Patents by Inventor Vikrant Sagar

Vikrant Sagar 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).

  • Patent number: 11944437
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20230206900
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting audible commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. A requesting user may provide audio input (e.g., command data) to the speech recognition system via a computing device to request an entertainment system to perform one or more operational commands. The speech recognition system may analyze the audio input across a variety of linguistic models, and may parse the audio input to identify a plurality of phrases and corresponding action classifiers. In some embodiments, the speech recognition system may utilize the action classifiers and other information to determine the one or more identified phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user’s spoken command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Vikrant Sagar
  • Patent number: 11626101
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting audible commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. A requesting user may provide audio input (e.g., command data) to the speech recognition system via a computing device to request an entertainment system to perform one or more operational commands. The speech recognition system may analyze the audio input across a variety of linguistic models, and may parse the audio input to identify a plurality of phrases and corresponding action classifiers. In some embodiments, the speech recognition system may utilize the action classifiers and other information to determine the one or more identified phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user's spoken command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20230030212
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
  • Patent number: 11497424
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20220108683
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting audible commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. A requesting user may provide audio input (e.g., command data) to the speech recognition system via a computing device to request an entertainment system to perform one or more operational commands. The speech recognition system may analyze the audio input across a variety of linguistic models, and may parse the audio input to identify a plurality of phrases and corresponding action classifiers. In some embodiments, the speech recognition system may utilize the action classifiers and other information to determine the one or more identified phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user's spoken command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Vikrant Sagar
  • Patent number: 11195512
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. The speech recognition system receives audio data associated with a multi-language command. The speech recognition system analyzes the audio data across a variety of linguistic models, and parses the audio data to determine a match phrase, of a plurality of phrases associated with a plurality of operational commands. The speech recognition system utilizes classifiers and/or other information to determine one or more phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user's spoken command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20210106264
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
  • Patent number: 10849542
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20200029879
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20200020316
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting audible commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. A requesting user may provide audio input (e.g., command data) to the speech recognition system via a computing device to request an entertainment system to perform one or more operational commands. The speech recognition system may analyze the audio input across a variety of linguistic models, and may parse the audio input to identify a plurality of phrases and corresponding action classifiers. In some embodiments, the speech recognition system may utilize the action classifiers and other information to determine the one or more identified phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user's spoken command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Vikrant Sagar
  • Patent number: 10418026
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting audible commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. A requesting user may provide audio input (e.g., command data) to the speech recognition system via a computing device to request an entertainment system to perform one or more operational commands. The speech recognition system may analyze the audio input across a variety of linguistic models, and may parse the audio input to identify a plurality of phrases and corresponding action classifiers. In some embodiments, the speech recognition system may utilize the action classifiers and other information to determine the one or more identified phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user's spoken command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Vikrant Sagar
  • Patent number: 10362978
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20180018959
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting audible commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. A requesting user may provide audio input (e.g., command data) to the speech recognition system via a computing device to request an entertainment system to perform one or more operational commands. The speech recognition system may analyze the audio input across a variety of linguistic models, and may parse the audio input to identify a plurality of phrases and corresponding action classifiers. In some embodiments, the speech recognition system may utilize the action classifiers and other information to determine the one or more identified phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user's spoken command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Vikrant Sagar
  • Publication number: 20170055895
    Abstract: According to some aspects, disclosed methods and systems may include having a user input one or more speech commands into an input device of a user device. The user device may communicate with one or more components or devices at a local office or headend. The local office or the user device may transcribe the speech commands into language transcriptions. The local office or the user device may determine a mood for the user based on whether any of the speech commands may have been repeated. The local office or the user device may determine, based on the mood of the user, which content asset or content service to make available to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: George Thomas Des Jardins, Scot Zola, Vikrant Sagar