Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080320080 | LINKING RECOGNIZED EMOTIONS TO NON-VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS - A method of linking recognized emotions to non-visual representations includes receiving at a first location information corresponding to demonstrative behaviors of individuals. The behaviors of the individuals may be analyzed during a dynamic session, in which the information is used to determine emotional states of one or more of the individuals. The information about the emotional state may then be used at the first location to determine an action for improving the dynamic session. | 12-25-2008 |
20080320082 | Reporting participant attention level to presenter during a web-based rich-media conference - In one embodiment, a method comprises establishing, by an IP-based meeting server via an IP network, a web-based media conference between an identified meeting presenter having a web-enabled presenter client device and identified meeting participants each having at least one corresponding participating client device; receiving, by the IP-based meeting server, monitoring data for each of the identified meeting participants, the monitoring data including, for each identified meeting participant, a detected interaction by the corresponding identified meeting participant with the corresponding participant client device; generating, by the IP-based meeting server, an aggregate attention metric identifying an aggregate focus of attention by the identified meeting participants, based on the received monitoring data; and outputting, by the IP-based meeting server, the aggregate attention metric for display by the web-enabled presenter client device of the identified meeting presenter. | 12-25-2008 |
20090012833 | SEARCH ENGINE FOR MOST HELPFUL EMPLOYEES - Methods and apparatus for identifying experts in a subject area are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes receiving a request to locate a source of expertise in a subject area within an enterprise, and determining if there is at least one individual associated with the enterprise that has the expertise in the subject area. The method also includes identifying the individual if it is determined that there is the at least one individual who has the expertise in the subject area by comparing a profile associated with an initiator of the request with a profile associated with the individual. Information associated with the individual is provided such that the individual may be identified as the source of expertise in the subject area. | 01-08-2009 |
20090030988 | RICH-MEDIA INSTANT MESSAGING WITH SELECTIVE RICH MEDIA MESSAGING BROADCAST - In one embodiment, a method for sending a video message and a text message in a communication session is provided. The method includes determining when a contextual trigger is detected in the communication session between a first user and a second user. For example, the contextual trigger may be when a first user focuses on a window being used for the communication session. The first user may then input a text message. A video message of the first user in the communication session is also determined. The video message is determined based on when the contextual trigger is determined. For example, the video message may include video from a time before when the contextual trigger is determined, such as 10 or 20 seconds before, until a time when the first user is finished inputting the text message. The text message and video message are then sent to a second user. | 01-29-2009 |
20090104895 | DYNAMIC CONTACT LIST - In one embodiment, a system receives a user calling attribute and determines current information of a telephone. The system generates a dynamic contact list based on the user calling attribute and the current information. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106362 | Wirelessly-enabled identification of digital media generated at an event - A method in one embodiment includes embedding a unique event tag into media files recorded at an event by a first media recording device, which is operable to wirelessly discover a second media recording device at the event. The first media recording device wirelessly communicates the unique event tag to the second media recording device for embedding into media files recorded at the event by the second media recording device. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. | 04-23-2009 |
20090278792 | Identifying User by Measuring Pressure of Button Presses on User Input Device - In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a user identifier circuit, a button pressure signature specifying a sequence of button pressure values sampled while a corresponding identified button of a user input device is pressed by a user; the user identifier circuit identifying the user of the user input device based on the button pressure signature; and the user identifier circuit outputting a message identifying the identified button and the identified user. | 11-12-2009 |
20100030806 | Presenting Addressable Media Stream with Geographic Context Based on Obtaining Geographic Metadata - In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying, by a device, an addressable video stream selected for viewing by a user of the device; obtaining, by the device, geographic metadata for the addressable video stream in response to the device identifying the addressable video stream, the geographic metadata including a location metadata element identifying a geographic location that describes a corresponding identifiable event within the addressable video stream; retrieving, by the device, location information about the geographic location based on the corresponding location metadata element; and displaying by the device the location information to the user, for presentation to the user of the location information that provides a geographic context for the identifiable event. | 02-04-2010 |
20100082693 | ORGANIZATION OF A CONTACT LIST BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK CONTEXT - The method includes determining a social network weighting for one or more contacts in a contact list, and arranging the contact list as a function of the social network weighting for the one or more contacts. The social network weightings may be determined as a function of social network context, which may include social network interactions, social network associations, or social network activities. | 04-01-2010 |
20100095317 | Determining User Attention Level During Video Presentation by Monitoring User Inputs at User Premises - In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying, by an apparatus at a user premises, a presentation of an addressable video stream to a user; detecting by the apparatus whether the user has supplied a user input, relative to the presentation, to at least one user input device; the apparatus selectively associating each user input detected relative to the presentation with a corresponding identified position of the addressable video stream; and generating, by the apparatus, a data structure enabling identification of an attention level by the user toward at least a portion of the addressable video stream, the data structure specifying an identifier for the addressable video stream and specifying whether the user supplied any user input relative to the presentation, including selectively adding to the data structure at least one user input and the corresponding identified position. | 04-15-2010 |
