Patents by Inventor Christopher Neumann

Christopher Neumann 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: 12243524
    Abstract: An assistance device that assists with the generation of a computer program for controlling operations of a device to be controlled, the assistance device including an output control unit that controls operations of an output unit that outputs an utterance inputted into an input unit that receives an input of an utterance which is information outputted by an output source, wherein, in a case in which information indicating an event that has a possibility of occurring in a human-device conversation, that is, an interaction between the device to be controlled and a user of the device to be controlled, is inputted, the output control unit causes the output unit to output an event indicating the inputted information, and in a case in which information indicating an event that has a possibility of occurring in an (N?1)th place (where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1) during the human-device conversation is inputted into the input unit, the output control unit causes the output unit to output information
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: EASY DIALOG G.K.
    Inventor: Christoph Neumann
  • Patent number: 12177085
    Abstract: A first network analysis node in a network receives, from a device, a first message comprising information indicative of a subscription, for the device, to network analytics information, and sends, to a second network node, a second message comprising information indicative of a request for a transfer of at least part of the subscription to network analytics information to a second network analysis node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE INTERMEDIATE, SAS
    Inventors: Stephane Onno, Christopher Howson, Christoph Neumann, Francois Schnitzler
  • Publication number: 20240235947
    Abstract: A first network analysis node in a network receives, from a device, a first message comprising information indicative of a subscription, for the device, to network analytics information, and sends, to a second network node, a second message comprising information indicative of a request for a transfer of at least part of the subscription to network analytics information to a second network analysis node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Stephane Onno, Christopher Howson, Christoph Neumann, Francois Schnitzler
  • Publication number: 20240137282
    Abstract: A first network analysis node in a network receives, from a device, a first message comprising information indicative of a subscription, for the device, to network analytics information, and sends, to a second network node, a second message comprising information indicative of a request for a transfer of at least part of the subscription to network analytics information to a second network analysis node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Stephane Onno, Christopher Howson, Christoph Neumann, Francois Schnitzler
  • Publication number: 20240112714
    Abstract: A memory device includes a group of ferroelectric capacitors with a shared plate that extends through the ferroelectric capacitors, has a greatest width between ferroelectric capacitors, and is coupled to an access transistor. The shared plate may be vertically between ferroelectric layers of the ferroelectric capacitors at the shared plate's greatest width. The memory device may include an integrated circuit die and be coupled to a power supply. Forming a group of ferroelectric capacitors includes forming an opening through an alternating stack of insulators and conductive plates, selectively forming ferroelectric material on the conductive plates rather than the insulators, and forming a shared plate in the opening over the ferroelectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Nazila Haratipour, Christopher Neumann, Brian Doyle, Sou-Chi Chang, Bernal Granados Alpizar, Sarah Atanasov, Matthew Metz, Uygar Avci, Jack Kavalieros, Shriram Shivaraman
  • Publication number: 20240114696
    Abstract: Multiple-ferroelectric capacitor structures in memory devices, including in integrated circuit devices, and techniques for forming the structures. Insulators separating individual outer plates in a ferroelectric capacitor array are supported between wider portions of a shared, inner plate. Wider portions of an inner plate may be formed in lateral recesses between insulating layers. Ferroelectric material may be deposited over the inner plate between insulating layers after removing sacrificial layers. An etch-stop layer may protect the inner plate when sacrificial layers are removed. An etch-stop or interface layer may remain over the inner plate adjacent insulators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Neumann, Cory Weinstein, Nazila Haratipour, Brian Doyle, Sou-Chi Chang, Tristan Tronic, Shriram Shivaraman, Uygar Avci
  • Publication number: 20240108980
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., directed to adapting user input in cloud gaming are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a consumption rate of a game running on a game server may be obtained (e.g., by a client device). For example, the consumption rate may be associated with at least one input device (e.g., of the client device). For example, a consumption rate may be representative of a rate at which the game server may process user inputs of the (e.g., associated) input device. For example, the input rate (e.g., at which the user inputs may be transmitted to the game server) may be adapted by synchronizing the input rate to the consumption rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Christoph Neumann, Charles Salmon-Legagneur, Franck Aumont, Charline Taibi
  • Publication number: 20240114695
