Systems and methods for managing interactions between an individual and an entity
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a synthesis engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to retrieve collected information associated with a behavior of an individual, synthesize from the information a measure of a mood of the individual to interact with others, and transmit the measure to a system associated with the individual to manage requests between the individual and the entity. The measure of the mood of the individual can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. The measure can be described by a plurality of dimensions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A negotiation engine, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a measure of a mood of an individual to interact with an entity, wherein the measure has a plurality of dimensions, and wherein the measure indicates a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request from the entity to interact with the individual; determining from the measure of the mood of the individual a strategy for negotiating with the entity; detecting a request from the entity to interact with the individual; and negotiating with the entity a degree of access to the individual according to the strategy. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by way of a system comprising a processor, a measure of a mood of an individual to interact with an entity, wherein the measure has a plurality of dimensions; generating, by way of the system, from the measure of the mood of the individual a strategy for negotiating with the entity; detecting, by way of the system, a request from the entity to interact with the individual; and negotiating, by way of the system, with the entity a degree of access to the individual according to the strategy. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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