Patents by Inventor Shahin Saadati

Shahin Saadati 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 automated assistance with task management
    Patent number: 8694355
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assisting with automated task management. In one embodiment, an apparatus for assisting a user in the execution of a task, where the task includes one or more workflows required to accomplish a goal defined by the user, includes a task learner for creating new workflows from user demonstrations, a workflow tracker for identifying and tracking the progress of a current workflow executing on a machine used by the user, a task assistance processor coupled to the workflow tracker, for generating a suggestion based on the progress of the current workflow, and a task executor coupled to the task assistance processor, for manipulating an application on the machine used by the user to carry out the suggestion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Hung Bui, Steven Eker, Daniel Elenius, Melinda Gervasio, Thomas J. Lee, Mei Marker, David Morley, Janet Murdock, Karen Myers, Bart Peintner, Shahin Saadati, Eric Yeh, Neil Yorke-Smith
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ASSISTANCE WITH TASK MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20090307162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assisting with automated task management. In one embodiment, an apparatus for assisting a user in the execution of a task, where the task includes one or more workflows required to accomplish a goal defined by the user, includes a task learner for creating new workflows from user demonstrations, a workflow tracker for identifying and tracking the progress of a current workflow executing on a machine used by the user, a task assistance processor coupled to the workflow tracker, for generating a suggestion based on the progress of the current workflow, and a task executor coupled to the task assistance processor, for manipulating an application on the machine used by the user to carry out the suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Hung Bui, Steven Eker, Daniel Elenius, Melinda Gervasio, Thomas J. Lee, Mei Marker, David Morley, Janet Murdock, Karen Myers, Bart Peintner, Shahin Saadati, Eric Yeh, Neil Yorke-Smith