    Abstract: Apparatuses, memory systems, capacitor structures, and techniques related to anti-ferroelectric capacitors having a cerium oxide doped hafnium zirconium oxide based anti-ferroelectric are described. A capacitor includes layers of hafnium oxide, cerium oxide, and zirconium oxide between metal electrodes. The cerium of the cerium oxide provides a mid gap state to protect the hafnium zirconium oxide during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sou-Chi Chang, Nazila Haratipour, Christopher Neumann, Shriram Shivaraman, Brian Doyle, Sarah Atanasov, Bernal Granados Alpizar, Uygar Avci
  • Publication number: 20230335128
    Abstract: An assistance device that assists with the generation of a computer program for controlling operations of a device to be controlled, the assistance device including an output control unit that controls operations of an output unit that outputs an utterance inputted into an input unit that receives an input of an utterance which is information outputted by an output source, wherein, in a case in which information indicating an event that has a possibility of occurring in a human-device conversation, that is, an interaction between the device to be controlled and a user of the device to be controlled, is inputted, the output control unit causes the output unit to output an event indicating the inputted information, and in a case in which information indicating an event that has a possibility of occurring in an (N?1)th place (where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1) during the human-device conversation is inputted into the input unit, the output control unit causes the output unit to output information
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Christoph Neumann
  • Publication number: 20220417799
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., directed to quality of experience (QoE) data analytics for multiple wireless transmit and receive units (WTRUs) in 5G networks are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method may comprise receiving a request message requesting a quality of service (QoS) configuration related to at least one WTRU involved in an application for obtaining a target QoE of the application. The first method may further comprise transmitting the QoS configuration obtained based on the target QoE. In an embodiment, a method may comprise transmitting a first request signal for subscribing to a service data from an application and receiving a first response signal comprising at least one identifier of at least one WTRU involved in the application, the first response signal may comprise at least one indication of at least one individual contribution of the at least one WTRU to a QoE of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Francois Schnitzler, Christopher Howson, Stephane Onno, Christoph Neumann
  • Patent number: 11535163
    Abstract: A closure unit for a storage compartment, in particular of a motor vehicle, with a frame that forms an access opening for the storage compartment, with two closure elements arranged displaceable on the frame, wherein the closure elements each close a different part of the access opening in a closed position and together close the entire access opening in their respective closed position, and wherein a handle for manually moving the closure elements is disposed at the mutually facing ends of the closure elements. It is provided that the closure elements each have an off-center projection at their mutually facing ends, on which the respective handle is disposed, such that the handles in the closed position of both closure elements are arranged in a line transverse to the sliding direction of the closure elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Stock, Christopher Neumann, Burkhard Gis
  • Patent number: 11488600
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for an efficient dialogue configuration and interpretation in a computer-supported automated dialogue system. The invention offers, inter alia, the advantage that the work complexity when generating dialogues, and thus also the error propensity, is reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to take the context of sub-dialogs into consideration and dynamically generate a dialogue depending on said context. Furthermore, the method can automatically initiate a dialogue with a human user. The invention further relates to a correspondingly designed system assembly and to a computer program product with control commands which carry out the method or operate the system assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: GK Easydialog
    Inventor: Christoph Neumann
  • Patent number: 11431713
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling access to a first network, comprising receiving, by a first network access device of the first network, an access request from a visiting user device, determining, by the first network access device, if the visiting user device was granted an access to the first network, if the visiting device has not been granted an access to the first network, determining if there is a second network access device that granted the visiting user device an access to a second network and the second network access device is linked to the first network access device, and if the second network access device exists, granting the visiting user device an access to the first network by the first network access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Christophe Neumann, Siegfried Loeffler, Stephane Onno, Olivier Heen, Eiwan Le Merrer
  • Patent number: 11366815
