Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Bell
Matthew P. Bell 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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Patent number: 11527243Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for determining audio context between an audio source and an audio sink and selecting signal profiles based at least in part on that audio context. The signal profiles may include noise cancellation which is configured to facilitate operation within the audio context. Audio context may include user-to-user and user-to-device communications.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Stephen M. Polansky, Matthew P. Bell, Yuzo Watanabe
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Patent number: 10565990Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for determining audio context between an audio source and an audio sink and selecting signal profiles based at least in part on that audio context. The signal profiles may include noise cancellation which is configured to facilitate operation within the audio context. Audio context may include user-to-user and user-to-device communications.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Stephen M. Polansky, Matthew P. Bell, Yuzo Watanabe
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Patent number: 9921659Abstract: A user can make a symbol with their hand, or other such gesture, at a distance from a computing device that can be captured by at least one imaging element of the device. The captured information can be analyzed to attempt to determine the location of distinguishing features of the symbol in the image information. The image information is then compared to hand gesture information stored in, for example, a library of hand gestures for the user. Upon identifying a match, an input to an application executing on the computing device is provided when the image information contains information matching at least one hand gesture with at least a minimum level of certainty. The hand gesture could include a single “static” gesture, such as a specific letter in sign language, for example, or include two or more “static” gestures. The gesture could also include motion, such as hand movement.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jason R. Weber, Isaac S. Noble, Dong Zhou, Stephen M. Polansky, Guenael T. Strutt, Matthew P. Bell
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Patent number: 9721568Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for determining audio context between an audio source and an audio sink and selecting signal profiles based at least in part on that audio context. The signal profiles may include noise cancellation which is configured to facilitate operation within the audio context. Audio context may include user-to-user and user-to-device communications.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Stephen M. Polansky, Matthew P. Bell, Yuzo Watanabe
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Patent number: 9620111Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for the generation and maintenance of language models. Language models are developed based at least in part on transaction data from one or more users. These transactions may include purchases and other interactions between one or more users and one or more online merchants. The language models may be associated with a particular user or group of users. Ongoing transactions may modify the language models. The language models may be used to recognize spoken input from the one or more users.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Matthew P. Bell, Stephen Polansky, Yuzo Watanabe
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Patent number: 9502029Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for context-aware speech processing. A speech context is determined based on context data associated with a user uttering speech. The speech context and the speech uttered in that speech context may be used to build acoustic models for that speech context. An acoustic model for use in speech processing may be selected based on the determined speech context. A language model for use in speech processing may also be selected based on the determined speech context. Using the acoustic and language models, the speech may be processed to recognize the speech from the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Matthew P. Bell, Yuzo Watanabe, Stephen M. Polansky
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Patent number: 9357321Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for determining audio context between an audio source and an audio sink and selecting signal profiles based at least in part on that audio context. The signal profiles may include noise cancellation which is configured to facilitate operation within the audio context. Audio context may include user-to-user and user-to-device communications.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Stephen M. Polansky, Matthew P. Bell, Yuzo Watanabe
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Publication number: 20150049017Abstract: A user can make a symbol with their hand, or other such gesture, at a distance from a computing device that can be captured by at least one imaging element of the device. The captured information can be analyzed to attempt to determine the location of distinguishing features of the symbol in the image information. The image information is then compared to hand gesture information stored in, for example, a library of hand gestures for the user. Upon identifying a match, an input to an application executing on the computing device is provided when the image information contains information matching at least one hand gesture with at least a minimum level of certainty. The hand gesture could include a single “static” gesture, such as a specific letter in sign language, for example, or include two or more “static” gestures. The gesture could also include motion, such as hand movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Jason R. Weber, Isaac S. Noble, Dong Zhou, Stephen M. Polansky, Guenael T. Strutt, Matthew P. Bell
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Patent number: 8886524Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for determining audio context between an audio source and an audio sink and selecting signal profiles based at least in part on that audio context. The signal profiles may include noise cancellation which is configured to facilitate operation within the audio context. Audio context may include user-to-user and user-to-device communications.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yuzo Watanabe, Stephen Polansky, Matthew P. Bell
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Patent number: 8819812Abstract: A user can make a symbol with their hand, or other such gesture, at a distance from a computing device that can be captured by at least one imaging element of the device. The captured information can be analyzed to attempt to determine the location of distinguishing features of the symbol in the image information. The image information is then compared to hand gesture information stored in, for example, a library of hand gestures for the user. Upon identifying a match, an input to an application executing on the computing device is provided when the image information contains information matching at least one hand gesture with at least a minimum level of certainty. The hand gesture could include a single “static” gesture, such as a specific letter in sign language, for example, or include two or more “static” gestures. The gesture could also include motion, such as hand movement.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jason R. Weber, Isaac S. Noble, Dong Zhou, Stephen M. Polansky, Guenael T. Strutt, Matthew P. Bell