Patents by Inventor Oliver Siohan

Oliver Siohan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240104247
    Abstract: A method for a privacy-aware transcription includes receiving audio-visual signal including audio data and image data for a speech environment and a privacy request from a participant in the speech environment where the privacy request indicates a privacy condition of the participant. The method further includes segmenting the audio data into a plurality of segments. For each segment, the method includes determining an identity of a speaker of a corresponding segment of the audio data based on the image data and determining whether the identity of the speaker of the corresponding segment includes the participant associated with the privacy condition. When the identity of the speaker of the corresponding segment includes the participant, the method includes applying the privacy condition to the corresponding segment. The method also includes processing the plurality of segments of the audio data to determine a transcript for the audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Siohan, Takaki Makino, Richard Rose, Otavio Braga, Hank Liao, Basilio Garcia Castillo
  • Publication number: 20230186198
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a transcript of multiple dialog acts during a multi-party communication session and extracting, from the transcript, a plurality of extractive action items each associated with a task expected to be completed within a timeframe to begin after the multi-party communication session ends. The method also includes generating, using an abstractive action item identification model configured to receive the extractive action items extracted from the transcript, one or more abstractive action items. Each abstractive action item is associated with a respective group of one or more of the extractive action items that are associated with a same respective task. For each of the one or more abstractive action items, the method also includes presenting, in one or more graphical user interfaces, information related to the corresponding abstractive action item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Siohan, Kishan Sachdeva, Joshua Maynez, Benyah Shaparenko
  • Publication number: 20220382907
    Abstract: A method for a privacy-aware transcription includes receiving audio-visual signal including audio data and image data for a speech environment and a privacy request from a participant in the speech environment where the privacy request indicates a privacy condition of the participant. The method further includes segmenting the audio data into a plurality of segments. For each segment, the method includes determining an identity of a speaker of a corresponding segment of the audio data based on the image data and determining whether the identity of the speaker of the corresponding segment includes the participant associated with the privacy condition. When the identity of the speaker of the corresponding segment includes the participant, the method includes applying the privacy condition to the corresponding segment. The method also includes processing the plurality of segments of the audio data to determine a transcript for the audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Oliver Siohan, Takaki Makino, Richard Rose, Otavio Braga, Hank Liao, Basilio Castillo