Patents Assigned to Machine Zone, Inc
  • Patent number: 8909513
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method that comprises receiving a set of segments from a text field, analyzing the set of segments to determine at least one of a target subtext or a target meaning associated with the set of segments, and identifying a set of candidate emoticons where each candidate emoticon in the set of candidate emoticons has an association between the candidate emoticon and at least one of the target subtext or the target meaning. The method may further comprise presenting the set of candidate emoticons for entry selection at a current position of an input cursor, receiving an entry selection for a set of selected emoticons from the set of candidate emoticons, and inserting the set of selected emoticons into the text field at the current position of the input cursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Machine Zone, Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriel Leydon
  • Publication number: 20140229156
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein facilitate multi-lingual communications. The systems and methods of some embodiments may enable multi-lingual communications through different modes of communications including, for example, Internet-based chat, e-mail, text-based mobile phone communications, postings to online forums, postings to online social media services, and the like. Certain embodiments may implement communications systems and methods that translate text between two or more languages (e.g., spoken), while handling/accommodating for one or more of the following in the text: specialized/domain-related jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, proper nouns, common nouns, diminutives, colloquial words or phrases, and profane words or phrases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Machine Zone, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Leydon, Francois Orsini, Nikhil Bojja, Shailen Karur
  • Publication number: 20140229157
    Abstract: Systems and methods of various embodiments may enable or refine translation of text between a first language and a second language. In particular, systems and methods may enable or refine a text translation by soliciting and/or receiving feedback for: translation of a first word or phrase from a first language to a second language; transformation of the first word or phrase (in the first language) to a second word or phrase in the first language; or transformation of the first word or phrase (in the first language) to a second word or phrase in the second language. The systems and methods of various embodiments may incentivize user feedback for failed translations in order to encourage user feedback, improve the quality of user feedback received, and to permit development of translation corpora that can evolve with time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Machine Zone, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Leydon, Francois Orsini, Nikhil Bojja, Shailen Karur
  • Publication number: 20140229154
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein facilitate multi-lingual communications. The systems and methods of some embodiments may enable multi-lingual communications through different modes of communications including, for example, Internet-based chat, e-mail, text-based mobile phone communications, postings to online forums, postings to online social media services, and the like. Certain embodiments may implement communications systems and methods that translate text between two or more languages (e.g., spoken), while handling/accommodating for one or more of the following in the text: specialized/domain-related jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, proper nouns, common nouns, diminutives, colloquial words or phrases, and profane words or phrases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: MACHINE ZONE, INC.
    Inventor: Machine Zone, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20140214409
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method that comprises receiving a set of segments from a text field, analyzing the set of segments to determine at least one of a target subtext or a target meaning associated with the set of segments, and identifying a set of candidate emoticons where each candidate emoticon in the set of candidate emoticons has an association between the candidate emoticon and at least one of the target subtext or the target meaning. The method may further comprise presenting the set of candidate emoticons for entry selection at a current position of an input cursor, receiving an entry selection for a set of selected emoticons from the set of candidate emoticons, and inserting the set of selected emoticons into the text field at the current position of the input cursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Machine Zone, Inc
    Inventor: Gabriel Leydon