Patents by Inventor Alexandra Hsiao

Alexandra Hsiao 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).

  • System for assisting in foreign language learning
    Patent number: 10777096
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for improving foreign language learning of a user. In some cases, the system may present text in a foreign language to the user while outputting audio associated with the text. At various periods, the system may prompt the user to rate the difficulty associated with the text and based at least in part on the difficulty rating presenting the user with various options to alter the experience associated with consuming the text to improve the users foreign language absorption rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dikla Treves, Alexandra Hsiao, Fangbing Qiu, Aman Sagar, Dan Stefanescu, Michael Angelo Macchione, III
  • SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
    Publication number: 20170186338
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for improving foreign language learning of a user. In some cases, the system may present text in a foreign language to the user while outputting audio associated with the text. At various periods, the system may prompt the user to rate the difficulty associated with the text and based at least in part on the difficulty rating presenting the user with various options to alter the experience associated with consuming the text to improve the users foreign language absorption rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Dikla Treves, Alexandra Hsiao, Fangbing Qiu, Aman Sagar, Dan Stefanescu, Michael Angelo Macchione, III