Patents Examined by Huyen X. Vo
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Patent number: 11615255Abstract: Machine classifiers in accordance with embodiments of the invention capture long-term temporal dependencies in the dialogue data better than the existing RNN-based architectures. Additionally, machine classifiers may model the joint distribution of the context and response as opposed to the conditional distribution of the response given the context as employed in sequence-to-sequence frameworks. Machine classifiers in accordance with embodiments further append random paddings before and/or after the input data to reduce the syntactic redundancy in the input data, thereby improving the performance of the machine classifiers for a variety of dialogue-related tasks. The random padding of the input data may further provide regularization during the training of the machine classifier and/or reduce exposure bias. In a variety of embodiments, the input data may be encoded based on subword tokenization.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Oluwatobi Olabiyi, Erik T. Mueller, Rui Zhang
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Patent number: 11610590Abstract: AM and LM parameters to be used for adapting an ASR model are derived for each audio segment of an audio stream comprising multiple audio programs. A set of identifiers, including a speaker identifier, a speaker domain identifier and a program domain identifier, is obtained for each audio segment. The set of identifiers are used to select most suitable AM and LM parameters for the particular audio segment. The embodiments enable provision of maximum constraints on the AMs and LMs and enable adaptation of the ASR model on the fly for audio streams of multiple audio programs, such as broadcast audio. This means that the embodiments enable selecting AM and LM parameters that are most suitable in terms of ASR performance for each audio segment.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Volodya Grancharov, Erlendur Karlsson, Sigurdur Sverrisson, Maxim Teslenko, Konstantinos Vandikas, Aneta Vulgarakis Feljan
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Patent number: 11606970Abstract: A vaporizer device may include a pressure sensor and an ambient pressure sensor. The pressure sensor may be configured to measure a first pressure in an air flow path in the vaporizer device. The ambient pressure sensor may be configured to measure a second pressure corresponding to an atmospheric pressure. The vaporizer device may further include a controller. The controller may be configured to transition the vaporizer device to a first standby mode when the first pressure is equal to or greater than the second pressure for a first threshold quantity of time. While the vaporizer device is in the first standby mode, the controller may be further configured to transition the vaporizer device to a second standby mode when the second pressure is a threshold quantity greater than the first pressure and no motion event is detected for a second threshold quantity of time.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Fu, Christopher Loental, Marko Markovic, Alexander Weiss, Alexander Ringrose, David Carlberg, Robyn Nariyoshi, Devin Spratt, Nicholas J. Hatton, Yen Jen Chang, Chen Yu Li, Barry Tseng, Prince Wang, Thomas Germann, Andreas Schaefer
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Patent number: 11605394Abstract: A method for improving speech signal intelligibility is performed at a device. A speech signal is obtained. A correspondence between the speech signal and a respective user group among different user groups having distinct voice characteristics is identified. Pre-encoding signal augmentation is performed on the speech signal with a respective pre-augmentation filtering coefficient that corresponds to the respective user group to obtain a group-specific pre-augmented speech signal. The device encodes the pre-augmented speech signal for subsequent transmission through the voice communication channel. An encoded version of the pre-augmented speech signal has reduced loss of signal quality as compared to an encoded version of the speech signal that is obtained without the pre-encoding signal augmentation.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Junbin Liang
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Patent number: 11605470Abstract: An integrated tele-health networking, interaction, and care-matching tool for tele-health services may include a tele-health operations server in communication with patient, provider, matching, and interaction databases. A management engine running on the server may execute a database management module, a rule module, and a GUI module configured to display a GUI having a plurality of preconfigured screens at a plurality of user terminals. In operation, the management engine implements a referral-based care network that connects a patient with healthcare providers, non-medical-professional caregivers, advocates, and friends or family via the user terminals.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Telemedicine Provider Services, LLCInventors: Kevin McGarvey, Michael Zdepski, Tom Piekos, Jason Sperling, David Carroll, Stirling Olson
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Patent number: 11600252Abstract: A performance analysis method according to the present invention includes generating information related to a performance tendency of a user, from observed performance information relating to a performance of a musical piece by the user and inferred performance information that occurs when the musical piece is performed based on a specific tendency.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Maezawa
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Patent number: 11600263Abstract: This disclosure describes a tabletop game assistant system configured to ingest and guide tangible games (such as board games, card games, etc.) using natural language interaction and image capture/visual display components. The system can include features enabling a game developer to “teach” the system the rules of a game using natural language, such as written instructions, to reduce or eliminate the need for writing dedicated code. The system may process images of a game board and/or tokens such as game pieces and/or cards to further generate game data in the form of a logical game model. The system can use the game data to guide human players of the game and, in some cases, participate as a player itself. The system may further be configured to observe a game and detect invalid actions, answer questions regarding the rules, and suggest moves. The system may provide additional utilities such as generating a random output (e.g., rolling virtual dice) and learning to recognize new game pieces.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James Robert Blair, Mark Chien, Farah Lynn Houston, Steven T Rabuchin
