Patents by Inventor Amanda Joy Stent
Amanda Joy Stent has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11335320Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify speech units that are required for synthesizing speech. The system can request from a server the text-to-speech unit needed to synthesize the speech. The system can then synthesize speech using text-to-speech units already stored and a received text-to-speech unit from the server.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Mark Charles Beutnagel, Alistair D. Conkie, Horst J. Schroeter, Amanda Joy Stent
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Patent number: 10855676Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for audio verification. An audio signal, comprising a code for user verification, may be identified. A second audio signal is created comprising speech. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be altered to comprise a same or similar volume, pitch, amplitude, and/or speech rate. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be combined to generate a verification audio signal. The verification audio signal may be presented to a user for the user verification. Verification may be performed to determine whether the user has access to content or a service based upon user input, obtained in response to the user verification audio signal, matching the code within the user verification audio signal. In an example, the user verification may comprise verifying that the user is human.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang
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Publication number: 20200320973Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify speech units that are required for synthesizing speech. The system can request from a server the text-to-speech unit needed to synthesize the speech. The system can then synthesize speech using text-to-speech units already stored and a received text-to-speech unit from the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Benjamin J. STERN, Mark Charles BEUTNAGEL, Alistair D. CONKIE, Horst J. SCHROETER, Amanda Joy STENT
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Patent number: 10789310Abstract: A fact machine receives a comment string from a webpage and segments the comments into sub-conversations. The fact machine also identifies entities within comments or draft comments as well as a sentiment and/or attributes associated with the entity. The fact machine then queries a knowledge base for facts relating to the entity, the attributes, and/or the sentiment. The fact machine then provides the facts to a user prior to the user posting a draft comment.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Oath Inc.Inventors: Aasish Kumar Pappu, Sungjin Lee, Joel Ranjan Tetreault, Amanda Joy Stent
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Patent number: 10699694Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify speech units that are required for synthesizing speech. The system can request from a server the text-to-speech unit needed to synthesize the speech. The system can then synthesize speech using text-to-speech units already stored and a received text-to-speech unit from the server.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Mark Charles Beutnagel, Alistair D. Conkie, Horst J. Schroeter, Amanda Joy Stent
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Publication number: 20190260731Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for audio verification. An audio signal, comprising a code for user verification, may be identified. A second audio signal is created comprising speech. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be altered to comprise a same or similar volume, pitch, amplitude, and/or speech rate. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be combined to generate a verification audio signal. The verification audio signal may be presented to a user for the user verification. Verification may be performed to determine whether the user has access to content or a service based upon user input, obtained in response to the user verification audio signal, matching the code within the user verification audio signal. In an example, the user verification may comprise verifying that the user is human.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang
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Patent number: 10277581Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for audio verification. An audio signal, comprising a code for user verification, may be identified. A second audio signal is created comprising speech. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be altered to comprise a same or similar volume, pitch, amplitude, and/or speech rate. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be combined to generate a verification audio signal. The verification audio signal may be presented to a user for the user verification. Verification may be performed to determine whether the user has access to content or a service based upon user input, obtained in response to the user verification audio signal, matching the code within the user verification audio signal. In an example, the user verification may comprise verifying that the user is human.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Oath, Inc.Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang
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Publication number: 20190088249Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify, in a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice an absent text-to-speech unit which is not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the absent text-to-speech unit. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and a received text-to-speech unit from the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Benjamin J. STERN, Mark Charles BEUTNAGEL, Alistair D. CONKIE, Horst J. SCHROETER, Amanda Joy STENT
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Patent number: 10134383Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify, in a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice an absent text-to-speech unit which is not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the absent text-to-speech unit. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and a received text-to-speech unit from the server.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Mark Charles Beutnagel, Alistair D. Conkie, Horst J. Schroeter, Amanda Joy Stent
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Publication number: 20180004718Abstract: A fact machine receives a comment string from a webpage and segments the comments into sub-conversations. The fact machine also identifies entities within comments or draft comments as well as a sentiment and/or attributes associated with the entity. The fact machine then queries a knowledge base for facts relating to the entity, the attributes, and/or the sentiment. The fact machine then provides the facts to a user prior to the user posting a draft comment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Yahoo Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Aasish Kumar Pappu, Sungjin Lee, Joel Ranjan Tetreault, Amanda Joy Stent
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Publication number: 20170372692Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify, in a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice an absent text-to-speech unit which is not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the absent text-to-speech unit. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and a received text-to-speech unit from the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Benjamin J. STERN, Mark Charles BEUTNAGEL, Alistair D. CONKIE, Horst J. SCHROETER, Amanda Joy STENT
