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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

David Dunmire, San Antonio, TX (US);

Brian Novack, St. Louis, MO (US);

Chad C. Keith, St. Louis, MO (US);

Jeff Clark, San Antonio, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8405 (2011.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0257 (2013.01); H04L 29/06027 (2013.01); H04L 51/04 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04L 67/306 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01); H04N 21/8405 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus to provide an electronic agent are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a media receiver to receive media to present via a display device. A media monitor is to determine an identity of the media. A keyword handler is to, in response to identity of the media, retrieve a list including a keyword associated with the identified media. The keyword handler is to access a first database using the keyword to retrieve an advertisement associated with the keyword. An agent generator is to present an interactive electronic agent on the display device to present the advertisement. The presentation of the interactive electronic agent including presentation of spoken audio corresponding to text presented on the display device.


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