Patents by Inventor Bernardo Sana

Bernardo Sana 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).

  • Techniques to normalize names efficiently for name-based speech recognition grammars
    Patent number: 8990080
    Abstract: Techniques to normalize names for name-based speech recognition grammars are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques to normalize names for name-based speech recognition grammars more efficiently by caching, and on a per-culture basis. A technique may comprise receiving a name for normalization, during name processing for a name-based speech grammar generating process. A normalization cache may be examined to determine if the name is already in the cache in a normalized form. When the name is not already in the cache, the name may be normalized and added to the cache. When the name is in the cache, the normalization result may be retrieved and passed to the next processing step. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mini Varkey, Bernardo Sana, Victor Boctor, Diego Carlomagno
  • TECHNIQUES TO NORMALIZE NAMES EFFICIENTLY FOR NAME-BASED SPEECH RECOGNITNION GRAMMARS
    Publication number: 20130197906
    Abstract: Techniques to normalize names for name-based speech recognition grammars are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques to normalize names for name-based speech recognition grammars more efficiently by caching, and on a per-culture basis. A technique may comprise receiving a name for normalization, during name processing for a name-based speech grammar generating process. A normalization cache may be examined to determine if the name is already in the cache in a normalized form. When the name is not already in the cache, the name may be normalized and added to the cache. When the name is in the cache, the normalization result may be retrieved and passed to the next processing step. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mini Varkey, Bernardo Sana, Victor Boctor, Diego Carlomagno