Patents by Inventor Donald E. Owen
Donald E. Owen 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).
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Patent number: 12658295Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for synchronizing machine vision and audio is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a user encounter, wherein the encounter information includes machine vision encounter information and audio encounter information. The machine vision encounter information and the audio encounter information are temporally-aligned to produce a temporarily-aligned encounter recording.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.Inventors: Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Dushyant Sharma, Uwe Helmut Jost, Donald E. Owen, Patrick Naylor, Amr Nour-Eldin, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
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Patent number: 12176080Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for obtaining, by a computing device, encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information may include audio encounter information obtained from at least a first encounter participant. The audio encounter information obtained from at least the first encounter participant may be processed. A user interface may be generated displaying a plurality of layers associated with the audio encounter information obtained from at least the first encounter participant. A user input may be received from a peripheral device to navigate through each of the plurality of layers associated with the audio encounter information displayed on the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Paul Joseph Vozila, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Uwe Helmut Jost, Matthias Helletzgruber, Jeremy Martin Jancsary, Kumar Abhinav, Joel Praveen Pinto, Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz
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Patent number: 12008310Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for compartmentalizing a virtual assistant is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a patient encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a core functionality module. One or more additional functionalities are added to the compartmentalized virtual assistant on an as-needed basis.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Licensing Technology, LLCInventors: Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
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Patent number: 11996176Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for obtaining encounter information during a patient encounter; processing the encounter information to detect the execution of a physical event during the patient encounter, thus defining a detected physical event; and deriving information for the detected physical event.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Donald E. Owen, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Paul Joseph Vozila, Mehmet Mert Öz, Matthieu Hebert
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Patent number: 11853691Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for synchronizing machine vision and audio is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information includes machine vision encounter information and audio encounter information. The machine vision encounter information and the audio encounter information are temporally-aligned to produce a temporarily-aligned encounter recording.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Uwe Helmut Jost, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
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Patent number: 11605448Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for visual diarization of an encounter is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to: associate a first portion of the encounter information with a first encounter participant, and associate at least a second portion of the encounter information with at least a second encounter participant. A visual representation of the encounter information is rendered. A first visual representation of the first portion of the encounter information is rendered that is temporally-aligned with the visual representation of the encounter information. At least a second visual representation of the at least a second portion of the encounter information is rendered that is temporally-aligned with the visual representation of the encounter information.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
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Patent number: 11581077Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for proactive encounter scanning is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is proactively processed to determine if the encounter information is indicative of one or more medical conditions and to generate one or more result set. The one or more result sets are provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventor: Donald E. Owen
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Patent number: 11482308Abstract: A modular ACD system is configured to automate clinical documentation and includes a machine vision system configured to obtain machine vision encounter information concerning a patient encounter. An audio recording system is configured to obtain audio encounter information concerning the patient encounter. A compute system is configured to receive the machine vision encounter information and the audio encounter information.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Uwe Helmut Jost, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
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Patent number: 11482311Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating a monitoring process is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to determine if the encounter information is indicative of a potential medical situation. An inquiry is initiated concerning the potential medical situation.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
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Publication number: 20220319653Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for compartmentalizing a virtual assistant is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a patient encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a core functionality module. One or more additional functionalities are added to the compartmentalized virtual assistant on an as-needed basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
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Patent number: 11404148Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for compartmentalizing a virtual assistant is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a patient encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a core functionality module. One or more additional functionalities are added to the compartmentalized virtual assistant on an as-needed basis.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
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Publication number: 20220208322Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating an intake process is executed on a computing device and includes prompting a patient to provide encounter information via a virtual assistant during a pre-visit portion of a patient encounter. Encounter information is obtained from the patient in response to the prompting by the virtual assistant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
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Publication number: 20220139516Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for obtaining encounter information during a patient encounter; processing the encounter information to detect the execution of a physical event during the patient encounter, thus defining a detected physical event; and deriving information for the detected physical event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Paul Joseph Vozila, Mehmet Mert Öz, Matthieu Hebert
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Patent number: 11322231Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating an intake process is executed on a computing device and includes prompting a patient to provide encounter information via a virtual assistant during a pre-visit portion of a patient encounter. Encounter information is obtained from the patient in response to the prompting by the virtual assistant.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
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Publication number: 20220130502Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for obtaining, by a computing device, encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information may include audio encounter information obtained from at least a first encounter participant. The audio encounter information obtained from at least the first encounter participant may be processed. A user interface may be generated displaying a plurality of layers associated with the audio encounter information obtained from at least the first encounter participant. A user input may be received from a peripheral device to navigate through each of the plurality of layers associated with the audio encounter information displayed on the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Paul Joseph Vozila, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Uwe Helmut Jost, Matthias Helletzgruber, Jeremy Martin Jancsary, Kumar Abhinav, Joel Praveen Pinto, Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz
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Patent number: 11295838Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automated clinical documentation is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is processed to generate an encounter transcript. At least a portion of the encounter transcript is processed to populate at least a portion of a medical record associated with the patient encounter.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Mehmet Mert Öz, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
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Patent number: 11295839Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for automating a follow-up process is executed on a computing device and includes prompting a patient to provide encounter information via a virtual assistant during a post-visit portion of a patient encounter. Encounter information is obtained from the patient in response to the prompting by the virtual assistant.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
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Patent number: 11257576Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for tracking encounter participants is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter, wherein the encounter information includes machine vision encounter information obtained via one or more machine vision systems. The machine vision encounter information is processed to identify one or more humanoid shapes.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
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Publication number: 20220051772Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for source separation is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a user encounter, wherein the encounter information includes first audio encounter information obtained from a first encounter participant and at least second audio encounter information obtained from at least a second encounter participant. The first audio encounter information and the at least second audio encounter information are processed to eliminate audio interference between the first audio encounter information and the at least second audio encounter information. A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for compartmentalizing a virtual assistant is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information via a compartmentalized virtual assistant during a user encounter, wherein the compartmentalized virtual assistant includes a core functionality module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Dushyant Sharma, Uwe Helmut Jost, Donald E. Owen, Patrick Naylor, Amr Nour-Eldin, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
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Patent number: 11227679Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for obtaining encounter information during a patient encounter; processing the encounter information to detect the execution of a physical event during the patient encounter, thus defining a detected physical event; and deriving information for the detected physical event.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Paul Joseph Vozila, Mehmet Mert Öz, Matthieu Hebert