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Patent number: 9830638Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for managing vendor inventory information and shopping navigation routes based upon shopping list contents. A server computer can execute a shopping management service. A shopping list is obtained at the server computer. The server computer obtains location data indicating a geographic location of the user device and identifies, based upon the location data, a vendor having an inventory comprising the item. The server computer generates a navigation route comprising a stop at a vendor location associated with the vendor, and provides the navigation route to the user device. The server computer can monitor purchases of items on the shopping list, update the shopping list, and update the navigation route. The server computer also can provide suggestions to the user device based upon items in the shopping list.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: John P. Ruckart, Giuseppe Di Fabbrizio, Amanda Joy Stent
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Publication number: 20170293600Abstract: Voice enabled dialog with web pages is provided. An Internet address of a web page is received including an area with which a user of a client device can specify information. The web page is loaded using the received Internet address of the web page. A task structure of the web page is then extracted. An abstract representation of the web is then generated. A dialog script, based on the abstract representation of the web page is then provided. Spoken information received from the user is converted into text and the converted text is inserted into the area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Amanda Joy STENT, Hyuckchul JUNG, I. Dan MELAMED, Nobal Bikram NIRAULA
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Patent number: 9761218Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify, in a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice an absent text-to-speech unit which is not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the absent text-to-speech unit. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and a received text-to-speech unit from the server.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Mark Charles Beutnagel, Alistair D. Conkie, Horst J. Schroeter, Amanda Joy Stent
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Patent number: 9690854Abstract: Voice enabled dialog with web pages is provided. An Internet address of a web page is received including an area with which a user of a client device can specify information. The web page is loaded using the received Internet address of the web page. A task structure of the web page is then extracted. An abstract representation of the web is then generated. A dialog script, based on the abstract representation of the web page is then provided. Spoken information received from the user is converted into text and the converted text is inserted into the area.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Amanda Joy Stent, Hyuckchul Jung, I. Dan Melamed, Nobal Bikram Niraula
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Patent number: 9692758Abstract: A pre-registration procedure is utilized to create a user profile for a user of a multi-factor authentication (“MFA”) service. A client application installation procedure is utilized to install a client application on a computing device that is to be utilized as an authentication factor for the MFA service. A computing device enrollment procedure is utilized to enroll the computing device on which the client application was installed for the MFA service. A voice enrollment procedure is utilized to create a voice print for the user of the computing device that is to be utilized as an authentication factor for the MFA service. An authentication procedure is utilized to provide multi-factor authenticated access to a service, such as an online service that provides access to sensitive account information.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Ilija Zeljkovic, Robert J. Andres, Jerry Birkes, Alton W. Drake, II, Juan A. Garay, Brian M. Novack, Amanda Joy Stent, Gary A. Toretti, Jay Wilpon, James Whitescarver
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Publication number: 20170068805Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for audio verification. An audio signal, comprising a code for user verification, may be identified. A second audio signal is created comprising speech. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be altered to comprise a same or similar volume, pitch, amplitude, and/or speech rate. The audio signal and the second audio signal may be combined to generate a verification audio signal. The verification audio signal may be presented to a user for the user verification. Verification may be performed to determine whether the user has access to content or a service based upon user input, obtained in response to the user verification audio signal, matching the code within the user verification audio signal. In an example, the user verification may comprise verifying that the user is human.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang
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Patent number: 9483730Abstract: A method of generating a summary review of an entity from a set of reviews includes generating a distribution and determining a polarity of the distribution associated with a plurality of aspect ratings based on the set of reviews. The set of reviews are associated with the entity, and the plurality of aspect ratings are associated with an aspect, or feature, of the entity. The method includes selecting an opinion correlated with the polarity from the set of reviews, and generating the summary review, the summary review comprising: a summary statement based on the distribution and the polarity; and the opinion. An apparatus and computer-readable device are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Giuseppe Di Fabbrizio, Amanda Joy Stent
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Publication number: 20160086598Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify a speech synthesis context, and determine, based on a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice and based on the speech synthesis context, additional text-to-speech units which are not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the additional text-to-speech units, and store the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can prune the cache as the context changes, based on availability of local storage, or after synthesizing the speech. The local cache can store a core set of text-to-speech units associated with the text-to-speech voice that cannot be pruned from the local cache.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Benjamin J. STERN, Mark Charles BEUTNAGEL, Alistair D. CONKIE, Horst J. SCHROETER, Amanda Joy STENT
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Patent number: 9218804Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify a speech synthesis context, and determine, based on a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice and based on the speech synthesis context, additional text-to-speech units which are not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the additional text-to-speech units, and store the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can prune the cache as the context changes, based on availability of local storage, or after synthesizing the speech. The local cache can store a core set of text-to-speech units associated with the text-to-speech voice that cannot be pruned from the local cache.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Mark Charles Beutnagel, Alistair D. Conkie, Horst J. Schroeter, Amanda Joy Stent