Patents by Inventor John N. Nguyen
John N. Nguyen 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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Publication number: 20240075406Abstract: Parallel chromatography systems and continuous manufacturing methods are described herein that utilize two or more chromatography column skids having columns operating in parallel with automation controls governing which column to load at a given time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Jeremy S. Conner, Glenn M. Hunter, Kenneth Shoemaker, Neil Soice, Bret Wylie, John B. Flynn, Nakorn Kaeonil, Thuy N. Nguyen, Siddharth Sigh
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Patent number: 11395446Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding material includes multiple strands of an electrically conductive yarn that are arranged as a braided, knitted, or woven mesh. Each strand of the electrically conductive yarn comprises one or more electrically conductive filaments; each electrically conductive filament comprises a core of a first electrically conductive material surrounded by a sheath of a second electrically conductive material different from the first electrically conductive material. The first electrically conductive material exceeds the second electrically conductive material with respect to electrical conductivity, while the second electrically conductive material exceeds the first electrically conductive material with respect to one or more of tensile strength, corrosion resistance, or one or more other mechanical or chemical properties or characteristics. In many examples, the first electrically conductive material includes copper and the second electrically conductive material includes stainless steel.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: GLENAIR, INC.Inventors: Samer J. Farhat, Guido Hunziker, John N. Nguyen, Stephen D. Board
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Publication number: 20200329594Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding material includes multiple strands of an electrically conductive yarn that are arranged as a braided, knitted, or woven mesh. Each strand of the electrically conductive yarn comprises one or more electrically conductive filaments; each electrically conductive filament comprises a core of a first electrically conductive material surrounded by a sheath of a second electrically conductive material different from the first electrically conductive material. The first electrically conductive material exceeds the second electrically conductive material with respect to electrical conductivity, while the second electrically conductive material exceeds the first electrically conductive material with respect to one or more of tensile strength, corrosion resistance, or one or more other mechanical or chemical properties or characteristics. In many examples, the first electrically conductive material includes copper and the second electrically conductive material includes stainless steel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Samer J. Farhat, Guido Hunziker, John N. Nguyen, Stephen D. Board
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Patent number: 10056077Abstract: Speech recorded by an audio capture facility of a music facility is processed by a speech recognition facility to generate results that are provided to the music facility. When information related to a music application running on the music facility are provided to the speech recognition facility, the results generated are based at least in part on the application related information. The speech recognition facility uses an unstructured language model for generating results. The user of the music facility may optionally be allowed to edit the results being provided to the music facility. The speech recognition facility may also adapt speech recognition based on usage of the results.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Joseph P. Cerra, John N. Nguyen, Michael S. Phillips, Han Shu
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Patent number: 9619572Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for multiple web-based content category searching for web content on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results for the captured speech utilizing the speech recognition facility; and transmitting the text results and a plurality of formatting rules specifying how search text may be used to form a query for a search capability on the mobile communications facility, wherein each formatting rule is associated with a category of content to be searched.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 9495956Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure, capabilities are described for interacting with a mobile communication facility, which may include receiving a switch activation from a user to initiate a speech recognition recording session, recording the speech recognition recording session using a mobile communication facility resident capture facility, recognizing a portion of the voice command as an indication that user speech for recognition will begin following the end of the portion of the voice command, recognizing the recorded speech using a speech recognition facility to produce an external output, and using the selected output to perform a function on the mobile communication facility. The speech recognition recording session may include a voice command from the user followed by the speech to be recognized from the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William S. Meisel, Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 9460710Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure, capabilities are described for interacting with a mobile communication facility, which may include receiving a switch activation from a user to initiate a speech recognition recording session, recording the speech recognition recording session using a mobile communication facility resident capture facility, recognizing a portion of the voice command as an indication that user speech for recognition will begin following the end of the portion of the voice command, recognizing the recorded speech using a speech recognition facility to produce an external output, and using the selected output to perform a function on the mobile communication facility. The speech recognition recording session may include a voice command from the user followed by the speech to be recognized from the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William S. Meisel, Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Publication number: 20150100314Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for multiple web-based content category searching for web content on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results for the captured speech utilizing the speech recognition facility; and transmitting the text results and a plurality of formatting rules specifying how search text may be used to form a query for a search capability on the mobile communications facility, wherein each formatting rule is associated with a category of content to be searched.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 8996379Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a mobile environment speech processing facility. The present invention may provide for the entering of text into a software application resident on a mobile communication facility, where recorded speech may be presented by the user using the mobile communications facility's resident capture facility. Transmission of the recording may be provided through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility, and may be accompanied by information related to the software application. Results may be generated utilizing the speech recognition facility that may be independent of structured grammar, and may be based at least in part on the information relating to the software application and the recording. The results may then be transmitted to the mobile communications facility, where they may be loaded into the software application. In addition, the speech recognition facility may be adapted based on usage.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Vlingo CorporationInventors: Joseph P. Cerra, Roman V. Kishchenko, John N. Nguyen, Michael S. Phillips, Han Shu
