Patents by Inventor Daniel Mellenthin

Daniel Mellenthin 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).

  • Systems and methods for conversational interaction with a building automation system
    Patent number: 11264020
    Abstract: A system for user interaction with a building automation system (BAS). The system includes a user device configured to accept vocal inputs and produce audio outputs, and a server in communication with the user device and a BAS controller. The server is configured to translate a vocal input to input text, and determine and store a conversation context based on the input text. The server is further configured to determine a desired output corresponding to the input text. Additionally, the server is configured to receive, from the BAS controller, BAS data corresponding to the desired output, and generate at least one audio output from the BAS data. The user device outputs the at least one audio output, and the server is configured to apply the conversation context to a subsequent vocal input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Joseph M. Mueller, Youngchoon Park, Sudhi R. Sinha, Daniel Mellenthin, Gerald A. Asp
  • Building automation system with NLP service abstraction
    Patent number: 11120803
    Abstract: A building automation system (BAS) is configured to support a variety of different natural language processing (NLP) service providers with minimal or no redesign effort. The BAS includes an event handler configured to receive an external request from a service provider. The external request is associated with a voice input uttered by a user. The BAS further includes an abstraction layer configured to receive the external request from the event handler and generate an internal request based on the external request. The BAS further includes an intent processor configured to receive the internal request from the abstraction layer and an intent handler in communication with the intent processor and configured to perform an action in accordance with the internal request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
    Inventors: Daniel Mellenthin, Gerald A. Asp, Joseph M. Mueller
  • BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH NLP SERVICE ABSTRACTION
    Publication number: 20190147883
    Abstract: A building automation system (BAS) is configured to support a variety of different natural language processing (NLP) service providers with minimal or no redesign effort. The BAS includes an event handler configured to receive an external request from a service provider. The external request is associated with a voice input uttered by a user. The BAS further includes an abstraction layer configured to receive the external request from the event handler and generate an internal request based on the external request. The BAS further includes an intent processor configured to receive the internal request from the abstraction layer and an intent handler in communication with the intent processor and configured to perform an action in accordance with the internal request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Daniel Mellenthin, Gerald A. Asp, Joseph M. Mueller
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERSATIONAL INTERACTION WITH A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190013023
    Abstract: A system for user interaction with a building automation system (BAS). The system includes a user device configured to accept vocal inputs and produce audio outputs, and a server in communication with the user device and a BAS controller. The server is configured to translate a vocal input to input text, and determine and store a conversation context based on the input text. The server is further configured to determine a desired output corresponding to the input text. Additionally, the server is configured to receive, from the BAS controller, BAS data corresponding to the desired output, and generate at least one audio output from the BAS data. The user device outputs the at least one audio output, and the server is configured to apply the conversation context to a subsequent vocal input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Sajjad Pourmohammad, Joseph M. Mueller, Youngchoon Park, Sudhi R. Sinha, Daniel Mellenthin, Gerald A. Asp