy Buch, Dawson Yee, Timothy Mark Moore, Kalyan Shankar Basu
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Patent number: 8204184Abstract: One embodiment of a representative system for web integrated interactive voice response includes an interactive voice response system adapted to provide a plurality of voice menus to a user over a telephone and a graphical user interface system adapted to provide a plurality of menus in a graphical format to the user over a network connection. Information provided in the voice menus corresponds to information provided in the menus in the graphical format and is responsive to commands received by the graphical user interface system from the user. Other systems and methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2007Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Xiaofeng Gao, David Scott, Sam Zellner
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Patent number: 8165275Abstract: This invention provides a network access system that permits communication device users to access a network such as the Internet, a cable network, a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network or a broadband network (which may include cable and DSL networks). A network access device receives commands from users and executes the commands such as send e-mail, search the network, log on to pages supported by other parties on the network, download information from the network, request information such as movies from the network, bidding in an auction, etc. A user profile saves preferences of a user for interacting with the network. The network access device may supply primitive commands for the user to use individually or to construct complex command macros so that by a single command, more complex functions may be performed using the network.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2007Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Lee Begeja, John A. Rotondo
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Patent number: 8155288Abstract: A system and method for processing digital templates having one or both of a pre-filled image and text field. Optional image and/or text fields are provided for filling in by the customer using customer-selected data. As the customer adds text and images to the template, a data file is created having an indication of the template style selected as well as the optional data fields filled in by the customer including one or more of the location, orientation, size and font thereof. The data file is transmitted to a photofinisher which has access to a high resolution copy of the template, which is populated by the data in the data file to create the finished template print. Since only the data file is transmitted to the photofinisher, the file size is kept to a relative minimum and is thus relatively quick and easy to transmit to the photofinisher.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: FUJIFILM North America CorporationInventor: Charles L. DuBois
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Patent number: 8098272Abstract: A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data, scheduling appointments, implementing conferences, consummating sales and the like. The traffic-control system comprises a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of the dial-up telephone system identified with the members of plural groups, a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions, a storage memory for storing data on the members, including telephonic terminal numbers and area-of-interest codes and a control computer to selectively interconnect the video recording unit with the remote telephone terminals through the telephonic interface apparatus to record and receive video communication.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2003Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Telebuyer, LLCInventor: Ronald A. Katz
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Patent number: 8098273Abstract: In one embodiment, a method determines an indication of a mood for a caller during a service call. The mood may be determined using a facial analysis of the caller's facial expressions. The mood may indicate an emotion of the user, such as the user is angry, happy, etc. The mood may be determined based on a facial expression analysis of the caller during a portion of the service call. The service call may be a call between the caller and a service center, which may provide customer support to a caller for a product, service, etc. One example of a service center may be video contact service center that enables video calls with a caller. An action is then determined based on analysis of the mood invoked during a portion of the call. Once the action is determined, the action may be performed.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2006Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Khouri, Mukul Jain, Labhesh Patel, Sanjeev Kumar
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Patent number: 8059796Abstract: A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data, scheduling appointments, implementing conferences, consummating sales and the like. The traffick-control system comprises a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of the dial-up telephone system identified with the members of plural groups, a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions, a storage memory for storing data on the members, including telephonic terminal numbers and area-of-interest codes and a control computer to selectively interconnect the video recording unit with the remote telephone terminals through the telephonic interface apparatus to record and receive video communication.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2003Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Telebuyer, LLCInventor: Ronald A. Katz
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Patent number: 8000686Abstract: The present invention provides an extensible phone application that uses extensions to interact with other applications executing in a mobile communication device. The extensible phone application is operable to handle wireless communication for the mobile communication device. Another application may interact with the extensible phone application by incorporating an extension. The extensible phone application enables the extension to register with the phone application for receiving a notification associated with an event. In response to the event, the extensible phone application sends the notification to the extension.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2003Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Darron Jack Stepanich, Kevin Alan Kennedy
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Patent number: 7969301Abstract: Methods and apparatus for using an energy emanating device to find a person (17a,b) or an object based on preselected attributes (33) stored in the energy emanating device (10) are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Social Fabric CorporationInventor: Edward F. Tuck
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Patent number: 7970111Abstract: A system for generating and working with communities of interests is disclosed. In various forms, the present system allows multiple users sharing common interests to interact with each other seamlessly, seek out times when each is available, and other such convenience functions.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventor: Scott Allen Swanburg
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Patent number: 7962579Abstract: A method for delivering electronic services in a personal area network (PAN) can include providing a kiosk in a publicly traversable area. The kiosk can be configured to deliver electronic services over short-range radio communications links to wireless devices in a personal area network (PAN). The kiosk also can be configured to communicate over an existing physical communications link medium. A PAN can be established in the publicly traversable area. Electronic services can be selectably retrieved through the existing physical communications link medium into the kiosk. Finally, the retrieved selected electronic services can be delivered to wireless devices in the PAN over the short-range radio communications link. Notably, the step of establishing a PAN in the publicly traversable area can include establishing a BLUETOOTH-based PAN with wireless devices in the publicly traversable area.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Victor S. Moore, Edith H. Stern, Barry E. Willner
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Patent number: 7899162Abstract: A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to facilitate an instant messaging conversation between a first computer and a second computer on a network. A first request for a report specified by the user of the first computer is processed. A first portion of the report is returned to a first output device of the first computer and a second output device of the second computer. An interaction signal characterizing an interaction with the first portion of the report is processed to produce a second portion of the report. The second portion of the report is routed to the first output device of the first computer and the second output device of the second computer.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Business Objects Software Ltd.Inventors: Ju Wu, Hlaing Than, Patrick Yee Cheuk Cheng
