Patents by Inventor Leslie Pound

Leslie Pound 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).

  • Method and apparatus for assembling a set of documents related to a triggering item
    Patent number: 9904681
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assembling a set of documents related to a triggering item. One embodiment of a method for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user includes automatically extracting by the computing device a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents, and assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Kenneth Nitz, David Dunkley, Thierry Donneau-Golencer, Adam Cheyer, Leslie Pound, Stephen L. Hardt
  • Electronic assistant for making predictions based on user messages
    Patent number: 9443226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic assistant. In one embodiment, a system for processing data on a computing device includes at least one extractor for extracting data from an email to produce extracted data, a user model for generating a high-level model of an email environment on the computing device, based on the extracted data, and at least one predictor for generating a prediction related to the email, based on the extracted data and on the high-level model. In another embodiment, a system for scheduling an event includes an extractor for extracting constraints from a request for the event, a user model for receiving and storing scheduling preferences from a user, and a predictor coupled to the extractor and to the user model, for generating a candidate schedule for the event in accordance with the constraints and the scheduling preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Pauline M. Berry, Adam Cheyer, Melinda Gervasio, Thierry Donneau-Golencer, Stephen Hardt, Kenneth Nitz, Bart Peintner, Leslie Pound, Neil Yorke-Smith
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A SET OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO A TRIGGERING ITEM
    Publication number: 20160188578
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assembling a set of documents related to a triggering item. One embodiment of a method for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user includes automatically extracting by the computing device a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents, and assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: KENNETH NITZ, David Dunkley, Thierry Donneau-Golencer, Adam Cheyer, Leslie Pound, Stephen L. Hardt
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A SET OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO A TRIGGERING ITEM
    Publication number: 20120131020
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assembling a set of documents related to a triggering item. One embodiment of a method for assembling a set of electronic documents related to an electronic triggering item detected by a computing device being operated by a user includes automatically extracting by the computing device a set of features from the triggering item, without receiving a request by the user to assemble the set of electronic documents, and assembling as the set of electronic documents a plurality of documents that is relevant to the set of features, wherein the plurality of documents is retrieved from a plurality of different types of electronic sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: KENNETH NITZ, David Dunkley, Thierry Donneau-Golencer, Adam Cheyer, Leslie Pound, Stephen L. Hardt
  • ELECTRONIC ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20100179961
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic assistant. In one embodiment, a system for processing data on a computing device includes at least one extractor for extracting data from an email to produce extracted data, a user model for generating a high-level model of an email environment on the computing device, based on the extracted data, and at least one predictor for generating a prediction related to the email, based on the extracted data and on the high-level model. In another embodiment, a system for scheduling an event includes an extractor for extracting constraints from a request for the event, a user model for receiving and storing scheduling preferences from a user, and a predictor coupled to the extractor and to the user model, for generating a candidate schedule for the event in accordance with the constraints and the scheduling preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Pauline M Berry, Adam Cheyer, Melinda Gervasio, Thierry Donneau-Golencer, Stephen Hardt, Kenneth Nitz, Bart Peintner, Leslie Pound, Neil Yorke-Smith