Automated selection of appropriate information based on a computer user's context

JO Robarts, D Newell, KH Abbott - US Patent 9,183,306, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system filters received messages (eg, unsolicited adver tisements) to
determine if they are appropriate for a user based on the non-static, constantly evolving …

Suggestive mapping

PA Viola, Z Jiang, JC Krumm, MG Dyor… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
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Predictive services for devices supporting dynamic direction information

M Khosravy, L Novik - US Patent 9,200,901, 2015 - Google Patents
With the addition of directional information in the environ ment, a variety of service (s) can be
provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object (s) of interest by …

Data management in social networks

CA Meek, EJ Horvitz, JT Goodman, GW Flake… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
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System and method for information delivery based on at least one self-declared user attribute with audit records

JA Fieweger, M Wadley, A Azzolino… - US Patent App. 14 …, 2015 - Google Patents
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to providing a user the ability to
self-declare one or more permission attributes about the user that form the basis for the …

Abstractions and automation for enhanced sharing and collaboration

EJ Horvitz, JT Grudin, P Dewan - US Patent 9,076,128, 2015 - Google Patents
The present invention provides methods for using abstrac tions of people, including dynamic
and static groups of people, to enhance the efficiency of the specification and automation of …

Computation of travel routes, durations, and plans over multiple contexts

EJ Horvitz - US Patent 9,008,960, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A route planning system comprises a receiver component that receives a
request for directions between a beginning point and a destination point. An analysis …

Method and apparatus pertaining to use of both optical and electronic product codes

NA Jones, BW Wilkinson - US Patent 9,053,615, 2015 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A control circuit accesses information regarding both scanned optical
product codes as correspond to items being purchased in a given transaction as well as …

Augmenting a call with context

A Raghav, E Shtiegman, GS Pall, PD Tidwell - US Patent 9,031,208, 2015 - Google Patents
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