Patents by Inventor Ulrich Block
Ulrich Block 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: 11755591Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for administering data model metadata for a plurality of data models. A metadata service may receive a first retrieval request from a requesting system. The first retrieval request may comprise an indication of a first local object identifier referencing a definition of a first local object from a first data model and an indication of a target data model. The metadata service may retrieve a first record from a metadata identifier registry, where the first record comprises an indication of the first local object identifier and an indication of a first global object identifier corresponding to the first local object identifier. The metadata service may determine a second local object identifier referencing a definition of a second local object identifier referencing a definition of a second local object in the target data model and return the second local object identifier.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: SAP SEInventors: Jan Portisch, Sandra Bracholdt, Ulrich Block, Volker Saggau
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Publication number: 20230047681Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for administering data model metadata for a plurality of data models. A metadata service may receive a first retrieval request from a requesting system. The first retrieval request may comprise an indication of a first local object identifier referencing a definition of a first local object from a first data model and an indication of a target data model. The metadata service may retrieve a first record from a metadata identifier registry, where the first record comprises an indication of the first local object identifier and an indication of a first global object identifier corresponding to the first local object identifier. The metadata service may determine a second local object identifier referencing a definition of a second local object identifier referencing a definition of a second local object in the target data model and return the second local object identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Jan Portisch, Sandra Bracholdt, Ulrich Block, Volker Saggau
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Patent number: 8583441Abstract: A server for producing at least one speech dialogue application stores a formal description of a speech dialogue programmed into the description language and speech models for dialogue steps of the speech dialogue. A broadcasting transmitter digitally transmits produced speech dialogue applications to a radio set of mobile end terminals which are arranged in the transmission area thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: André Berton, Hans-Ulrich Block, Manfred Gehrke, Peter Regel-Brietzmann, Stefanie Schachtl, Friedrich Schön
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Patent number: 8494862Abstract: At least one transaction and at least one transaction parameter that is allocated thereto are determined based on at least one user statement in order to trigger at least one first and second background application via a universal language dialogue system, first transactions and first transaction parameters being assigned to the first background application and second transactions and second transaction parameters being associated with the second background application. The first and second transactions as well as the first and second transaction parameters are linked together via a universal dialogue specification which is evaluated to determine the at least one transaction and at least on associated transaction parameter in order to trigger at least one of the background application via the universal language dialogue system.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Rudolph Caspari, Dongyi Song, Jürgen Totzke
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Patent number: 8190439Abstract: In many application environments, it is desirable to provide voice access to tables on Internet pages, where the user asks a subject-related question in a natural language and receives an adequate answer from the table read out to him in a natural language. A method is disclosed for preparing information presented in a tabular form for a speech dialogue system so that the information of the table can be consulted in a user dialogue in a targeted manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Svox AGInventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Manfred Gehrke, Stefanie Schachtl
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Publication number: 20100267345Abstract: A server for producing at least one speech dialogue application stores a formal description of a speech dialogue programmed into the description language and speech models for dialogue steps of the speech dialogue. A broadcasting transmitter digitally transmits produced speech dialogue applications to a radio set of mobile end terminals which are arranged in the transmission area thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: André Berton, Hans-Ulrich Block, Manfred Gehrke, Peter Regel-Brietzmann, Stefanie Schachtl, Friedrich Schön
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Publication number: 20100161331Abstract: In many application environments, it is desirable to provide voice access to tables on Internet pages, where the user asks a subject-related question in a natural language and receives an adequate answer from the table read out to him in a natural language. A method is disclosed for preparing information presented in a tabular form for a speech dialogue system so that the information of the table can be consulted in a user dialogue in a targeted manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2006Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Manfred Gehrke, Stefanie Schachchti
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Publication number: 20100042400Abstract: At least one transaction and at least one transaction parameter that is allocated thereto are determined based on at least one user statement in order to trigger at least one first and second background application via a universal language dialogue system, first transactions and first transaction parameters being assigned to the first background application and second transactions and second transaction parameters being associated with the second background application. The first and second transactions as well as the first and second transaction parameters are linked together via a universal dialogue specification which is evaluated to determine the at least one transaction and at least on associated transaction parameter in order to trigger at least one of the background application via the universal language dialogue system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: February 18, 2010Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Rudolph Caspari, Dongyi Song, Jürgen Totzke
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Publication number: 20080033724Abstract: The user friendliness of voice dialog systems is increased by drawing the user's attention in a context-based manner to additional themes modeled in the system during the dialog, so this additional information has a content-related connection with the instantaneous actions of the user. A conversation character which, to a certain extent, can suggest intelligent, easy conversation with different threads, can thus be imitated in the voice dialog system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Applicant: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Stefanle Schachtl
