Patents by Inventor David Pickart

David Pickart 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).

  • Publication number: 20230396457
    Abstract: A content moderation system analyzes speech, or characteristics thereof, and determines a toxicity score representing the likelihood that a given clip of speech is toxic. A user interface displays a timeline with various instances of toxicity by one or more users for a give session. The user interface is optimized for moderation interaction, and shows how the conversation containing toxicity evolves over the time domain of a conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: William Carter Huffman, Michael Pappas, Ken Morino, David Pickart
  • Publication number: 20230395065
    Abstract: A method for online voice content moderation provides a multi-stage voice content analysis system. The system includes a pre-moderator stage having a toxicity scorer configured to provide a toxicity score for a given toxic speech content from a user. The toxicity score is a function of a platform content policy. The method generates a toxicity score for the given toxic speech content. The toxic speech content is provided to a moderator as a function of the toxicity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Modulate, Inc.
    Inventors: William Carter Huffman, Michael Pappas, Ken Morino, David Pickart