Patents by Inventor Vikram Kumar Gundeti
Vikram Kumar Gundeti 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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Publication number: 20240135932Abstract: Techniques for using validated communications identifiers of a user's communications profile to resolve entries in another user's contact list are described. When a user imports a contact list, the contact list may include multiple entities related to the same person. The system may identify one of the entries in the contact list that corresponds to a validated communications identifier stored in another user's communications profile. The system may identify other validated communications identifiers in the other user's communications profile and cross-reference them against the entries of the contact list. If the system determines the contact list includes entries for the different validated communications identifiers of the other user, the system may consolidate the entries into a single entry associated with the other user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Mohammed Yasar Arafatha Abdul Rahim
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Patent number: 11922925Abstract: A speech recognition platform configured to receive an audio signal that includes speech from a user and perform automatic speech recognition (ASR) on the audio signal to identify ASR results. The platform may identify: (i) a domain of a voice command within the speech based on the ASR results and based on context information associated with the speech or the user, and (ii) an intent of the voice command. In response to identifying the intent, the platform may perform a corresponding action, such as streaming audio to the device, setting a reminder for the user, purchasing an item on behalf of the user, making a reservation for the user or launching an application for the user. In some instances, the speech recognition platform engages in a back-and-forth dialog with the user in order to properly fulfill the user's request.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Paul Henri Carbon, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Frederic Johan Georges Deramat, Ajay Gopalakrishnan, John Daniel Thimsen
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Patent number: 11875820Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, context-driven device arbitration techniques to select a speech interface device from multiple speech interface devices to provide a response to a command included in a speech utterance of a user. In some examples, the context-driven arbitration techniques may include executing multiple pipeline instances to analyze audio signals and device metadata received from each of the multiple speech interface devices which detected the speech utterance. A remote speech processing service may execute the multiple pipeline instances and analyze the audio signals and/or metadata, at various stages of the pipeline instances, to determine which speech interface device is to respond to the speech utterance.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tony Roy Hardie, Brian Alexander Oliver, Vikram Kumar Gundeti
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Publication number: 20230421955Abstract: Synchronized output of audio on a group of devices can comprise sending audio data from an audio distribution master device to one or more slave devices in the group. Scores can be assigned to respective audio playback devices, the scores being indicative of a performance level of the respective audio playback devices acting as a master device. The device with the highest score is designated as a candidate master device and one or more remaining devices are designated as a candidate slave(s). A throughput test is conducted with the highest scoring device acting as the candidate master device. The results of the throughput test are used to determine a master device for a group of devices. Latency of the throughput test can be reduced by using a prescribed time period for completion of the throughput test, and/or by selecting a first group configuration to passes the throughput test.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Fred Torok, Michael Alan Pogue, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Dharini Sundaram
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Patent number: 11854552Abstract: Techniques for using validated communications identifiers of a user's communications profile to resolve entries in another user's contact list are described. When a user imports a contact list, the contact list may include multiple entities related to the same person. The system may identify one of the entries in the contact list that corresponds to a validated communications identifier stored in another user's communications profile. The system may identify other validated communications identifiers in the other user's communications profile and cross-reference them against the entries of the contact list. If the system determines the contact list includes entries for the different validated communications identifiers of the other user, the system may consolidate the entries into a single entry associated with the other user.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Mohammed Yasar Arafatha Abdul Rahim
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Patent number: 11812344Abstract: A system that determines that devices are co-located in an acoustic region and selects a single device to which to send incoming notifications for the acoustic region. The system may group devices into separate acoustic regions based on selection data that selects between similar audio data received from multiple devices. The system may select the best device for each acoustic region based on a frequency that the device was selected previously, input/output capabilities of the device, a proximity to a user, or the like. The system may send a notification to a single device in each of the acoustic regions so that a user receives a single notification instead of multiple unsynchronized notifications. The system may also determine that acoustic regions are associated with different locations and select acoustic regions to which to send a notification based on location.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, James Marvin Freeman, II, Benjamin Jones
