Patents by Inventor Vanessa Larco
Vanessa Larco 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: 10534438Abstract: A multimedia entertainment system combines both gestures and voice commands to provide an enhanced control scheme. A user's body position or motion may be recognized as a gesture, and may be used to provide context to recognize user generated sounds, such as speech input. Likewise, speech input may be recognized as a voice command, and may be used to provide context to recognize a body position or motion as a gesture. Weights may be assigned to the inputs to facilitate processing. When a gesture is recognized, a limited set of voice commands associated with the recognized gesture are loaded for use. Further, additional sets of voice commands may be structured in a hierarchical manner such that speaking a voice command from one set of voice commands leads to the system loading a next set of voice commands.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Christian Klein, Ali M. Vassigh, Jason S. Flaks, Vanessa Larco, Thomas M. Soemo
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Publication number: 20170228036Abstract: A multimedia entertainment system combines both gestures and voice commands to provide an enhanced control scheme. A user's body position or motion may be recognized as a gesture, and may be used to provide context to recognize user generated sounds, such as speech input. Likewise, speech input may be recognized as a voice command, and may be used to provide context to recognize a body position or motion as a gesture. Weights may be assigned to the inputs to facilitate processing. When a gesture is recognized, a limited set of voice commands associated with the recognized gesture are loaded for use. Further, additional sets of voice commands may be structured in a hierarchical manner such that speaking a voice command from one set of voice commands leads to the system loading a next set of voice commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christian Klein, Ali M. Vassigh, Jason S. Flaks, Vanessa Larco, Thomas M. Soemo
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Patent number: 9152317Abstract: A method of operating a graphical user interface of a computing device is disclosed. The method comprises displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) element on the touch sensitive display screen. The method further comprises in response to receiving touch input data indicative of a one-touch gesture mapping the one-touch gesture to a corresponding GUI element function. The method further comprises in response to receiving touch input data indicative of a multi-touch gesture, mapping the multi-touch gesture to the corresponding GUI element function. The method further comprises transforming display of the GUI element on the touch sensitive display screen based on the corresponding GUI element function.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Vanessa A. Larco, Daniel J. Wigdor, Sarah Graham Williams
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Patent number: 8296151Abstract: A multimedia entertainment system combines both gestures and voice commands to provide an enhanced control scheme. A user's body position or motion may be recognized as a gesture, and may be used to provide context to recognize user generated sounds, such as speech input. Likewise, speech input may be recognized as a voice command, and may be used to provide context to recognize a body position or motion as a gesture. Weights may be assigned to the inputs to facilitate processing. When a gesture is recognized, a limited set of voice commands associated with the recognized gesture are loaded for use. Further, additional sets of voice commands may be structured in a hierarchical manner such that speaking a voice command from one set of voice commands leads to the system loading a next set of voice commands.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Christian Klein, Ali M. Vassigh, Jason S. Flaks, Vanessa Larco, Thomas M. Soemo
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Publication number: 20120110456Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for providing a NUI system including a speech reveal mode where visual objects on a display having an associated voice command are highlighted. This allows a user to quickly and easily identify available voice commands, and also enhances an ability of a user to learn voice commands as there is a direct association between an object and its availability as a voice command.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Vanessa Larco, Alan T. Shen, Michael Han-Young Kim
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Publication number: 20120089392Abstract: Speech recognition techniques are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a novice mode is available such that when the user is unfamiliar with the speech recognition system, a voice user interface (VUI) may be provided to guide them. The VUI may display one or more speech commands that are presently available. The VUI may also provide feedback to train the user. After the user becomes more familiar with speech recognition, the user may enter speech commands without the aid of the novice mode. In this “experienced mode,” the VUI need not be displayed. Therefore, the user interface is not cluttered.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Vanessa Larco, Ali M. Vassigh, Alan T. Shen, Christian Klein, Thomas M. Soemo
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Publication number: 20110313768Abstract: A multimedia entertainment system combines both gestures and voice commands to provide an enhanced control scheme. A user's body position or motion may be recognized as a gesture, and may be used to provide context to recognize user generated sounds, such as speech input. Likewise, speech input may be recognized as a voice command, and may be used to provide context to recognize a body position or motion as a gesture. Weights may be assigned to the inputs to facilitate processing. When a gesture is recognized, a limited set of voice commands associated with the recognized gesture are loaded for use. Further, additional sets of voice commands may be structured in a hierarchical manner such that speaking a voice command from one set of voice commands leads to the system loading a next set of voice commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Inventors: Christian Klein, Ali M. Vassigh, Jason S. Flaks, Vanessa Larco, Thomas M. Soemo
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Publication number: 20110041096Abstract: A method of operating a graphical user interface of a computing device is disclosed. The method comprises displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) element on the touch sensitive display screen. The method further comprises in response to receiving touch input data indicative of a one-touch gesture mapping the one-touch gesture to a corresponding GUI element function. The method further comprises in response to receiving touch input data indicative of a multi-touch gesture, mapping the multi-touch gesture to the corresponding GUI element function. The method further comprises transforming display of the GUI element on the touch sensitive display screen based on the corresponding GUI element function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Vanessa A. Larco, Daniel J. Wigdor, Sarah Graham Williams