Patents by Inventor John Botros

John Botros 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: 11893996
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a personalization identifier that is usable by a skill to customize output of supplemental content to a user, without the skill being able to determine an identity of the user based on the personalization identifier, are described. A personalization identifier may be generated to be specific to a skill, such that different skills receive different personalization identifiers with respect to the same user. The personalization identifier may be generated by performing a one-way hash of a skill identifier, and a user profile identifier and/or a device identifier. User-perceived latency may be reduced by generating the personalization identifier at least partially in parallel to performing ASR processing and/or NLU processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Conrad Kockerbeck, Song Chen, Aditi Srinivasan, Ryan Idrogo-Lam, Jilani Zeribi, John Botros
  • Publication number: 20230176813
    Abstract: Methods and devices for sampling applications using a touch input are described herein. In some embodiments, an electronic device detects a touch input, which may cause the electronic device to send identifiers to a backend system. The backend system may then determine an application and sample audio request associated with the received identifiers. The backend system may then receive text data representing the sample audio request and text data representing a response to the sample audio request. The backend system may generate audio data representing the received text data and send the audio data to the electronic device. If, the touch input is still occurring, the backend system may find and send more sample audio requests and the responses thereof. If the touch input stops occurring during the sample, the backend system may send instructions to the electronic device to stop outputting the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Andy Kim, John Botros
  • Publication number: 20200301659
    Abstract: Methods and devices for sampling applications using a touch input are described herein. In some embodiments, an electronic device detects a touch input, which may cause the electronic device to send identifiers to a backend system. The backend system may then determine an application and sample audio request associated with the received identifiers. The backend system may then receive text data representing the sample audio request and text data representing a response to the sample audio request. The backend system may generate audio data representing the received text data and send the audio data to the electronic device. If, the touch input is still occurring, the backend system may find and send more sample audio requests and the responses thereof. If the touch input stops occurring during the sample, the backend system may send instructions to the electronic device to stop outputting the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Andy Kim, John Botros
  • Patent number: 10671343
    Abstract: Methods and devices for sampling applications using a touch input are described herein. In some embodiments, an electronic device detects a touch input, which may cause the electronic device to send identifiers to a backend system. The backend system may then determine an application and sample audio request associated with the received identifiers. The backend system may then receive text data representing the sample audio request and text data representing a response to the sample audio request. The backend system may generate audio data representing the received text data and send the audio data to the electronic device. If, the touch input is still occurring, the backend system may find and send more sample audio requests and the responses thereof. If the touch input stops occurring during the sample, the backend system may send instructions to the electronic device to stop outputting the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Kim, John Botros