Patent №
US 8,312,500
Granted
2012-11-13
Filed 2009
Owner
EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
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Lab
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AI components
1
kr
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12625721
A system and method for chatting between a set-top box and one or more social networks. One or more social networks is associated with a set-top box. User preferences are set for communications with one or more contacts included in the one or more social networks. A chat interface is displayed to a user on a display associated with the set-top box in response to the user preferences and activity trigger determined in response to activity detected by the set-top box. Communications occurs with the one or more contacts using the chat interface.
AI classification
Ownership
EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
assignment · 235700781
CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC
namechg · 291100613
Assignors
EMERSON, DAVID, ROOKS, KELSYN, LAFRENIERE, GARY W.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.