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Patent number: 11593567Abstract: A method comprises receiving at least one natural language input, and determining an intent of the at least one natural language input. In the method, a virtual assistant of a plurality of virtual assistants is recommended to respond to the at least one natural language input based at least in part on the determined intent, and the at least one natural language input is transmitted to the recommended virtual assistant. The determining and recommending are performed using one or more machine learning models, and the plurality of virtual assistants respectively correspond to a plurality of different functions of an enterprise.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Bijan Kumar Mohanty, Dhilip S. Kumar, Hung Dinh, Rajesh Krishnan
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Patent number: 11586829Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention generates natural language content from a set of keywords in accordance with a template. Keyword vectors representing a context for the keywords are generated. The keywords are associated with language tags, while the template includes a series of language tags indicating an arrangement for the generated natural language content. Template vectors are generated from the series of language tags of the template and represent a context for the template. Contributions from the contexts for the keywords and the template are determined based on a comparison of the series of language tags of the template with the associated language tags of the keywords. One or more words for each language tag of the template are generated to produce the natural language content based on combined contributions from the contexts for the keywords and the template.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Abhijit Mishra, Md Faisal Mahbub Chowdhury, Sagar Manohar, Dan Gutfreund
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Patent number: 11586917Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for enhancing performance of a first model. The first model is trained with a training data set. A second model receives the training data set associated with the first model. The second model provides the first model with a hardness value associated with prediction of each data point of the training data set. The first model determines a confidence value regarding predicting each data point based on the training data set, and determines a ratio of the hardness value of a prediction of each data point by the second model with respect to the confidence value of the first model. The first model is retrained with a re-weighted training data set when the determined ratio is lower than a value of ?.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Amit Dhurandhar, Karthikeyan Shanmugam, Ronny Luss
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Patent number: 11587666Abstract: The current invention describes a method and system for delivering reconfigured digital content or reconfigured delivery of digital content designed to allay the effects of Q/D-related EMS. Disclosed is a system/method for delivering an extended digital therapeutic (ExRx) based on a selected emotional/mental state (EMS) and home-bound state (HBS).Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Get Together IncInventor: Michael Phillips Moskowitz
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Patent number: 11587541Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for providing personalized songs in automated chatting. A message may be received in a chat flow. Personalized lyrics of a user may be generated based at least on a personal language model of the user in response to the message. A personalized song may be generated based on the personalized lyrics. The personalized song may be provided in the chat flow.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Xianchao Wu, Kazushige Ito, Kazuna Tsuboi
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Patent number: 11580991Abstract: A speech-processing system configured to determine entities corresponding to ambiguous words such as anaphora (“he,” “she,” “they,” etc.) included in an utterance. The system may associate incoming utterances with a speaker identification (ID), device ID, and other data. The system then tracks entities referred to in utterances so that if a later utterance includes an ambiguous entity reference, the system may take the speaker ID, device ID, etc. from the ambiguous reference, along with the text of the utterance and other data, and compare that information to previously mentioned entities (or other entities that may be relevant) to identify the entity mentioned in the ambiguous statement. Once the entity is determined, the system may then complete command processing of the utterance using the identified entity.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Michael Moniz
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Patent number: 11581086Abstract: Disclosed is a system for delivering a digital therapeutic, specific to both a user-selected emotional or mental state (EMS) and at least one user profile attribute comprising of: an EMS store; a message prescriber; a processor coupled to a memory element with instructions, the processor when executing the memory-stored instructions, configure the system to cause: the EMS store comprising a plurality of EMS to allow a user to select at least one EMS, said selected EMS indicating at least one of an emotion, mental, and/or physical state of the user. The message prescriber then pushing to a user device at least one stored digital therapeutic coupled to the selected EMS from the EMS store, wherein the digital therapeutic is at least one of a message or content with a behavioral and/or physical (b/p) recommendation of varying severity and/or varying design cues specific to both the user-selected EMS and at least one user profile attribute.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Get Together IncInventor: Michael Phillips Moskowitz