20100100618 | Differentiating a User from Multiple Users Based on a Determined Pattern of Network Usage - In one embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by an apparatus, first network activity within a time interval on at least a first user device at a user premises, the first user device usable by first and second users; determining from the first network activity a first pattern of network usage associated with the first user and a second pattern of network usage associated with the second user, the second pattern distinct from the first pattern; detecting, by the apparatus, second network activity on the first user device at the user premises following the time interval; and selectively identifying the second network activity as performed by the first user based on a determined correlation between the second network activity and the first pattern of network usage. | 04-22-2010 |
20100125511 | SHARING MEDIA CONTENT ASSETS BETWEEN USERS OF A WEB-BASED SERVICE - In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a request for access to a media content asset from a first user of a web-based service, the request specifying a second user that has provided access to the media content asset; retrieving, from a user database, a user entry describing attributes associated with the second user; determining whether the user entry includes digital rights metadata for determining whether the second user is licensed to share at least a portion of the media content asset; and selectively providing the first user with access to at least the portion of the media content asset based on determining from the digital rights metadata that the media content asset is licensed to the second user, and determining that the first user is authorized by the second user to access the media content asset. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCORPORATING USER INTERACTION BASED PRESENCE IN EMAIL SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a network arrangement and an email arrangement. The network arrangement is configured to enable the apparatus to communicate across a network. The email arrangement cooperates with the network arrangement to send and to receive emails. The email arrangement includes presence logic that monitors user interaction based presence with respect to a first email. | 05-20-2010 |
20100153411 | Socially Collaborative Filtering for Providing Recommended Content to a Website for Presentation to an Identified User - In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a website server device providing a website service, a request from an identified user of a user device, the request requesting network content provided within the website service; determining by the website server device an absence of new network content within the website service relative to a last prior access by the identified user to the website service; and obtaining, by the website server device for presentation to the identified user within the website service, an ordered list of network items most likely to be preferred by the identified user. | 06-17-2010 |
20100192069 | Differentiating a User from Multiple Users Based on a Determined Pattern of Accessing a Prescribed Network Destination - In one embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by an apparatus at a user premises, a user method executed by a user at the user premises for submitting a web request for an identified web destination, the user method being one of a plurality of available user methods for submitting the web request; associating, by the apparatus, the user method with the identified web destination specified in the web request; and outputting, by the apparatus, the web request with at least one of a user method identifier specifying the corresponding user method or a user identifier that identifies the user independent of any data structure received from any web destination. | 07-29-2010 |
20100299762 | SHARING MEDIA CONTENT ASSETS BETWEEN USERS OF A WEB-BASED SERVICE - In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a request for access to a media content asset from a first user of a web-based service, the request specifying a second user that has provided access to the media content asset; retrieving, from a user database, a user entry describing attributes associated with the second user; determining whether the user entry includes digital rights metadata for determining whether the second user is licensed to share at least a portion of the media content asset; and selectively providing the first user with access to at least the portion of the media content asset based on determining from the digital rights metadata that the media content asset is licensed to the second user, and determining that the first user is authorized by the second user to access the media content asset. | 11-25-2010 |
20110045841 | MATCHING A LOCATION OF A CONTACT WITH A TASK LOCATION - An alert system is provided. The alert system includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory is computer-readable storage media configured to store instructions that are operable to be executed by the processor. The memory stores instructions that may be executed to determine a physical location of a contact in a contact list or a user managing the contact list; determine a physical location associated with a task in a task list; compare the physical location of the contact with the physical location associated with the task; determine when the physical location of the contact matches the physical location associated with the task; and transmit an alert message indicating the contact and the task. | 02-24-2011 |
20120198372 | COMMUNICATION PROCESSING BASED ON CURRENT READING STATUS AND/OR DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF A COMPUTER USER'S FOCUS - In an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a user interface, focus detection logic operative to obtain data representative of user activity, and alert suppression logic coupled with the user interface and the focus detection logic. The alert suppression logic suppresses an alert for the user interface responsive to the focus detection logic determining from the data representative of user activity that an associated user is focused on a task. | 08-02-2012 |
20120306991 | Diminishing an Appearance of a Double Chin in Video Communications - Techniques for diminishing an appearance of a participant's double chin during video conferencing. A participant's image is captured with an input device and processed so as to diminish the appearance of a double chin between the participant's chin and neck. The processed image with a diminished double chin appearance is outputted to both the participant's video conferencing graphical user interface and to the graphical user interface of a remote participant that the participant is communicating with in the video conferencing session. The diminished double chin appearance may be dynamically modified in real time during the video conference. | 12-06-2012 |
20130291090 | IDENTIFYING USER BY MEASURING PRESSURE OF BUTTON PRESSES ON USER INPUT DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, by a user identifier circuit, a button pressure signature specifying a sequence of button pressure values sampled while a corresponding identified button of a user input device is pressed by a user; the user identifier circuit identifying the user of the user input device based on the button pressure signature; and the user identifier circuit outputting a message identifying the identified button and the identified user. | 10-31-2013 |
20130318237 | DYNAMIC CONTACT LIST - A system that can store attributes from a plurality of past communications by a terminal device to one or more recipients. The system can also identify a routine based on the stored attributes. The system can also generate a contact list including at least one of the one or more recipients according to the routine. The system can also output the contact list. The attributes may include identifications of one or more recipients of the plurality of past communications and an order in which the one or more recipients are communicated with from one or more locations of the terminal device during the plurality of past communications. | 11-28-2013 |