Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Stern
Benjamin J. Stern 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).
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Patent number: 9537867Abstract: A trust propagation system is disclosed that propagates trust data based on established trust relationships. The trust system may automatically propagate trust data between parties A and C based on trust relationships with a common party B. Trust data may include authentication data such as biometric data, encryption data, passwords, etc. that may be used to conduct exclusive communications.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Pradeep K. Bansal, Lee Begeja, Carroll W. Creswell, Jeffrey Farah, Benjamin J. Stern, Jay Wilpon
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Patent number: 9530416Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for fetching speech processing models based on context changes in advance of speech requests using the speech processing models. An example local device configured to practice the method, having a local speech processor, and having access to remote speech models, detects a change in context. The change in context can be based on geographical location, language translation, speech in a different language, user language settings, installing or removing an app, and so forth. The local device can determine a speech processing model that is likely to be needed based on the change in context, and that is not stored on the local device. Independently of an explicit request to process speech, the local device can retrieve, from a remote server, the speech processing model for use on the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Enrico Luigi Bocchieri, Alistair D. Conkie, Danilo Giulianelli
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Patent number: 9530415Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable media for enabling speech processing in a user interface of a device. The method includes receiving an indication of a field and a user interface of a device, the indication also signaling that speech will follow, receiving the speech from the user at the device, the speech being associated with the field, transmitting the speech as a request to public, common network node that receives and processes speech, processing the transmitted speech and returning text associated with the speech to the device and inserting the text into the field. Upon a second indication from the user, the system processes the text in the field as programmed by the user interface. The present disclosure provides a speech mash up application for a user interface of a mobile or desktop device that does not require expensive speech processing technologies.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Jay Wilpon, Giuseppe Di Fabbrizio, Benjamin J. Stern
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Publication number: 20160352728Abstract: A biometric authentication system is disclosed that provides authentication capability using biometric data in connection with a challenge for parties engaging in digital communications such as digital text-oriented, interactive digital communications. End-user systems may be coupled to devices that include biometric data capture devices such as retina scanners, fingerprint recorders, cameras, microphones, ear scanners, DNA profilers, etc., so that biometric data of a communicating party may be captured and used for authentication purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: Pradeep K. Bansal, Lee Begeja, Carroll W. Creswell, Jeffrey Farah, Benjamin J. Stern, Jay Wilpon
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Publication number: 20160330198Abstract: A biometric authentication system is disclosed that provides a trusted third party biometric authentication capability for independent confirmation of identity of parties. A repository of biometric templates for registered parties is disclosed that permit a biometric authenticator to perform independent authentication services for other parties by matching received biometric information against biometric information in the repository, or by providing requested biometric information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Jay Gordon Wilpon
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Patent number: 9491179Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs for generating an authorized profile for a text communication device or account, may sample a text communication generated by the text communication device or account during communication and may store the text sample. The systems, methods, and programs may extract a language pattern from the stored text sample and may create an authorized profile based on the language pattern. Systems, methods, and programs for detecting unauthorized use of a text communication device or account may sample a text communication generated by the device or account during communication, may extract a language pattern from the audio sample, and may compare extracted language pattern of the sample with an authorized user profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Lee Begeja, Benjamin J. Stern
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Patent number: 9485347Abstract: An arrangement for allowing “hands-free” access to DTMF-controlled systems, such as one's voice mail messaging systems, utilizes a speech-to-DTMF tone application that monitors the communication between the user and the DTMF-controlled system. A speech recognition unit is utilized to retrieve certain voice commands (e.g., “next”, “skip”, “repeat”, “forward”, etc.) when uttered by the user. The application then translates the received commands into the proper DTMF tone sequence used by the DTMF-controlled system and transmits the DTMF tones to the system. The application is particularly useful in the cell phone environment and avoids the necessity of the user to constantly switch between using the keypad and listening to messages/commands from the system.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Narendra K. Gupta, Benjamin J. Stern
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Patent number: 9455983Abstract: A speaker-verification digital signature system is disclosed that provides greater confidence in communications having digital signatures because a signing party may be prompted to speak a text-phrase that may be different for each digital signature, thus making it difficult for anyone other than the legitimate signing party to provide a valid signature.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Pradeep K. Bansal, Lee Begeja, Carroll W. Creswell, Jeffrey Joseph Farah, Benjamin J. Stern, Jay Wilpon
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Patent number: 9438578Abstract: A biometric authentication system is disclosed that provides authentication capability using biometric data in connection with a challenge for parties engaging in digital communications such as digital text-oriented, interactive digital communications. End-user systems may be coupled to devices that include biometric data capture devices such as retina scanners, fingerprint recorders, cameras, microphones, ear scanners, DNA profilers, etc., so that biometric data of a communicating party may be captured and used for authentication purposes.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Pradeep K. Bansal, Lee Begeja, Carroll W. Creswell, Jeffrey Farah, Benjamin J. Stern, Jay Wilpon
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Patent number: 9426150Abstract: A biometric authentication system is disclosed that provides a trusted third party biometric authentication capability for independent confirmation of identity of parties. A repository of biometric templates for registered parties is disclosed that permit a biometric authenticator to perform independent authentication services for other parties by matching received biometric information against biometric information in the repository, or by providing requested biometric information.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Jay Wilpon
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Publication number: 20160163029Abstract: A method includes receiving first image data at an electronic device, and performing a first image recognition operation on the first image data based on a first image recognition model stored in a memory of the electronic device. The method may include sending an image recognition model update request from the electronic device to a server, in response to determining that a result of the first image recognition operation fails to satisfy a confidence threshold. The method includes receiving image recognition model update information from the server and updating the first image recognition model based on the image recognition model update information to generate a second image recognition model. The method further includes performing a second image recognition operation based on the second image recognition model.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: David Crawford Gibbon, Benjamin J. Stern, Zhu Liu, Eric Zavesky