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Patent number: 11568876Abstract: Provided in embodiments of the present application are a method and apparatus for user registration and electronic device. The method includes: after obtaining a wake-up voice of a user each time, extracting and storing a first voiceprint feature corresponding to the wake-up voice; clustering the stored first voiceprint features to divide the stored first voiceprint features into at least one category, wherein, each of the at least one category includes at least one first voiceprint feature which belongs to the same user; assigning one category identifier to each category; storing each category identifier in correspondence to at least one first voiceprint feature corresponding to this category identifier to complete user registration. The embodiments of the present application can simplify the user operation and improve the user experience.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: BEIJING ORION STAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Fuxiang Li, Xiao Li, Guoguang Li
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Patent number: 11561964Abstract: Embodiments for providing data content consumption support by a processor. Data from one or more data sources may be captured and received by one or more data capturing devices while a user is consuming the data on the one or more data sources. A domain knowledge may be automatically updated with the data. A response may be provided to one or more queries based upon information accessed from the knowledge domain.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Adi Botea, Beat Buesser, Bei Chen, Akihiro Kishimoto
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Patent number: 11551709Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting an end of a query are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving audio data that corresponds to an utterance spoken by a user. The actions further include applying, to the audio data, an end of query model. The actions further include determining the confidence score that reflects a likelihood that the utterance is a complete utterance. The actions further include comparing the confidence score that reflects the likelihood that the utterance is a complete utterance to a confidence score threshold. The actions further include determining whether the utterance is likely complete or likely incomplete. The actions further include providing, for output, an instruction to (i) maintain a microphone that is receiving the utterance in an active state or (ii) deactivate the microphone that is receiving the utterance.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Gabor Simko, Maria Carolina Parada San Martin, Sean Matthew Shannon
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Patent number: 11544564Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for performing a Bayesian inference with a spiking neural network. In an embodiment, a parent node of the spiking neural network receives a first bias signal which is periodic. The parent node communicates a likelihood signal to a child node, wherein the parent node and the child node correspond to a first condition and a second condition, respectively. Based on a phase change which is applied to the first bias signal, the likelihood signal indicates a probability of the first condition. The child node also receives a signal which indicates an instance of the second condition. Based on the indication and a second bias signal, the child node signals to the first node that an adjustment is to be made to the phase change applied to the first bias signal. After the adjustment, the likelihood signal indicates an updated probability of the first condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Arnab Paul, Narayan Srinivasa
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Patent number: 11537792Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pre-training method for a sentiment analysis model and an electronic device, which relates to a field of artificial intelligence technologies. The method includes: based on a given seed sentiment dictionary, performing sentimental knowledge detection on a training corpus in a training corpus set, and determining a detection sentiment word and a detection word pair of the training corpus; according to preset mask processing rules, performing mask process on the training corpus to generate a masked corpus; performing encoding and decoding on the masked corpus by using a preset encoder and decoder to determine the detection sentiment word and the detection word pair of the training corpus; and updating the preset encoder and decoder according to a difference between prediction sentiment word and the detection sentiment word, and a difference between prediction word pair and the detection word pair.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Can Gao, Hao Liu, Bolei He, Xinyan Xiao, Hao Tian
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Patent number: 11526681Abstract: A method, computer program product, and a system where a processor(s), monitors multilingual switches performed on a client on behalf of a given user. Based on the monitoring, the processor(s) identifies switch patterns of the given user to generate a service profile for the user of machine learned multilingual switch patterns for the given user. The processor(s) determines a priority order for languages comprising the voice input streams, for the given user. The processor(s) obtains a new translation request initiated by the client, on behalf of the given user and applies the priority order to identify one or more languages spoken in a voice input stream of the new translation request. The processor(s) transmits indicators of the identified one or more languages to the client, where upon receiving the indicators, the client translates the voice input stream from the identified one or more languages to one or more target languages.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Su Liu, Inseok Hwang, Eric Rozner, Chungkuk Yoo