    Abstract: A query-set is used to obtain recommendation results from different recommendation algorithms available locally on a device. The same query-set is used to obtain recommendation results from a remote, well-established online recommendation system using an unknown recommendation algorithm. Distances are measured between the recommendation results from the online recommendation system and the recommendation results from each of the local recommendation algorithms. The local recommendation algorithm having generated recommendation results with a smallest distance to the recommendation results from the online recommendation system is selected for generation of recommendations based on a local recommendation algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Erwan Le Merrer, Georgios Damaskinos, Christoph Neumann
  • Patent number: 11302334
    Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a solution to associate a device with a user by capturing a voice of a speaker by a microphone connected to the network device (e.g. a residential or home gateway), monitoring the IP traffic of the network device and detecting the device contributing to this IP traffic in order to establish a link between the speaker and his device(s) and associate the device with the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Christopher Howson, Philippe Gilberton, Patrick Fontaine, Christoph Neumann
  • Patent number: 11186213
    Abstract: A storage compartment is proposed for a vehicle interior, with a circumferential storage compartment wall, which extends at least substantially vertically and delimits a storage space, and with an insert, reversibly insertable into the storage compartment, with an outer wall and an inner wall, wherein the inner wall is designed partially circular in sections and wherein the insert has pressure elements on the inner wall in order to hold/fix at least one beverage container. The storage compartment is characterized in that an outer contour of the outer wall is substantially identical to an inner perimeter of the storage compartment wall, and in that first positioning elements are disposed on an inner side of the storage compartment wall and second positioning elements, corresponding to the first positioning elements, are disposed on an outer side of the outer wall and by interacting with the first positioning elements fix the insert in a predetermined position within the storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Stock, Christopher Neumann, Burkhard Gis
  • Patent number: 11069362
    Abstract: A home assistant device and a method for privacy-preserving vocal interactions. A microphone captures an audio signal corresponding to a vocal user query. The identity of the speaker is determined, and an obfuscated name is generated corresponding to the identified speaker. The audio signal is analysed to determine the intent of the user and a personalized answer is generated in combination with the obfuscated name. This answer is then de-obfuscated by reintroducing the speaker name. The de-obfuscated answer is rendered to the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Patrick Fontaine, Christoph Neumann
  • Publication number: 20210210092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for an efficient dialogue configuration and interpretation in a computer-supported automated dialogue system. The invention offers, inter alia, the advantage that the work complexity when generating dialogues, and thus also the error propensity, is reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to take the context of sub-dialogs into consideration and dynamically generate a dialogue depending on said context. Furthermore, the method can automatically initiate a dialogue with a human user. The invention further relates to a correspondingly designed system assembly and to a computer program product with control commands which carry out the method or operate the system assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventor: Christoph Neumann
  • Publication number: 20210188181
    Abstract: A closure unit for a storage compartment, in particular of a motor vehicle, with a frame that forms an access opening for the storage compartment, with two closure elements arranged displaceable on the frame, wherein the closure elements each close a different part of the access opening in a closed position and together close the entire access opening in their respective closed position, and wherein a handle for manually moving the closure elements is disposed at the mutually facing ends of the closure elements. It is provided that the closure elements each have an off-center projection at their mutually facing ends, on which the respective handle is disposed, such that the handles in the closed position of both closure elements are arranged in a line transverse to the sliding direction of the closure elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian STOCK, Christopher NEUMANN, Burkhard GIS
  • Patent number: 11004106
    Abstract: In an Internet interface device such as a gateway managing a local network, a processor obtains a packet received from a device via a local network interface. The processor can determine whether or not the packet originates from a device in the local network deemed to be part of a particular group. The processor can also determine if the packet is addressed to an internet domain for which it stores identifying information in memory. In this case, the processor inspects the packet in search of a cookie. In case no cookie is found, the packet is output as is; if a cookie is found, the processor modifies cookie information in the packet by inserting a cookie specific to the Internet interface device, which results in a modified packet that then is output through the internet interface. Using the original cookie and the added cookie, it is possible to link cookies sent from different devices in the local network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings
    Inventors: Christoph Neumann, Stephane Onno, Olivier Heen, Siegfried Loeffler