Patents Assigned to Yac Inc.
  • Patent number: 12548560
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes recording, by a microphone of an electronic device, audio in a vicinity of the device and capturing, by a camera of an electronic device, an image that includes information about a person in the vicinity. The method further includes extracting, based at least on the captured image, identifying information about the person; extracting a portion of the recorded audio corresponding to a conversation between a user and the person; generating a transcription of the extracted portion of the recorded audio; determining, based on the transcription and from an AI model, a summary of the conversation; and storing the summary and the extracted identifying information together in a data store for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2025
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Yac Inc.
    Inventor: Hunter McKinley
  • Patent number: 12434502
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes recording, by a microphone of a client device, audio in an environment of a user and accessing at least a portion of the audio that includes a conversation between the user and a participant. The method further includes storing the at least the portion of the audio onto a business card of the user in the environment of the user, where the business card has (1) a body made of a lightweight material; (2) a non-transitory computer readable storage media within the body and configured to store at least a portion of an audio; and (3) one or more processors within the body and coupled to the non-transitory computer readable storage media, the one or more processors operable to provide the at least a portion of the audio recording stored on the media for playback at a time subsequent to recording of the audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2025
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Yac Inc.
    Inventor: Hunter McKinley
  • Patent number: 12311690
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes recording, by a microphone of a client device, audio in an environment of a user and accessing at least a portion of the audio that includes a conversation between the user and a participant. The method further includes storing the at least the portion of the audio onto a business card of the user in the environment of the user, where the business card has (1) a body made of a lightweight material; (2) a non-transitory computer readable storage media within the body and configured to store at least a portion of an audio; and (3) one or more processors within the body and coupled to the non-transitory computer readable storage media, the one or more processors operable to provide the at least a portion of the audio recording stored on the media for playback at a time subsequent to recording of the audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Yac Inc.
    Inventor: Hunter McKinley