Patents by Inventor Bret Harsham

Bret Harsham 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: 11651222
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a computer system for detecting anomalies in incoming communication from a sender to a receiver. Accepting a relationship structure defining a trained association model between the sender and the receiver, and the incoming communication. Accessing neural networks trained to detect anomalies in the incoming communication and classify the anomalies by type, subject to correspondence between content of the incoming communication and the trained association model between the sender and the receiver. Compute an updated association model, based on sender and the receivers organizational indications using the content of the incoming communication. Execute the neural networks by submitting the incoming communication and the updated association model to produce a result of anomaly detection and anomaly classification type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, Chiori Hori
  • Patent number: 11635299
    Abstract: A navigation system for providing driving instructions to a driver of a vehicle traveling on a route is provided. The driving instructions are generated by executing a multimodal fusion method that comprises extracting features from sensor measurements, annotating the features with directions for the vehicle to follow the route with respect to objects sensed by the sensors, and encoding the annotated features with a multimodal attention neural network to produce encodings. The encodings are transformed into a common latent space, and the transformed encodings are fused using an attention mechanism producing an encoded representation of the scene. The method further comprises decoding the encoded representation with a sentence generation neural network to generate a driving instruction and submitting the driving instruction to an output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventors: Chiori Hori, Anoop Cherian, Siheng Chen, Tim Marks, Jonathan Le Roux, Takaaki Hori, Bret Harsham, Anthony Vetro, Alan Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20210312395
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a computer system for detecting anomalies in incoming communication from a sender to a receiver. Accepting a relationship structure defining a trained association model between the sender and the receiver, and the incoming communication. Accessing neural networks trained to detect anomalies in the incoming communication and classify the anomalies by type, subject to correspondence between content of the incoming communication and the trained association model between the sender and the receiver. Compute an updated association model, based on sender and the receivers organizational indications using the content of the incoming communication. Execute the neural networks by submitting the incoming communication and the updated association model to produce a result of anomaly detection and anomaly classification type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, Chiori Hori
  • Publication number: 20210247201
    Abstract: A navigation system configured to provide driving instructions to a driver of a moving vehicle based on real-time description of objects in a scene pertinent to driving the vehicle is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi ELectric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Chiori Hori, Anoop Cherian, Siheng Chen, Tim Marks, Jonathan Le Roux, Takaaki Hori, Bret Harsham, Anthony Vetro, Alan Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11086918
    Abstract: A method for performing multi-label classification includes extracting a feature vector from an input vector including input data by a feature extractor, determining, by a label predictor, a relevant vector including relevant labels having relevant scores based on the feature vector, updating a binary masking vector by masking pre-selected labels having been selected in previous label selections, applying the updated binary masking vector to the relevant vector such that the relevant label vector is updated to exclude the pre-selected labels from the relevant labels, and selecting a relevant label from the updated relevant label vector based on the relevant scores of the updated relevant label vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Hori, Chiori Hori, Shinji Watanabe, John Hershey, Bret Harsham, Jonathan Le Roux
  • Publication number: 20180157743
    Abstract: A method for performing multi-label classification includes extracting a feature vector from an input vector including input data by a feature extractor, determining, by a label predictor, a relevant vector including relevant labels having relevant scores based on the feature vector, updating a binary masking vector by masking pre-selected labels having been selected in previous label selections, applying the updated binary masking vector to the relevant vector such that the relevant label vector is updated to exclude the pre-selected labels from the relevant labels, and selecting a relevant label from the updated relevant label vector based on the relevant scores of the updated relevant label vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Takaaki Hori, Chiori Hori, Shinji Watanabe, John Hershey, Bret Harsham, Jonathan Le Roux
  • Patent number: 9607616
    Abstract: A spoken language understanding (SLU) system receives a sequence of words corresponding to one or more spoken utterances of a user, which is passed through a spoken language understanding module to produce a sequence of intentions. The sequence of words are passed through a first subnetwork of a multi-scale recurrent neural network (MSRNN), and the sequence of intentions are passed through a second subnetwork of the multi-scale recurrent neural network (MSRNN). Then, the outputs of the first subnetwork and the second subnetwork are combined to predict a goal of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinji Watanabe, Yi Luan, Bret Harsham
  • Publication number: 20170053646
    Abstract: A spoken language understanding (SLU) system receives a sequence of words corresponding to one or more spoken utterances of a user, which is passed through a spoken language understanding module to produce a sequence of intentions. The sequence of words are passed through a first subnetwork of a multi-scale recurrent neural network (MSRNN), and the sequence of intentions are passed through a second subnetwork of the multi-scale recurrent neural network (MSRNN). Then, the outputs of the first subnetwork and the second subnetwork are combined to predict a goal of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Shinji Watanabe, Yi Luan, Bret Harsham
  • Patent number: 9434389
    Abstract: An information system includes a prediction engine for predicting an action based on a set of driving state parameters, and a driving history, and a simulation engine for generating a hypothetical scenario by simulating one or a combination of at least one driving state parameter and at least part of the driving history, such that the prediction engine predicts the action for the hypothetical scenario.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, John R. Hershey, Jonathan Le Roux, Daniel Nikolaev Nikovski, Alan W. Esenther