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Patent number: 11758328Abstract: Synchronized output of audio on a group of devices can comprise sending audio data from an audio distribution master device to one or more slave devices in the group. Scores can be assigned to respective audio playback devices, the scores being indicative of a performance level of the respective audio playback devices acting as a master device. The device with the highest score is designated as a candidate master device and one or more remaining devices are designated as a candidate slave(s). A throughput test is conducted with the highest scoring device acting as the candidate master device. The results of the throughput test are used to determine a master device for a group of devices. Latency of the throughput test can be reduced by using a prescribed time period for completion of the throughput test, and/or by selecting a first group configuration to passes the throughput test.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Fred Torok, Michael Alan Pogue, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Dharini Sundaram
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Publication number: 20230282206Abstract: Techniques for a natural language processing (NLP) system to implement more than one assistant are described. The NLP system may receive a natural language input corresponding to more than one user command. The NLP system may respond to a first command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a first NLP system assistant. The NLP system may respond to a second command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a second NLP system assistant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Munir Mahmood, Leopold Bushkin, Alexander Thomas Loeb, Michael Schwartz, Mohammed Arif, Rongzhou Shen, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Shemyla Anwar, Yaser Khan, Edward Page Foyle, Bo Li
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Patent number: 11636851Abstract: Techniques for a natural language processing (NLP) system to implement more than one assistant are described. The NLP system may receive a natural language input corresponding to more than one user command. The NLP system may respond to a first command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a first NLP system assistant. The NLP system may respond to a second command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a second NLP system assistant.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Munir Mahmood, Leopold Bushkin, Alexander Thomas Loeb, Michael Schwartz, Mohammed Arif, Rongzhou Shen, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Shemyla Anwar, Yaser Khan, Edward Page Foyle, Bo Li
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Patent number: 11626117Abstract: A speech-based system includes a local device in a user premises and a network-based control service that directs the local device to perform actions for a user. The control service may specify a first action that is to be performed upon detection by the local device of a stimulus. In some cases, performing the first action may rely on the availability of network communications with the control service or with another service. In these cases, the control service also specifies a second, fallback action that does not rely upon network communications. Upon detecting the stimulus, the local device performs the first action if network communications are available. If network communications are not available, the local device performs the second, fallback action.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Fred Torok, Rohan Mutagi, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Frederic Johan Georges Deramat
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Patent number: 11626116Abstract: A speech-based system includes a local device in a user premises and a network-based control service that directs the local device to perform actions for a user. The control service may specify a first action that is to be performed upon detection by the local device of a stimulus. In some cases, performing the first action may rely on the availability of network communications with the control service or with another service. In these cases, the control service also specifies a second, fallback action that does not rely upon network communications. Upon detecting the stimulus, the local device performs the first action if network communications are available. If network communications are not available, the local device performs the second, fallback action.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Fred Torok, Rohan Mutagi, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Frederic Johan Georges Deramat
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Patent number: 11574621Abstract: A system for enabling end user devices to access third party cloud-based resources. For example, the system may include a first party cloud-based resource for converting sound into a format accessible to the third party cloud-based resource, storing and/or maintaining state information related to the an open communication session between the end user device and the third party cloud-based resources, and converting text-based audio announcements into audio that may be output by the end user device. In some cases, the first party cloud-based resource may transmit user responses together with stored state information to the third party cloud-based resources in a manner that the third part cloud-based resources may treat each interaction with the end user as a separate communication session.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Spalding VanLund, Nicolas Anton Medhurst Hertl, Peter Paul Henri Carbon, Vikram Kumar Gundeti
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Patent number: 11531736Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for adaptably authenticating a user are disclosed. A device captures a user input, and sends data corresponding thereto to a system. The system determines natural language understanding (NLU) results representing the user input. A user authentication component of the system receives the NLU results and determines a skill configured to perform an action responsive to the user input. The user authentication component adaptably performs user authentication based on a user authentication condition associated with the skill. If the user can be authenticated to the satisfaction of the condition, the NLU results data are sent to the skill, along with an indicator representing the user was authenticated by the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Angela Sun, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Max David Klein, John Charles Howard
