Patents by Inventor Ahmed S. HUSSEN ABDELAZIZ

Ahmed S. HUSSEN ABDELAZIZ 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).

  • Camera-less representation of users during communication sessions
    Patent number: 12267623
    Abstract: An example process includes receiving, from a user, an input corresponding to a request to render, without using a camera, and during a communication session with an external electronic device, an avatar associated with the user; and in accordance with receiving the input: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is coupled to an external accessory device: during the communication session with the external electronic device, and while a camera corresponding to the communication session is disabled: receiving, from the external accessory device, a first data stream detected by a first type of sensor of the external accessory device; determining, based on the first data stream, a first set of data representing a first type of visual feature of the avatar; and rendering the avatar using the first set of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Justin G. Binder, Abhimanyu Yadav, Ahmed S. Hussen Abdelaziz, Abhishek Walia, Anushree Prasanna Kumar
  • Determining whether speech input is intended for a digital assistant
    Patent number: 12190873
    Abstract: An example process includes: receiving a speech input representing a user utterance; determining, based on a textual representation of the speech input, a first score corresponding to a type of the user utterance; determining, based on the textual representation of the speech input, a second score representing a correspondence between the user utterance and a domain recognized by a digital assistant; determining, based on the first score and the second score, whether the speech input is intended for the digital assistant; in accordance with a determination that the speech input is intended for the digital assistant: initiating, by the digital assistant, a task based on the speech input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed S. Hussen Abdelaziz, Saurabh Adya, Alexander W. Churchill, Pranay Dighe, Sachin S. Kajarekar, Chaitanya Mannemala, Erik Marchi, Seyedmahdad Mirsamadi, Ognjen Rudovic, Ahmed H. Tewfik, Barry-John Theobald, Srikanth Vishnubhotla
  • USING VISUAL CONTEXT TO IMPROVE A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20240371378
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. An example method for processing an image include receiving an image, generating, based on the image, a question corresponding to a first object in the image, generating, based on the image, a caption corresponding to a second object of the image, receiving an utterance from a user, and determining a plurality of speech recognition results from the utterance based on the question and the caption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Saurabh ADYA, Sameer BADASKAR, Akanksha BINDAL, Ahmed S. HUSSEN ABDELAZIZ, Xiaochuan NIU, Alkeshkumar M. PATEL, Srikanth VISHNUBHOTLA
  • Using visual context to improve a virtual assistant
    Patent number: 12073831
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating a digital assistant are provided. An example method for processing an image include receiving an image, generating, based on the image, a question corresponding to a first object in the image, generating, based on the image, a caption corresponding to a second object of the image, receiving an utterance from a user, and determining a plurality of speech recognition results from the utterance based on the question and the caption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Saurabh Adya, Sameer Badaskar, Akanksha Bindal, Ahmed S. Hussen Abdelaziz, Xiaochuan Niu, Alkeshkumar M. Patel, Srikanth Vishnubhotla
  • DETERMINING WHETHER SPEECH INPUT IS INTENDED FOR A DIGITAL ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20230368783
    Abstract: An example process includes: receiving a speech input representing a user utterance; determining, based on a textual representation of the speech input, a first score corresponding to a type of the user utterance; determining, based on the textual representation of the speech input, a second score representing a correspondence between the user utterance and a domain recognized by a digital assistant; determining, based on the first score and the second score, whether the speech input is intended for the digital assistant; in accordance with a determination that the speech input is intended for the digital assistant: initiating, by the digital assistant, a task based on the speech input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Eric MARCHI, Ognjen RUDOVIC, Pranay DIGHE, Sachin S. KAJAREKAR, Saurabh ADYA, Barry-John THEOBALD, Seyedmahdad MIRSAMADI, Ahmed S. HUSSEN ABDELAZIZ
  • DETERMINING WHETHER SPEECH INPUT IS INTENDED FOR A DIGITAL ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20230368812
    Abstract: An example process includes: receiving a speech input representing a user utterance; determining, based on a textual representation of the speech input, a first score corresponding to a type of the user utterance; determining, based on the textual representation of the speech input, a second score representing a correspondence between the user utterance and a domain recognized by a digital assistant; determining, based on the first score and the second score, whether the speech input is intended for the digital assistant; in accordance with a determination that the speech input is intended for the digital assistant: initiating, by the digital assistant, a task based on the speech input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Eric MARCHI, Ognjen RUDOVIC, Sachin S. KAJAREKAR, Saurabh ADYA, Barry-John THEOBALD, Ahmed S. HUSSEN ABDELAZIZ
  • CAMERA-LESS REPRESENTATION OF USERS DURING COMMUNICATION SESSIONS
    Publication number: 20230254448
    Abstract: An example process includes receiving, from a user, an input corresponding to a request to render, without using a camera, and during a communication session with an external electronic device, an avatar associated with the user; and in accordance with receiving the input: in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is coupled to an external accessory device: during the communication session with the external electronic device, and while a camera corresponding to the communication session is disabled: receiving, from the external accessory device, a first data stream detected by a first type of sensor of the external accessory device; determining, based on the first data stream, a first set of data representing a first type of visual feature of the avatar; and rendering the avatar using the first set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Justin G. BINDER, Abhimanyu YADAV, Ahmed S. HUSSEN ABDELAZIZ, Abhishek WALIA, Anushree PRASANNA KUMAR