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Patent number: 7869820Abstract: Providing contact data in a wireless telecommunication system comprises receiving a contact data record from a first mobile device and storing the contact data records in a contact database remote from the mobile device. A selection can be received remotely for the contact data record from a second mobile device. The contact data record can be transmitted to the second mobile device for storage in its memory.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2006Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Frank Lazaro, Jamie Sims
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Patent number: 7848498Abstract: An inquirer provides a support facility for a medical engineering system with a voice entry by means of a voice entry device. The support facility evaluates the voice entry by means of a voice recognition system and reacts correspondingly in that it outputs an acoustic output to the inquirer via an acoustic output device and an optical output via an optical device.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2005Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Joachim Hornegger, Elmar Nöth
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Patent number: 7848496Abstract: A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data, scheduling appointments, implementing conferences, consummating sales and the like. The traffick-control system comprises a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of the dial-up telephone system identified with the members of plural groups, a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions, a storage memory for storing data on the members, including telephonic terminal numbers and area-of-interest codes and a control computer to selectively interconnect the video recording unit with the remote telephone terminals through the telephonic interface apparatus to record and receive video communication.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1999Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Telebuyer, LLCInventor: Ronald A. Katz
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Patent number: 7839984Abstract: A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data, scheduling appointments, implementing conferences, consummating sales and the like. The traffick-control system comprises a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of the dial-up telephone system identified with the members of plural groups, a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions, a storage memory for storing data on the members, including telephonic terminal numbers and area-of-interest codes and a control computer to selectively interconnect the video recording unit with the remote telephone terminals through the telephonic interface apparatus to record and receive video communication.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Telebuyer, LLCInventor: Ronald A. Katz
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Publication number: 20100290603Abstract: A method of determining and an apparatus for displaying, for an organization, a relationship rank between a first party and a second party. A customer relationship management score, a telephone call score, and an e-mail score for the first party relative to the second party may be calculated using a computer system. The customer relationship management score, the telephone call score, and the e-mail score may be calculated using data for the first party and the second party stored in databases. A relationship score for the first party relative to the second party may be calculated using the customer relationship management score, the telephone call score, and the e-mail score. A relationship rank may be calculated for the first party relative to the second party using a computer system. The relationship rank for the first party relative to the second party may be an indication of the strength of the first party's relationship to the second party. The relationship rank may be based on the relationship score.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: Morgan Stanley (a Delaware coporation)Inventors: Ziad Gemayel, Debra Servidio, Sam Smiljanic
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Patent number: 7835508Abstract: A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data, scheduling appointments, implementing conferences, consummating sales and the like. The traffic-control system comprises a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of the dial-up telephone system identified with the members of plural groups, a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions, a storage memory for storing data on the members, including telephonic terminal numbers and area-of-interest codes and a control computer to selectively interconnect the video recording unit with the remote telephone terminals through the telephonic interface apparatus to record and receive video communication.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2000Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Telebuyer, LLCInventor: Ronald A. Katz
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Publication number: 20100246784Abstract: A method may include receiving, at a first device associated with a first party, communications from a second device. The communications may be associated with a communication session that includes an audio conversation, a text-based conversation or a multimedia conversation. The method may also include identifying a word or phrase from the communication session and retrieving, from a memory included in the first device, information associated with the word or phrase. The method may further include outputting, to a display associated with the first device, the retrieved information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Kristopher T. Frazier, Heath Stallings
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Publication number: 20100158223Abstract: A method, device, and system for realizing advertisement services are provided. The method includes: in the process of communication between a calling terminal and a called terminal, the network sends a calling information display page that carries advertisement information customized by the calling terminal to the called terminal, and/or sends a called information display page that carries advertisement information customized by the called terminal to the calling terminal. The advertisement information includes voice, videos, pictures and texts. The present invention enables a terminal to view the advertisements on the calling advertisement page or the called advertisement page as required at any time before or after a conversation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Chen Fang, Changcheng Wen
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Publication number: 20100080361Abstract: A method for controlling the sharing of Audio-only content, Audio-Visual content, and Visual-only content between Subscribers on a Telephone call after it is in a talking state. The Content Sharing service could be offered to telephony subscribers where it becomes another vertical telephony feature like Ring-Back Tone service. The Subscriber to this Content Sharing service will be given the ability to access and select content that will be played while on an active telephone call. All the subscribers connected on the telephone call will be given the ability to control the playing of the content. The content itself will be managed by a centralized Content Server allowing control by the Content Providers of the content provided to subscribers. The content being shared can be stored centrally on a server or be content stored directly by the user on their terminal devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Inventor: Conrad Edward Houghton
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Patent number: 7684555Abstract: A method for providing fail-over capability in a local branch of a call center includes determining, by a local device, which of a plurality of phones are call center phones. The determination is based on a predetermined rule set. In an alternative embodiment, the method may also include determining, by the local device, which of the plurality of call center phones are available for receiving calls. This may include determining whether a “do not disturb” function of each respective call center phone is invoked, and in response, determining whether the call center phone is available. In addition, this method may involve placing, by the local device, each call center phone into a “do not disturb” mode if the call center phone does not answer a call sent to the call center phone.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Michael E. Tasker, Michelle W. Ng, Yuan Cai, Satish B. Ananthanarayana