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Patent number: 11468889Abstract: A speech recognition platform configured to receive an audio signal that includes speech from a user and perform automatic speech recognition (ASR) on the audio signal to identify ASR results. The platform may identify: (i) a domain of a voice command within the speech based on the ASR results and based on context information associated with the speech or the user, and (ii) an intent of the voice command. In response to identifying the intent, the platform may perform a corresponding action, such as streaming audio to the device, setting a reminder for the user, purchasing an item on behalf of the user, making a reservation for the user or launching an application for the user. The speech recognition platform, in combination with the device, may therefore facilitate efficient interactions between the user and a voice-controlled device.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Michael Hart, Peter Paul Henri Carbon, John Daniel Thimsen, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Scott Ian Blanksteen, Allan Timothy Lindsay, Frederic Johan Georges Deramat
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Publication number: 20220286776Abstract: Synchronized output of audio on a group of devices can comprise sending audio data from an audio distribution master device to one or more slave devices in the group. Scores can be assigned to respective audio playback devices, the scores being indicative of a performance level of the respective audio playback devices acting as a master device. The device with the highest score is designated as a candidate master device and one or more remaining devices are designated as a candidate slave(s). A throughput test is conducted with the highest scoring device acting as the candidate master device. The results of the throughput test are used to determine a master device for a group of devices. Latency of the throughput test can be reduced by using a prescribed time period for completion of the throughput test, and/or by selecting a first group configuration to passes the throughput test.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Fred Torok, Michael Alan Pogue, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Dharini Sundaram
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Patent number: 11393477Abstract: Techniques for a natural language processing (NLP) system to implement more than one assistant are described. The NLP system may receive a natural language input from a device. The NLP system may also receive one or more signals representing one or more assistants to be implemented with respect to the natural language input. The NLP system may intelligently select an assistant to be invoked with respect to the natural language input. Once the assistant is selected, the NLP system may cause content, output to a user, to have characteristics specific to the assistant.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Munir Mahmood, Leopold Bushkin, Alexander Thomas Loeb, Michael Schwartz, Mohammed Arif, Rongzhou Shen, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Shemyla Anwar, Yaser Khan, Edward Page Foyle, Bo Li
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Patent number: 11343611Abstract: Synchronized output of audio on a group of devices can comprise sending audio data from an audio distribution master device to one or more slave devices in the group. Scores can be assigned to respective audio playback devices, the scores being indicative of a performance level of the respective audio playback devices acting as a master device. The device with the highest score is designated as a candidate master device and one or more remaining devices are designated as a candidate slave(s). A throughput test is conducted with the highest scoring device acting as the candidate master device. The results of the throughput test are used to determine a master device for a group of devices. Latency of the throughput test can be reduced by using a prescribed time period for completion of the throughput test, and/or by selecting a first group configuration to passes the throughput test.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Fred Torok, Michael Alan Pogue, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Dharini Sundaram
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Patent number: 11343374Abstract: Techniques for detecting spam accounts in a system are described. The system may analyze speech characteristics of communication content (e.g., telephone call content, VoIP content, audio messaging, etc.) to determine whether multiple devices or user profiles are associated with overlapping communications. The system may also analyze text transcriptions of communication content to determine whether multiple devices or user profiles are associated with overlapping communications. If so, the system may mitigate, such as throttling service, disabling accounts, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jerome Alexander Rolia, Brian Alexander Oliver, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Balraja Subbiah, Tony Roy Hardie
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Patent number: 11295745Abstract: Described herein is a system for enabling a user to multitask by allowing a user to pause or interrupt an on-going interaction with a skill. The system monitors a state of a skill session, and updates the state to allow the user or system to suspend the session. The user may provide an instruction to pause an active session, causing the system to place the session in a suspended state. The user may then provide an instruction to resume the suspended session, causing the system to place the session in an active state. In other cases, the user input may be a request during an active session that requires invoking another skill. The system may place the current session in a suspended state, and invoke a second skill session to monitor the interaction with a second skill. When the interaction with the second skill is completed, the system may resume the previous session by placing it in an active state.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shiladitya Roy, Bo Li, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Eswara Jnana Swaroop Bhupathiraju, Nathan G. Leupold, Andrew S. Huntwork
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Publication number: 20210398525Abstract: Techniques for a natural language processing (NLP) system to implement more than one assistant are described. The NLP system may receive a natural language input corresponding to more than one user command. The NLP system may respond to a first command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a first NLP system assistant. The NLP system may respond to a second command, of the natural language input, using a TTS voice of a second NLP system assistant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Munir Mahmood, Leopold Bushkin, Alexander Thomas Loeb, Michael Schwartz, Mohammed Arif, Rongzhou Shen, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Shemyla Anwar, Yaser Khan, Edward Page Foyle, Bo Li