Patents by Inventor Alton Hau Kwong KWOK

Alton Hau Kwong KWOK 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).

  • Time-based visual targeting for voice commands
    Patent number: 11183185
    Abstract: A method performed by a computing system for directing a voice command to a function associated with a visual target includes receiving a set of time-variable sensor-based data streams, including an audio data stream and a targeting data stream. The targeting data stream is stored in a buffer as buffered targeting data. Presence of a spoken utterance is identified within the audio data stream and is associated with a temporal identifier corresponding in time to the set of sensor-based data streams. A voice command corresponding to the spoken utterance is identified. A visual targeting vector within the buffered targeting data and a visual target of that visual targeting vector is identified at a time corresponding to the temporal identifier. The voice command is directed to a function associated with the visual target to generate an output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Luke Cartwright, Alexander James Thaman, Alton Hau Kwong Kwok
  • TIME-BASED VISUAL TARGETING FOR VOICE COMMANDS
    Publication number: 20200219501
    Abstract: A method performed by a computing system for directing a voice command to a function associated with a visual target includes receiving a set of time-variable sensor-based data streams, including an audio data stream and a targeting data stream. The targeting data stream is stored in a buffer as buffered targeting data. Presence of a spoken utterance is identified within the audio data stream and is associated with a temporal identifier corresponding in time to the set of sensor-based data streams. A voice command corresponding to the spoken utterance is identified. A visual targeting vector within the buffered targeting data and a visual target of that visual targeting vector is identified at a time corresponding to the temporal identifier. The voice command is directed to a function associated with the visual target to generate an output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Luke CARTWRIGHT, Alexander James THAMAN, Alton Hau Kwong KWOK