Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140179231 | SMART VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a product dispensing unit and a transceiver configured to communicate via a network. The vending machine further includes a first user interface disposed at a first location on a face of the vending machine and configured to permit users to engage in vending operations so as to cause the dispensing unit to dispense products from the vending machine, and a second user interface disposed at a second location on the face of the vending machine and configured to display information received via the transceiver. The transceiver may include a wireless transceiver and the network may include a cellular network. | 06-26-2014 |
20140375800 | MOBILE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method may include receiving, via a mobile access network, surveillance data from one or more mobile surveillance devices, wherein the one or more mobile surveillance devices are associated with a monitored location, system, or group. An event condition associated with the monitored location, system, or group is identified based on the received surveillance data, wherein the event condition corresponds to at least one of the one or more mobile surveillance devices. An alert notification is generated and transmitted to one or more user devices based on the event identified condition. A request to view at least a portion of the surveillance data is received from a user device in response to the alert notification. At least the portion of the surveillance data is transmitted to the user device in response to the request. | 12-25-2014 |
20150095014 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT SCREENING AND RATING - An approach is provided for content screening and rating. A content rating platform processes content directed to or originating from a user to determine one or more elements in the content. The content rating platform calculates a content rating for the content by comparing the one or more elements against at least one user-configurable dictionary, and then selects an operation for processing the content based on the content rating. | 04-02-2015 |
20150249584 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ANTI-BULLYING SERVICE - An approach is provided for an anti-bullying service. A service platform monitors interaction data from one or more applications, wherein the interaction data is associated with an interaction between a source and a target. The service platform analyzes the interaction data to parse one or more indicators of a monitored conduct between the source and the target. The service platform then initiates at least one of (a) a recording of the interaction data; (b) a transmission of an alert message, the one or more indicators, the interaction data, the monitored conduct, or a combination thereof to a third party; and (c) a pushing of an anti-conduct application to a source device associated with the source, a target device associated with the target, or a combination thereof based on the monitored conduct, the one or more indicators, or a combination thereof. | 09-03-2015 |
20150341290 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MESSAGES BASED ON USER ACTIVITY STATUS - An approach is provided for delivering messages to a user based on their activity status. An activity detection platform receives a request to deliver a message from a sending device to a receiving device. The activity detection platform also detects an activity status of a receiving user associated with the receiving device based on the request. The activity detection platform also presents at least one delivery option for the message at the sending device to a sending user based on the detection. The message is then processed based on the at least one delivery option selected by the sending user prior to a presentation of the message to the receiving user. | 11-26-2015 |
20150373171 | Systems and Methods for Providing Access to Hosted Services by way of a User-Wearable Headset Computing Device - An exemplary system includes a user-wearable headset computing device, a service gateway device communicatively coupled to the user-wearable headset computing device by way of a wireless network, and a plurality of server devices communicatively coupled to the service gateway device and that provide a plurality of hosted services for access by the user-wearable headset computing device by way of the service gateway device. In certain examples, the plurality of hosted services comprises at least a multi-persona phone service. In certain examples, an interactive voice response user interface to the plurality of hosted services is provided. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 12-24-2015 |
20150378537 | CUSTOMIZING DEVICE BASED ON COLOR SCHEMES - A device may obtain information associated with a user, such as information regarding a user item of the user. The device may identify a particular color scheme based on the information regarding the user item. The device may apply the particular color scheme to a user interface of the device. For example, the device may apply a color of the particular color scheme to the user interface. | 12-31-2015 |
20150381826 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DATA USAGE FOR A SERVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - An approach for managing the amount of data spent by one or more user devices on one or more services is described. A data usage analysis platform receives an input for specifying a data budget associated with a service, wherein the service operates on one or more devices. The data usage analysis platform also monitors data usage data associated with the service across the one or more devices. Still further, the data usage analysis platform presents a report of the data usage data with respect to the data budget. | 12-31-2015 |