Patents by Inventor Dana Patrice Morrow Branch

Dana Patrice Morrow Branch 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: 11967309
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to generate a response to an utterance expressed by a user during an interaction between an interactive response system and the user is provided. The methods may include a natural language processor processing the utterance to output an utterance intent. The methods may also include a signal extractor processing the utterance, the utterance intent and previous utterance data to output utterance signals. The methods may additionally include an utterance sentiment classifier using a hierarchy of rules to extract, from a database, a label, the extracting being based on the utterance signals. The methods may further include a sequential neural network classifier using a trained algorithm to process the label and a sequence of historical labels to output a sentiment score. The methods may further include, based on the utterance intent, the label and the score, to output a response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Isaac Persing, Emad Noorizadeh, Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch
  • Patent number: 11935531
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to assess a sentiment of an utterance expressed by a user during an interaction between an interactive response system and the user is provided. The methods may include a natural language processor processing the utterance to output an utterance intent. The methods may also include a signal extractor processing the utterance, the utterance intent and previous utterance data to output utterance signals. The methods may additionally include an utterance sentiment classifier using a hierarchy of rules to extract, from a database, a label, the extracting being based on the utterance signals. The methods may further include a sequential neural network classifier using a trained algorithm to process the label and a sequence of historical labels to output a sentiment score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Isaac Persing, Emad Noorizadeh, Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch
  • Patent number: 11935532
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to receiving a stateless application programming interface (“API”) request. The API request may store an utterance, previous utterance data and a sequence of labels, each label in the sequence of labels being associated with a previous utterance expressed by a user during an interaction. The previous utterance data may, in certain embodiments, be limited to a pre-determined number of utterances occurring prior to the utterance. Embodiments process the utterance, using a natural language processor in electronic communication with the first processor, to output an utterance intent, a semantic meaning of the utterance and an utterance parameter. The utterance parameter may include words in the utterance and be associated with the intent. The natural language processor may append the utterance intent, the semantic meaning of the utterance and the utterance parameter to the API request. A signal extractor processor may append the plurality of utterance signals to the API request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Emad Noorizadeh, Isaac Persing, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch
  • Patent number: 11922928
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to assess a sentiment of an utterance expressed by a user during an interaction between an interactive response system and the user is provided. The methods may include a natural language processor processing the utterance to output an utterance intent. The methods may also include a signal extractor processing the utterance, the utterance intent and previous utterance data to output utterance signals. The methods may additionally include an utterance sentiment classifier using a hierarchy of rules to extract, from a database, a label, the extracting being based on the utterance signals. The methods may further include a sequential neural network classifier using a trained algorithm to process the label and a sequence of historical labels to output a sentiment score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Isaac Persing, Emad Noorizadeh, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch
  • Publication number: 20230169958
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to generate a response to an utterance expressed by a user during an interaction between an interactive response system and the user is provided. The methods may include a natural language processor processing the utterance to output an utterance intent. The methods may also include a signal extractor processing the utterance, the utterance intent and previous utterance data to output utterance signals. The methods may additionally include an utterance sentiment classifier using a hierarchy of rules to extract, from a database, a label, the extracting being based on the utterance signals. The methods may further include a sequential neural network classifier using a trained algorithm to process the label and a sequence of historical labels to output a sentiment score. The methods may further include, based on the utterance intent, the label and the score, to output a response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Isaac Persing, Emad Noorizadeh, Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch
  • Publication number: 20230169957
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to assess a sentiment of an utterance expressed by a user during an interaction between an interactive response system and the user is provided. The methods may include a natural language processor processing the utterance to output an utterance intent. The methods may also include a signal extractor processing the utterance, the utterance intent and previous utterance data to output utterance signals. The methods may additionally include an utterance sentiment classifier using a hierarchy of rules to extract, from a database, a label, the extracting being based on the utterance signals. The methods may further include a sequential neural network classifier using a trained algorithm to process the label and a sequence of historical labels to output a sentiment score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Isaac Persing, Emad Noorizadeh, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch
  • Publication number: 20230169968
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to assess a sentiment of an utterance expressed by a user during an interaction between an interactive response system and the user is provided. The methods may include a natural language processor processing the utterance to output an utterance intent. The methods may also include a signal extractor processing the utterance, the utterance intent and previous utterance data to output utterance signals. The methods may additionally include an utterance sentiment classifier using a hierarchy of rules to extract, from a database, a label, the extracting being based on the utterance signals. The methods may further include a sequential neural network classifier using a trained algorithm to process the label and a sequence of historical labels to output a sentiment score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Isaac Persing, Emad Noorizadeh, Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch
  • Publication number: 20230169969
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to receiving a stateless application programming interface (“API”) request. The API request may store an utterance, previous utterance data and a sequence of labels, each label in the sequence of labels being associated with a previous utterance expressed by a user during an interaction. The previous utterance data may, in certain embodiments, be limited to a pre-determined number of utterances occurring prior to the utterance. Embodiments process the utterance, using a natural language processor in electronic communication with the first processor, to output an utterance intent, a semantic meaning of the utterance and an utterance parameter. The utterance parameter may include words in the utterance and be associated with the intent. The natural language processor may append the utterance intent, the semantic meaning of the utterance and the utterance parameter to the API request. A signal extractor processor may append the plurality of utterance signals to the API request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Ramakrishna R. Yannam, Emad Noorizadeh, Isaac Persing, Sushil Golani, Hari Gopalkrishnan, Dana Patrice Morrow Branch