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Systems and methods for managing interactions between an individual and an entity

  • US 9,264,503 B2
  • Filed: 03/06/2012
  • Issued: 02/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A negotiation engine, comprising:

  • a controller;

    a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller;

    the controller coupled to the storage medium,wherein the instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to;

    receive a measure of a mood of an individual to interact with others, the mood indicating an availability of the individual and a receptiveness for the individual to interact;

    determine from the measure of the mood of the individual a strategy for negotiating;

    receive a request from equipment of a party to interact with the individual;

    negotiate with the party a degree of access to the individual, the negotiating comprising;

    forwarding, to the equipment of the party, a representation of the measure of the mood of the individual;

    receiving user input from the equipment of the party indicating an election to continue with the request to interact with the individual; and

    applying the strategy to negotiate with the party by way of the equipment of the party to determine the degree of access to the individual.

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