Patents by Inventor Andrew R. Wyatt

Andrew R. Wyatt 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing a virtual assistant
    Patent number: 9804820
    Abstract: A system comprising at least one processor configured to perform: receiving a first request to access a first user profile of a first user from a first device configured to execute a first virtual assistant to interact with the first user; in response to receiving the first request, providing the first device with access to information in the first user profile so that the first virtual assistant is able to customize, based on the accessed information, its behavior when interacting with the first user; receiving a second request to access the first user profile from a second device configured to execute a second virtual assistant to interact with the first user; and in response to receiving the second request, providing the second device with access to the information so that the second virtual assistant is able to customize, based on the accessed information, its behavior when interacting with the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Quast, Carey Radebaugh, Sean P. Brown, Kenneth S. Harper, Andrew R. Wyatt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20150169284
    Abstract: A system comprising at least one processor configured to perform: receiving a first request to access a first user profile of a first user from a first device configured to execute a first virtual assistant to interact with the first user; in response to receiving the first request, providing the first device with access to information in the first user profile so that the first virtual assistant is able to customize, based on the accessed information, its behavior when interacting with the first user; receiving a second request to access the first user profile from a second device configured to execute a second virtual assistant to interact with the first user; and in response to receiving the second request, providing the second device with access to the information so that the second virtual assistant is able to customize, based on the accessed information, its behavior when interacting with the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Holger Quast, Carey Radebaugh, Sean P. Brown, Kenneth S. Harper, Andrew R. Wyatt