Patents by Inventor Andrey Eltsov

Andrey Eltsov 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).

  • Patent number: 11935537
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for selecting a digital assistant from among multiple digital assistants. An embodiment operates by receiving a voice input containing a trigger word at a first voice adapter associated with a digital assistant that generates a first confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment further receives the voice input at a second voice adapter that generates a second confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment determines the first confidence score is higher than the second confidence score. The embodiment selects the digital assistant based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Maker, Andrey Eltsov, Robert Curtis, Gregory Medding
  • Publication number: 20230252992
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for selecting a digital assistant from among multiple digital assistants. An embodiment operates by receiving a voice input containing a trigger word at a first voice adapter associated with a digital assistant that generates a first confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment further receives the voice input at a second voice adapter that generates a second confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment determines the first confidence score is higher than the second confidence score. The embodiment selects the digital assistant based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank MAKER, Andrey ELTSOV, Robert CURTIS, Gregory MEDDING
  • Patent number: 11664026
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for selecting a digital assistant from among multiple digital assistants. An embodiment operates by receiving a voice input containing a trigger word at a first voice adapter associated with a digital assistant that generates a first confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment further receives the voice input at a second voice adapter that generates a second confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment determines the first confidence score is higher than the second confidence score. The embodiment selects the digital assistant based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Maker, Andrey Eltsov, Robert Curtis, Gregory Medding
  • Patent number: 11611827
    Abstract: System, method, and various embodiments for providing a speaker audio configuration system are described herein. An embodiment operates by identifying an external speaker connected to an audio device. Second capability information for the external speaker is retrieved and user input indicating a relative position of the external speaker to the internal speaker is received. An audio configuration for the external speaker is calculated based on the second capability information and the relative position of the external speaker. The calculated audio configuration is provided to the external speaker. The external speaker is configured to receive and audibly output audio from the audio device based on the audio configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Curtis, Kasper Andersen, Andrey Eltsov, Mark Janossy
  • Publication number: 20220078553
    Abstract: System, method, and various embodiments for providing a speaker audio configuration system are described herein. An embodiment operates by identifying an external speaker connected to an audio device. Second capability information for the external speaker is retrieved and user input indicating a relative position of the external speaker to the internal speaker is received. An audio configuration for the external speaker is calculated based on the second capability information and the relative position of the external speaker. The calculated audio configuration is provided to the external speaker. The external speaker is configured to receive and audibly output audio from the audio device based on the audio configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: ROBERT CURTIS, KASPER ANDERSEN, ANDREY ELTSOV, MARK JANOSSY
  • Patent number: 11212615
    Abstract: System, method, and various embodiments for providing a speaker normalization system are described herein. An embodiment operates by identifying a plurality of speakers connected to an audio device, wherein the audio device includes an internal speaker for which first capability information is known. Second capability information of each of the plurality of speakers is retrieved. User input indicating a relative position of each speaker is received. An audio configuration is calculated based on the second capability information and the relative position of each of the plurality of speakers. The calculated audio configuration is provided to each of the plurality of speakers, wherein each of the plurality of speakers is configured to receive and audibly output audio from the audio device based on the audio configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Curtis, Kasper Andersen, Andrey Eltsov, Mark Janossy
  • Publication number: 20210383807
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for selecting a digital assistant from among multiple digital assistants. An embodiment operates by receiving a voice input containing a trigger word at a first voice adapter associated with a digital assistant that generates a first confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment further receives the voice input at a second voice adapter that generates a second confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment determines the first confidence score is higher than the second confidence score. The embodiment selects the digital assistant based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Frank MAKER, Andrey ELTSOV, Robert CURTIS, Gregory MEDDING
  • Patent number: 11145298
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for selecting a digital assistant from among multiple digital assistants. An embodiment operates by receiving a voice input containing a trigger word at a first voice adapter associated with a digital assistant that generates a first confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment further receives the voice input at a second voice adapter that generates a second confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment determines the first confidence score is higher than the second confidence score. The embodiment selects the digital assistant based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Roku, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Maker, Andrey Eltsov, Robert Curtis, Gregory Medding
  • Publication number: 20210176562
    Abstract: System, method, and various embodiments for providing a speaker normalization system are described herein. An embodiment operates by identifying a plurality of speakers connected to an audio device , wherein the audio device includes an internal speaker for which first capability information is known. Second capability information of each of the plurality of speakers is retrieved. User input indicating a relative position of each speaker is received. An audio configuration is calculated based on the second capability information and the relative position of each of the plurality of speakers. The calculated audio configuration is provided to each of the plurality of speakers, wherein each of the plurality of speakers is configured to receive and audibly output audio from the audio device based on the audio configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Curtis, Kasper Andersen, Andrey Eltsov, Mark Janossy
  • Patent number: 10924853
    Abstract: System, method, and various embodiments for providing a speaker normalization system are described herein. An embodiment operates by identifying a plurality of audio output devices connected to an audio source. For each audio output device, a set of technical capabilities and a relative position of the audio output device is identified. An audio configuration is calculated based on both the set of technical capabilities and the relative position of each audio output device, and which audio output devices are identified. The calculated audio configuration is provided to each identified audio output device. Audio is provided to each of the identified audio output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ROKU, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Curtis, Kasper Andersen, Andrey Eltsov, Mark Janossy
  • Publication number: 20190251960
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for selecting a digital assistant from among multiple digital assistants. An embodiment operates by receiving a voice input containing a trigger word at a first voice adapter associated with a digital assistant that generates a first confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment further receives the voice input at a second voice adapter that generates a second confidence score for the trigger word. The embodiment determines the first confidence score is higher than the second confidence score. The embodiment selects the digital assistant based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Frank MAKER, Andrey Eltsov, Robert Curtis, Gregory Medding