At&t Intellectual Property I, LP

At+t Corp.

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Interactions Corporation

Pradeep K Bansal

Carroll W Creswell

Lee Begeja

Jeffrey Joseph Farah

Benjamin J Stern

Jay Gordon Wilpon

Kenneth H Rosen

Ann K Syrdal

Charles Douglas Blewett

Diane Banks

Timothy A Rock

Rajesh Kapadia

John Gerow Ramage

Kumar H Jagtiani

Bernard S Renger

John Rotondo

Yuan Ding

Natalia Schenck

Vinay Sharma

Bernard S L Renger

Anil Dass Chaturvedi

Edward Chapman Durkee

Jeffrey J Farah

Begeja Lee

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining input data, processing the input data to generate output data, the output data including an identification of one or more characteristics associated with tethered communications involving at least a first user equipment, and based on the identification of the one or more characteristics, causing an action to be taken. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Apparatuses and methods for detecting characteristics of one or more tether devices

A biometric authentication system is disclosed that provides authentication capability using biometric data in connection with a challenge for parties engaging in digital communications such as digital text-oriented, interactive digital communications. End-user systems may be coupled to devices that include biometric data capture devices such as retina scanners, fingerprint recorders, cameras, microphones, ear scanners, DNA profilers, etc., so that biometric data of a communicating party may be captured and used for authentication purposes.

Identity challenges

A method includes receiving, at a user device, first input corresponding to selection of a recommendation option of an electronic program guide. The method includes sending, from the user device to a display device, a first option to base a media content recommendation on a most recently displayed media content item and a second option to base the media content recommendation on a plurality of displayed media content items. The method includes receiving, at the user device, second input that corresponds to the first option or the second option. The method includes sending a request from the user device to a server. The request includes an identifier based on the second input. The method also includes receiving information corresponding to one or more recommended media content items at the user device in response to the request.

System and method of content and merchandise recommendation

A trust propagation system is disclosed that propagates trust data based on established trust relationships. The trust system may automatically propagate trust data between parties A and C based on trust relationships with a common party B. Trust data may include authentication data such as biometric data, encryption data, passwords, etc. that may be used to conduct exclusive communications.

Digital social network trust propagation

Systems and methods for providing synthesized speech in a manner that takes into account the environment where the speech is presented. A method embodiment includes, based on a listening environment and at least one other parameter associated with at least one other parameter, selecting an approach from the plurality of approaches for presenting synthesized speech in a listening environment, presenting synthesized speech according to the selected approach and based on natural language input received from a user indicating that an inability to understand the presented synthesized speech, selecting a second approach from the plurality of approaches and presenting subsequent synthesized speech using the second approach.

System and method for configuring voice synthesis based on environment

A speaker-verification digital signature system is disclosed that provides greater confidence in communications having digital signatures because a signing party may be prompted to speak a text-phrase that may be different for each digital signature, thus making it difficult for anyone other than the legitimate signing party to provide a valid signature.

Digital signatures for communications using text-independent speaker verification

Digital communication biometric authentication

A method includes receiving a user selection of an option related to a first content item and sending data to a server to enable the server to update a user profile. The method also includes receiving a channel selection during or after playback of the first content item. The method further includes sending a content recommendation channel request to the server in response to the channel selection corresponding to a content recommendation channel selection and receiving a list of recommended content items from the server. The list of recommended content items is based on the user profile. The method also includes sending a merchandise recommendation channel request to the server in response to the channel selection corresponding to a merchandise recommendation channel selection and receiving a list of recommended merchandise items from the server. The list of recommended merchandise items is based on the user profile.

System and method for configuring voice synthesis

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Monmouth Junction, NJ, United States of America

Pradeep K Bansal