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Publication number: 20160086598Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify a speech synthesis context, and determine, based on a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice and based on the speech synthesis context, additional text-to-speech units which are not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the additional text-to-speech units, and store the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can prune the cache as the context changes, based on availability of local storage, or after synthesizing the speech. The local cache can store a core set of text-to-speech units associated with the text-to-speech voice that cannot be pruned from the local cache.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Benjamin J. STERN, Mark Charles BEUTNAGEL, Alistair D. CONKIE, Horst J. SCHROETER, Amanda Joy STENT
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Publication number: 20160088142Abstract: An arrangement for allowing “hands-free” access to DTMF-controlled systems, such as one's voice mail messaging systems, utilizes a speech-to-DTMF tone application that monitors the communication between the user and the DTMF-controlled system. A speech recognition unit is utilized to retrieve certain voice commands (e.g., “next”, “skip”, “repeat”, “forward”, etc.) when uttered by the user. The application then translates the received commands into the proper DTMF tone sequence used by the DTMF-controlled system and transmits the DTMF tones to the system. The application is particularly useful in the cell phone environment and avoids the necessity of the user to constantly switch between using the keypad and listening to messages/commands from the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Narendra K. GUPTA, Benjamin J. STERN
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Publication number: 20160049151Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable media for enabling speech processing in a user interface of a device. The method includes receiving an indication of a field and a user interface of a device, the indication also signaling that speech will follow, receiving the speech from the user at the device, the speech being associated with the field, transmitting the speech as a request to public, common network node that receives and processes speech, processing the transmitted speech and returning text associated with the speech to the device and inserting the text into the field. Upon a second indication from the user, the system processes the text in the field as programmed by the user interface. The present disclosure provides a speech mash up application for a user interface of a mobile or desktop device that does not require expensive speech processing technologies.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Jay WILPON, Giuseppe DI FABBRIZIO, Benjamin J. STERN
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Publication number: 20160044042Abstract: A trust propagation system is disclosed that propagates trust data based on established trust relationships. The trust system may automatically propagate trust data between parties A and C based on trust relationships with a common party B. Trust data may include authentication data such as biometric data, encryption data, passwords, etc. that may be used to conduct exclusive communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: PRADEEP K. BANSAL, Lee Begeja, Carroll W. Creswell, Jeffrey Farah, Benjamin J. Stern, Jay Wilpon
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Patent number: 9246695Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a private broadcast channel service, e.g., a virtual closed circuit television service, on packet networks such as Service over Internet Protocol (SoIP) networks are disclosed. For example, a customer subscribes to the private broadcast channel service for a group having a plurality of confirmed members who have confirmed their desire to participate. The network service provider enables one or more of the group members to upload media content to the service provider's network. The service provider then broadcasts the uploaded media content to all the confirmed members such that each confirmed member may view the media content by simply tuning to the appropriate channel assigned for the private broadcast channel service.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Lee Begeja, Benjamin J. Stern, Ganesh K. Subramaniam
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Publication number: 20160014137Abstract: Systems, methods, and programs for generating an authorized profile for a text communication device or account, may sample a text communication generated by the text communication device or account during communication and may store the text sample. The systems, methods, and programs may extract a language pattern from the stored text sample and may create an authorized profile based on the language pattern. Systems, methods, and programs for detecting unauthorized use of a text communication device or account may sample a text communication generated by the device or account during communication, may extract a language pattern from the audio sample, and may compare extracted language pattern of the sample with an authorized user profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.Inventors: Lee Begeja, Benjamin J. Stern
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Patent number: 9218804Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for intelligent caching of concatenative speech units for use in speech synthesis. A system configured to practice the method can identify a speech synthesis context, and determine, based on a local cache of text-to-speech units for a text-to-speech voice and based on the speech synthesis context, additional text-to-speech units which are not in the local cache. The system can request from a server the additional text-to-speech units, and store the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can then synthesize speech using the text-to-speech units and the additional text-to-speech units in the local cache. The system can prune the cache as the context changes, based on availability of local storage, or after synthesizing the speech. The local cache can store a core set of text-to-speech units associated with the text-to-speech voice that cannot be pruned from the local cache.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Benjamin J. Stern, Mark Charles Beutnagel, Alistair D. Conkie, Horst J. Schroeter, Amanda Joy Stent
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Patent number: 9215305Abstract: An arrangement for allowing “hands-free” access to DTMF-controlled systems, such as one's voice mail messaging systems, utilizes a speech-to-DTMF tone application that monitors the communication between the user and the DTMF-controlled system. A speech recognition unit is utilized to retrieve certain voice commands (e.g., “next”, “skip”, “repeat”, “forward”, etc.) when uttered by the user. The application then translates the received commands into the proper DTMF tone sequence used by the DTMF-controlled system and transmits the DTMF tones to the system. The application is particularly useful in the cell phone environment and avoids the necessity of the user to constantly switch between using the keypad and listening to messages/commands from the system.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Narendra K. Gupta, Benjamin J. Stern
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Patent number: 9177551Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods and computer-readable media for enabling speech processing in a user interface of a device. The method includes receiving an indication of a field and a user interface of a device, the indication also signaling that speech will follow, receiving the speech from the user at the device, the speech being associated with the field, transmitting the speech as a request to public, common network node that receives and processes speech, processing the transmitted speech and returning text associated with the speech to the device and inserting the text into the field. Upon a second indication from the user, the system processes the text in the field as programmed by the user interface. The present disclosure provides a speech mash up application for a user interface of a mobile or desktop device that does not require expensive speech processing technologies.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Jay Wilpon, Giuseppe Di Fabbrizio, Benjamin J. Stern