Patents by Inventor Aimee Silva

Aimee Silva 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).

  • Dynamic grammars for reusable dialogue components
    Patent number: 8417511
    Abstract: A system and method for authoring a voice application is provided. The voice recognition process uses a dynamic grammar which obtains data from a backend data source based upon an input in order to create expected results that a speech engine can recognize. The process can retrieve data from at least one of a plurality of back-end data sources and can build a grammar based on the data using at least in part a dynamic grammar builder. The grammar is loaded into the voice recognition application using at least in part the reusable dialog component. A data access service, XSLT processor, or other data accessing framework can be used to facilitate access and manipulation of data in heterogeneous environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nuance Communications
    Inventors: Aimee Silva, Baiju D. Mandalia, Victor S. Moore
  • Tuning reusable software components in a speech application
    Patent number: 8386248
    Abstract: A method of tuning reusable dialog components within a speech application can include detecting speech recognition events generated from a plurality of recognitions performed for a field of a reusable dialog component. The speech recognition events can be generated over a plurality of interactive voice response sessions. The method also can include automatically computing a suggested value for a tuning parameter corresponding to the field of the reusable dialog component according, at least in part, to the speech recognition events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Girish Dhanakshirur, Baiju D. Mandalia, Aimee Silva
  • DYNAMIC GRAMMARS FOR REUSABLE DIALOGUE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20080162140
    Abstract: A system and method for authoring a voice application is provided. The voice recognition process uses a dynamic grammar which obtains data from a backend data source based upon an input in order to create expected results that a speech engine can recognize. The process can retrieve data from at least one of a plurality of back-end data sources and can build a grammar based on the data using at least in part a dynamic grammar builder. The grammar is loaded into the voice recognition application using at least in part the reusable dialog component. A data access service, XSLT processor, or other data accessing framework can be used to facilitate access and manipulation of data in heterogeneous environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aimee Silva, Baiju D. Mandalia, Victor S. Moore
  • Tuning Reusable Software Components in a Speech Application
    Publication number: 20080077402
    Abstract: A method of tuning reusable dialog components within a speech application can include detecting speech recognition events generated from a plurality of recognitions performed for a field of a reusable dialog component. The speech recognition events can be generated over a plurality of interactive voice response sessions. The method also can include automatically computing a suggested value for a tuning parameter corresponding to the field of the reusable dialog component according, at least in part, to the speech recognition events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Girish Dhanakshirur, Baiju D. Mandalia, Aimee Silva