Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Kuwano

Jeffrey Kuwano 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).

  • Patent number: 10855676
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Oath Inc.
    Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang
  • Publication number: 20190260731
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 10277581
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Oath, Inc.
    Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang
  • Publication number: 20170068805
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Manjana Chandrasekharan, Keiko Horiguchi, Amanda Joy Stent, Ricardo Alberto Baeza-Yates, Jeffrey Kuwano, Achint Oommen Thomas, Yi Chang