Thomas R Singer

US Patent:

20100107075, Apr 29, 2010

Filed:

Jun 2, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/476953

Inventors:

Louis Hawthorne - Mill Valley CA, US
Michael Renn Neal - Arvada CO, US
d'Armond Lee Speers - Thornton CO, US
Anne Cushman - Fairfax CA, US
Thomas Singer - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

715708, 707E17044

Abstract:

A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to present a script of content comprising one or more content items to a user online, wherein such content is not only relevant to addressing a problem submitted by the user, but is also customized and tailored to the specific needs and preferences of the user based on the user's profile and/or emotional state at the time. Such an approach enables a personal “agent” that understands the user's emotional state, specific needs and interests by maintaining a personal profile and history of the user. Based on in-depth personal knowledge and understanding, the agent is capable of identifying, retrieving, customizing, and presenting to the user a unique experience that distinguishes it from the experiences of any other users in the general public.

US Patent:

20100114937, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Oct 17, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/253903

Inventors:

LOUIS HAWTHORNE - Mill Valley CA, US
Michael Renn Neal - Arvada CO, US
D'Armond Lee Speers - Thornton CO, US
Taryn Voget - San Francisco CA, US
Anne Cushman - Fairfax CA, US
Thomas Singer - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 7/06
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769, 707E17108

Abstract:

A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to enable a user to explore his/her problems and/or linkages associated with them in a series of steps and presents a set of content (also known as a user experience) each comprising one or more content items to the user. A psycho-spiritual map is constructed for the user to explore, wherein each node in the map represents a problem, a sub-problem/factor/issue, and an emotion related to it. The map can be dynamically managed and expanded along a path of the user's exploration by a personal “agent” that understands the user's specific needs and interests. Based on such in-depth personal knowledge and understanding, the agent is capable of identifying, retrieving, customizing, and presenting a set of content to the user that specifically and continuously addresses his/her problem.