Patents by Inventor Donald E. Owens

Donald E. Owens 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: 11853691
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Uwe Helmut Jost, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
  • Publication number: 20230288116
    Abstract: The invention encompasses methods for the large-scale (preferably under cGMP or cGLP standards) preparation of micron-sized or submicron-sized particles including pharmaceutical or biologic active agents. The systems and methods include a cryogenic cooling system including a novel shroud that enhances the cooling effects thereby reducing product loss and increasing product yields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Donald E. OWENS, III, John J. KOLENG, JR.
  • Patent number: 11605448
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
  • Patent number: 11581077
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. Owen
  • Patent number: 11482308
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Uwe Helmut Jost, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
  • Patent number: 11482311
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20220319653
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
  • Patent number: 11404148
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Mehmet Mert Öz, Garret N. Erskine
  • Publication number: 20220208322
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20220139516
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Paul Joseph Vozila, Mehmet Mert Öz, Matthieu Hebert
  • Patent number: 11322231
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Publication number: 20220130502
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 11295838
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Mehmet Mert Öz, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda
  • Patent number: 11295839
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Garret N. Erskine, Mehmet Mert Öz
  • Patent number: 11257576
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Daniel Paulino Almendro Barreda, Dushyant Sharma
  • Publication number: 20220051772
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    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
  • Patent number: 11227679
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald E. Owen, Guido Remi Marcel Gallopyn, Paul Joseph Vozila, Mehmet Mert Öz, Matthieu Hebert
  • Patent number: 11222716
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20210407635
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Donald E. Owen
  • Patent number: 11114186
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald E. Owen