John A Donovan

US Patent:

8156054, Apr 10, 2012

Filed:

Dec 4, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/328569

Inventors:

John Donovan - San Antonio TX, US
Barbara Roden - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06F 15/18
G06N 5/04

US Classification:

706 12, 706 46, 382224

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a synthesis engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to retrieve collected information associated with a behavior of an individual, synthesize from the information a measure of a mood of the individual to interact with others, and transmit the measure to a system associated with the individual to manage requests between the individual and the entity. The measure of the mood of the individual can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. The measure can be described by a plurality of dimensions. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20100235175, Sep 16, 2010

Filed:

Mar 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/401525

Inventors:

John Donovan - San Antonio TX, US
Barbara Roden - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

705 11, 709204

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a metaphor engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to receive a measure of a mood of an individual, create a metaphor according to the measure of the mood of the individual, and present the metaphor to an entity requesting to interact with the individual. The measure of the mood can be synthesized from collected information associated with a behavior of the individual, and can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20100251147, Sep 30, 2010

Filed:

Mar 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/412725

Inventors:

JOHN DONOVAN - San Antonio TX, US
Barbara Roden - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. - RENO NV

International Classification:

G06F 3/048
H04N 7/173
G06F 3/16

US Classification:

715764, 725110, 715728, 370352

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an intermediary engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to receive a measure of a mood of an individual, invoke an intermediary according to the measure of the mood of the individual, and present the intermediary to an entity requesting to interact with the individual. The measure of the mood can be synthesized from collected information associated with a behavior of the individual, and can have a plurality of dimensions. The mood can also indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. Other embodiments are disclosed.

US Patent:

20110252338, Oct 13, 2011

Filed:

Apr 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/757456

Inventors:

Patrick J. ASHER - Boerne TX, US
Joseph Anderson ALFRED - Somerset NJ, US
Frank CARIELLO - Red Bank NJ, US
John Michael DONOVAN - San Antonio TX, US
Kenneth Alan DUELL - Belle Mead NJ, US
Sreenivasa Rao GORTI - Austin TX, US
Adam Heath HERSH - Highland Park IL, US
Larry B. PEARSON - San Antonio TX, US
Christopher Walker RICE - Parsippany NJ, US
Sharon Jauer DURHAM - San Antonio TX, US
Kelly WILLIAMS - Lawrenceville GA, US
Steven Neil TISCHER - Atlanta GA, US
Sanjay MACWAN - Marlboro NJ, US

Assignee:

AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

715751

Abstract:

Unique content generated by a group of individual users is evaluated. First unique content provided by a first user via a social networking website interface is collected at a tangible host server. Second unique content provided by a second user via the social networking website interface is collected at the tangible host server. User input ratings from individual users of the social networking website interface are collected so as to rate the first unique content and second unique content. In a first evaluation stage, the first unique content and second unique content are evaluated based on user input from individual users of the social networking website interface so as to comparatively rank the first unique content and second unique content.

US Patent:

20120197824, Aug 2, 2012

Filed:

Mar 6, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/413256

Inventors:

John Donovan - San Antonio TX, US
Barbara Roden - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

G06N 5/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

706 11, 706 52

Abstract:

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a synthesis engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to retrieve collected information associated with a behavior of an individual, synthesize from the information a measure of a mood of the individual to interact with others, and transmit the measure to a system associated with the individual to manage requests between the individual and the entity. The measure of the mood of the individual can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. The measure can be described by a plurality of dimensions. Other embodiments are disclosed.