Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. GRUPEN

Nicholas A. GRUPEN 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).

  • Multi-directional dialog
    Patent number: 10733982
    Abstract: Systems and processes for providing multi-directional dialog are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with one or more processors, receiving a first natural-language input; determining a first intent based on the first natural-language input, identifying a first dialog flow based on the first intent, outputting a natural-language output associated with the first dialog flow, receiving a second natural-language input; determining whether the second natural-language input satisfies dialog criteria associated with the first dialog flow, and in accordance with a determination that the second natural-language input satisfies the dialog criteria, outputting a second natural-language output associated with the first dialog flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grupen, Matthew E. Austin, Monica S. Ephrati, Kenneth H. Leung, Sebrand F. Warren, Philip T. Williams, Matthew Henderson
  • MULTI-DIRECTIONAL DIALOG
    Publication number: 20190213999
    Abstract: Systems and processes for providing multi-directional dialog are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with one or more processors, receiving a first natural-language input; determining a first intent based on the first natural-language input, identifying a first dialog flow based on the first intent, outputting a natural-language output associated with the first dialog flow, receiving a second natural-language input; determining whether the second natural-language input satisfies dialog criteria associated with the first dialog flow, and in accordance with a determination that the second natural-language input satisfies the dialog criteria, outputting a second natural-language output associated with the first dialog flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas A. GRUPEN, Matthew E. AUSTIN, Monica S. EPHRATI, Kenneth H. LEUNG, Sebrand F. WARREN, Philip T. WILLIAMS, Matthew Henderson