Multi-modality communication modification

US9503550B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9503550-B2
Application numberUS-201113374079-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 9, 2011
Priority dateSep 28, 2011
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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Disclosed herein are example embodiments for multi-modality communication modification. By way of example but not limitation, a communication device may interact with a user for a first portion of a communication in a manner corresponding to a first communication modality in accordance with at least one intimacy setting. A communication device may further discern at least one modification to at least one user interaction communication modality of at least one intimacy setting and interact with a user for a second portion of a communication in a manner corresponding to a second communication modality in accordance with the at least one intimacy setting responsive at least partly to the at least one modification.

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What is claimed is: 1. A device comprising: circuitry for interacting with a user for a first portion of a communication in at least one manner corresponding to a first communication modality in accordance with at least one intimacy setting; circuitry for discerning an attempt for at least one modification to at least one user interaction communication modality of the at least one intimacy setting during the communication; circuitry for verifying if infrastructure is available…

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What does patent US9503550B2 cover?
Disclosed herein are example embodiments for multi-modality communication modification. By way of example but not limitation, a communication device may interact with a user for a first portion of a communication in a manner corresponding to a first communication modality in accordance with at least one intimacy setting. A communication device may further discern at least one modification to at…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Levien Royce A, Lord Richard T, Lord Robert W, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L67/36. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).