Vulcan Patents LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120038459 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING PRESENCE MESSAGES - An intentional presence system in accordance with the present invention includes a transmitting device at a first physical location that is responsive to a command intentionally initiated by a first individual at the first physical location to develop a presence signal intended for a second individual at a second physical location. The intentional presence system further includes a receiving device located at the second physical location which is receptive to the presence signal and which is operative to generate an indication to the second individual of the first individual's presence with respect to the transmitting device. | 02-16-2012 |
20100242063 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING ADVERTISEMENTS - A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television. | 09-23-2010 |
20100194684 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTERIZED INTERACTORS - A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection field, the detection field reads an identifier associated with the object and communicates the identifier to a computer system. The computer system determines the meaning of the interactor based upon its identifier and upon a semantic context in which the computer system is operating. | 08-05-2010 |
20100172354 | MULTICAST SYSTEM USING CLIENT FORWARDING - A system and method are disclosed for multicasting information to a set of clients that includes transmitting the information to a primary client from a server and instructing the primary client to forward the information to a secondary client. | 07-08-2010 |