  • Patent number: 9305306
    Abstract: A method delivers information to satisfy current needs of a driver of a vehicle, by first acquiring data related to a current state of the vehicle. The current state and a predictive model are passed to a predictive procedure to determine choice probabilities for nodes in a choice tree (CT). Based on the choice probabilities, information related to the current needs to the driver are selected from a database storing commercial and non-commercial information. Then, the information is delivered to the driver, wherein the delivering is autonomous of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Nikolaev Nikovski, Bret Harsham, John Hershey, Dirk Brinkman
  • Patent number: 9196246
    Abstract: A method for recognizing speech including a sequence of words determines a shape of a gesture and a location of the gesture with respect to a display device showing a set of interpretations of the speech. The method determines a type of the word sequence constraint based on the shape of the gesture and determines a value of the word sequence constraint based on the location of the gesture. Next, the speech is recognized using the word sequence constraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, John Hershey
  • Patent number: 9170119
    Abstract: A method adapts a user interface of a vehicle navigation system. Based on an input vector representing a current state related to the vehicle, probabilities of actions are predicted to achieve a next state using a predictive model representing previous states. Then, a subset of the actions with highest probabilities that minimize a complexity of interacting with the vehicle navigation system are displayed in the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Nikolaev Nikovski, John R Hershey, Bret Harsham, Jonathan Le Roux
  • Patent number: 9159317
    Abstract: A system and a method recognize speech including a sequence of words. A set of interpretations of the speech is generated using an acoustic model and a language model, and, for each interpretation, a score representing correctness of an interpretation in representing the sequence of words is determined to produce a set of scores. Next, the set of scores is updated based on a consistency of each interpretation with a constraint determined in response to receiving a word sequence constraint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, John R. Hershey
  • Publication number: 20150142205
    Abstract: An information system includes a prediction engine for predicting an action based on a set of driving state parameters, and a driving history, and a simulation engine for generating a hypothetical scenario by simulating one or a combination of at least one driving state parameter and at least part of the driving history, such that the prediction engine predicts the action for the hypothetical scenario.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, John R. Hershey, Jonathan Le Roux, Daniel Nikolaev Nikovski, Alan W. Esenther
  • Publication number: 20150088645
    Abstract: A method delivers information to satisfy current needs of a driver of a vehicle, by first acquiring data related to a current state of the vehicle. The current state and a predictive model are passed to a predictive procedure to determine choice probabilities for nodes in a choice tree (CT). Based on the choice probabilities, information related to the current needs to the driver are selected from a database storing commercial and non-commercial information. Then, the information is delivered to the driver, wherein the delivering is autonomous of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Nikolaev Nikovski, Bret Harsham, John Hershey, Dirk Brinkman
  • Publication number: 20150088422
    Abstract: A method adapts a user interface of a vehicle navigation system. Based on an input vector representing a current state related to the vehicle, probabilities of actions are predicted to achieve a next state using a predictive model representing previous states. Then, a subset of the actions with highest probabilities that minimize a complexity of interacting with the vehicle navigation system are displayed in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Nikolaev Nikovski, John R. Hershey, Bret Harsham, Jonathan Le Roux
  • Publication number: 20140372120
    Abstract: A system and a method recognize speech including a sequence of words. A set of interpretations of the speech is generated using an acoustic model and a language model, and, for each interpretation, a score representing correctness of an interpretation in representing the sequence of words is determined to produce a set of scores. Next, the set of scores is updated based on a consistency of each interpretation with a constraint determined in response to receiving a word sequence constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, John R. Hershey
  • Publication number: 20140372122
    Abstract: A method for recognizing speech including a sequence of words determines a shape of a gesture and a location of the gesture with respect to a display device showing a set of interpretations of the speech. The method determines a type of the word sequence constraint based on the shape of the gesture and determines a value of the word sequence constraint based on the location of the gesture. Next, the speech is recognized using the word sequence constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Bret Harsham, John Hershey
  • Patent number: 8229921
    Abstract: An information retrieval system stores and retrieves documents using particles and a particle-based language model. A set of particles for a collection of documents in a particular language is constructed from training documents such that a perplexity of the particle-based language model is substantially lower than the perplexity of a word-based language model constructed from the same training documents. The documents can then be converted to document particle graphs from which particle-based keys are extracted to form an index to the documents. Users can then retrieve relevant documents using queries also in the form of particle graphs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Bhiksha Ramakrishnan, Evandro B. GouvĂȘa, Bent Schmidt-Nielsen, Garrett Weinberg, Bret A. Harsham
  • Patent number: 7917368
    Abstract: A computer implemented method facilitates a user interaction via a speech-based user interface. The method acquires spoken input from a user in a form of a phrase of one or more words. It further determines, using a plurality of different domains, whether the phrase is a query or a command. If the phrase is the query the method retrieves and presents relevant items from a plurality of databases. If the phrase is a command, the method performs an operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Weinberg, Bhiksha Ramakrishnan, Bent Schmidt-Nielsen, Bret A. Harsham