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Publication number: 20150073802Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for interacting with a mobile communication facility comprising receiving a switch activation from a user to initiate a speech recognition recording session, wherein the speech recognition recording session comprises a voice command from the user followed by the speech to be recognized from the user; recording the speech recognition recording session using a mobile communication facility resident capture facility; recognizing at least a portion of the voice command as an indication that user speech for recognition will begin following the end of the at least a portion of the voice command; recognizing the recorded speech using a speech recognition facility to produce an external output; and using the selected output to perform a function on the mobile communication facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: William S. Meisel, Michael S. Philips, John N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 8949266Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for multiple web-based content category searching for web content on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results for the captured speech utilizing the speech recognition facility; and transmitting the text results and a plurality of formatting rules specifying how search text may be used to form a query for a search capability on the mobile communications facility, wherein each formatting rule is associated with a category of content to be searched.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Vlingo CorporationInventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 8914402Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for multiple web-based content category searching for web content on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results for the captured speech utilizing the speech recognition facility; and transmitting the text results and a plurality of formatting rules specifying how search text may be used to form a query for a search capability on the mobile communications facility, wherein each formatting rule is associated with a category of content to be searched.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Vlingo CorporationInventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 8886540Abstract: A method and system for entering information into a software application resident on a mobile communication facility is provided. The method and system may include recording speech presented by a user using a mobile communication facility resident capture facility, transmitting the recording through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility, transmitting information relating to the software application to the speech recognition facility, generating results utilizing the speech recognition facility using an unstructured language model based at least in part on the information relating to the software application and the recording, transmitting the results to the mobile communications facility, loading the results into the software application and simultaneously displaying the results as a set of words and as a set of application results based on those words.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Vlingo CorporationInventors: Joseph P. Cerra, John N. Nguyen, Michael S. Phillips, Han Shu, Alexandra Beth Mischke
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Patent number: 8886545Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for interacting with a mobile communication facility comprising receiving a switch activation from a user to initiate a speech recognition recording session, wherein the speech recognition recording session comprises a voice command from the user followed by the speech to be recognized from the user; recording the speech recognition recording session using a mobile communication facility resident capture facility; recognizing at least a portion of the voice command as an indication that user speech for recognition will begin following the end of the at least a portion of the voice command; recognizing the recorded speech using a speech recognition facility to produce an external output; and using the selected output to perform a function on the mobile communication facility.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Vlingo CorporationInventors: William S. Meisel, Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Patent number: 8880405Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a mobile environment speech processing facility. The present invention may provide for the entering of text into a software application resident on a mobile communication facility, where recorded speech may be presented by the user using the mobile communications facility's resident capture facility. Transmission of the recording may be provided through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility, and may be accompanied by information related to the software application. Results may be generated utilizing the speech recognition facility that may be independent of structured grammar, and may be based at least in part on the information relating to the software application and the recording. The results may then be transmitted to the mobile communications facility, where they may be loaded into the software application.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2007Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Vlingo CorporationInventors: Joseph P. Cerra, Roman V. Kishchenko, John N. Nguyen, Michael S. Phillips, Han Shu
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Patent number: 8838457Abstract: A user may control a mobile communication facility through recognized speech provided to the mobile communication facility. Speech that is recorded by a user using a mobile communication facility resident capture facility. A speech recognition facility generates results of the recorded speech using an unstructured language model based at least in part on information relating to the recording. A function of the operating system of the mobile communication facility is controlled based on the results.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2008Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Vlingo CorporationInventors: Joseph P. Cerra, John N. Nguyen, Michael S. Phillips, Han Shu
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Patent number: 8635243Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for sending a communications header with the voice recording to send metadata for use in speech recognition, formatting, and search in searching for web content on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting a communications header to a speech recognition facility from the mobile communication facility through a wireless communications facility, wherein the communications header includes at least one of device name, network type, audio source, display parameters for the wireless communications facility, geographic location, and phone number information; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through the wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results utilizing the speech recognition facility based at least in part on the information relatingType: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Publication number: 20110066634Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for sending a communications header with the voice recording to send metadata for use in speech recognition, formatting, and search in searching for web content on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting a communications header to a speech recognition facility from the mobile communication facility through a wireless communications facility, wherein the communications header includes at least one of device name, network type, audio source, display parameters for the wireless communications facility, geographic location, and phone number information; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through the wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results utilizing the speech recognition facility based at least in part on the information relatingType: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Publication number: 20110060587Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for controlling a mobile communication facility utilizing ancillary information comprising accepting speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility while the user engages an interface that enables a command mode for the mobile communications facility; processing the speech using a resident speech recognition facility to recognize command elements and content elements; transmitting at least a portion of the speech through a wireless communication facility to a remote speech recognition facility; transmitting information from the mobile communication facility to the remote speech recognition facility, wherein the information includes information about a command recognizable by the resident speech recognition facility and at least one of language, location, display type, model, identifier, network provider, and phone number associated with the mobile communication facility; generating spType: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen
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Publication number: 20110054896Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for sending a communications header with voice recording to send metadata for use in speech recognition and formatting when converting voice to text on a mobile communication facility comprising capturing speech presented by a user using a resident capture facility on the mobile communication facility; transmitting a communications header to a speech recognition facility from the mobile communication facility via a wireless communications facility, wherein the communications header includes at least one of device name, network provider, network type, audio source, a display parameter for the wireless communications facility, geographic location, and phone number information; transmitting at least a portion of the captured speech as data through a wireless communication facility to a speech recognition facility; generating speech-to-text results for the captured speech utilizing the speech recognition facility based at least in part onType: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventors: Michael S. Phillips, John N. Nguyen