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Patent number: 7299179Abstract: In a three-stage speech recognition process, a phoneme sequence is first assigned to a speech unit, then those vocabulary entries which are most similar to the phoneme sequence are sought in a selection vocabulary, and finally the speech unit is recognized using a speech unit recognizer which uses, as its vocabulary, the selected vocabulary entries which are most like the phoneme sequence.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2004Date of Patent: November 20, 2007Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Stefanie Schachtl
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Publication number: 20060074662Abstract: In a three-stage speech recognition process, a phoneme sequence is first assigned to a speech unit, then those vocabulary entries which are most similar to the phoneme sequence are sought in a selection vocabulary, and finally the speech unit is recognized using a speech unit recognizer which uses, as its vocabulary, the selected vocabulary entries which are most like the phoneme sequence.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2004Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Stefanie Schachtl
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Patent number: 6720447Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of esters of the general formula I from compounds of the general formula II contained in aqueous solutions which comprises a) extracting the compounds of the general formula II directly or after liberation from their salts in the presence of a C1-C8-alcohol and a water-immiscible solvent and b) then esterifying with the C1-C8-alcohol in the presence of a catalyst and of an entraining agent under the conditions of an azeotropic distillation, where the process steps (a) and (b) can be carried out separately in terms of time and space or else in a successive continuous or batchwise sequence and where the variables and substituents in the formulae I and II have the following meanings: R1=F, Cl, —OH, —OC1-C10-alkyl, R2=H, C1-C10-alkyl; R3=C1-C8-alkyl, Q=—OH, —O−K+, where K+ is an alkali metal cation or alkaline earth metal cation, n&equType: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Ditrich, Ulrich Block
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Publication number: 20030013931Abstract: A process and an apparatus for producing a homogeneous mixture of a gaseous aromatic hydrocarbon and an oxygen-containing gas for catalytic gas-phase reactions, in particular a homogeneous mixture of gaseous o-xylene and/or naphthalene and air for preparing phthalic anhydride, are provided. The liquid aromatic hydrocarbon is atomized to form droplets having a diameter of less than 1 mm and injected into an oxygen-containing gas stream (12) preheated to above the boiling point of the aromatic hydrocarbon. According to the invention, the liquid aromatic hydrocarbon is atomized by means of nozzles (15) which form a hollow cone (16), preferably by means of swirl nozzles. The o-xylene/air mixture is advantageously produced in a chamber which is bounded by side walls (18) heated to above the boiling point of the hydrocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventors: Ulrich Block, Rolf Seubert, Bernhard Ulrich, Helmut Wunschmann
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Patent number: 6295543Abstract: The text to be classified is compared with the contents of a relevance lexicon in which the significant words of the texts to be classified per text class and their relevance to the text classes is stored. The fuzzy set is calculated which specifies for the significant words of the text to be classified, their occurrence per text class and their relevance to the text class. A probability calculation is used for determining the probability with which the fuzzy set occurs per class for the corresponding class. The class having the highest probability is selected and the text is allocated to this class.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1998Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellshaftInventors: Hans-Ulrich Block, Thomas Brückner
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Patent number: 6073102Abstract: Proceeding from a command or request that a user (B) gives a speech recognition system, an action is first determined from a prescribable plurality of actions upon employment of action indicators that the action information pertains to. A first set of actions is thereby determined and stored wherein all action indicators coincide with the key concepts. Further, a second set of actions is determined and stored wherein at least a part of the action indicators coincide with the key concepts. The first set of actions and/or the second set of actions is employed as a basis for the unambiguous determination of the action. For the at least one determined action, the action parameters respectfully allocated to the action are determined upon employment of a parameter parser (PP). The sought action is implemented in a last step.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1997Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Hans-Ulrich Block
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Patent number: 4675420Abstract: In apparatuses for the preparation of phthalic anhydride and/or maleic anhydride by catalytic oxidation of naphthalene or o-xylene with air, reduced pressure is generated using liquid-jet pumps, and wash liquid is removed from the exit gas washer as a pump fluid for the liquid-jet pumps and is subsequently recycled to the exit gas washer.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1985Date of Patent: June 23, 1987Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ulrich Block, Wolf Muff, Klaus Nixdorf, Joachim Wagner
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Patent number: 4662898Abstract: The temperature of the exit gas from the gas washer in the preparation of phthalic anhydride by catalytic oxidation of naphthalene or o-xylene with air is increased by a method in which flue gas from the combustion furnace for residues is mixed with the exit gas before the latter emerges into the atmosphere.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1985Date of Patent: May 5, 1987Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventor: Ulrich Block
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Patent number: 4326073Abstract: Anhydrous or substantially anhydrous formic acid is obtained by hydrolysis of methyl formate, in a process wherein(a) methyl formate is hydrolyzed,(b) the methanol and excess methyl formate are distilled from the hydrolysis mixture obtained,(c) the bottom product of distillation (b), consisting of formic acid and water, is extracted, in a liquid-liquid extraction, with an extractant which in the main takes up the formic acid,(d) the resulting extract phase, consisting of formic acid, the extractant and a part of the water, is subjected to distillation,(e) the top product obtained from this distillation and consisting of all or part of the water introduced into the distillation, and part of the formic acid, is recycled, as vapor, into the lower part of the distillation column of stage (b),(f) the bottom product of distillation stage (d), consisting of the extractant, with or without part of the water, and the greater part of the formic acid, is separated by distillation into anhydrous or substantially anhydrouType: GrantFiled: March 18, 1980Date of Patent: April 20, 1982Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dieter Wolf, Rudolf Schmidt, Ulrich Block, Hartmut Schoenmakers, Kaspar Bott, Gerd Kaibel