Patents by Inventor Dooho BYUN

Dooho BYUN 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: 11435980
    Abstract: A system includes a communication interface, at least one processor, and at least one memory storing information about a plurality of chatbots and a plurality of categories of the chatbots. The memory may further store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive from a client device including a user interface (UI), data associated with a voice-based or text-based user input associated with or indicative of a request to perform at least one task, to select at least one chatbot from the plurality of chatbots for at least one category for performing the at least one task among the plurality of categories of the plurality of chatbots, and to transmit information on the selected at least one chatbot and the at least one category via the communication interface to the client device such that the client device provides the information through the UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Dooho Byun, Woonsoo Kim, Taekwang Um, Dasom Lee
  • Publication number: 20220028381
    Abstract: According to an embodiment an electronic device includes at least one sensor, a display, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the display, and the memory. The memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, the processor is configured to recognize a context of a user by using the at least one sensor based on at least one of a speed of the electronic device, a location of the electronic device, a level of external noise, an external illuminance, personal information of the user, or a connection state between the electronic device and an external electronic device. The processor is also configured to control an execution environment of a voice assistant application based on the recognized context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Hoyeong LEE, Kyounghoon LEE, Suneung PARK, Dooho BYUN
  • Publication number: 20220028385
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a control operation of an electronic device may be provided, the control operation comprising the operations of: registering a plurality of voice assistants in a first category, wherein the plurality of voice assistants include information about a plurality of utterances processable by the plurality of voice assistants and result information corresponding to responses for the plurality of utterances; identifying the plurality of utterances processable by the plurality of voice assistants registered in the first category; identifying at least one common utterance, from among the plurality of utterances, that satisfies a specific condition related to a similarity; receiving a request for registering a first voice assistant in the first category from an external device; and providing information related to the at least one utterance to the external device based on the request. Other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Dooho BYUN, Taekwang UM, Woonsoo KIM, Jaeyung YEO
  • Patent number: 11145302
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system may include a communication interface, at least one processor, and at least one memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to provide an ASR module and a plurality of NLU modules, and further cause the processor to receive first voice data including a first user utterance, to process the first voice data using the ASR module to generate first text data, to process the first text data using a first NLU module into a first intent and one or more context information items associated with the first intent, to provide a first response based on the first intent and the one or more context information items, and to provide at least part of the one or more context information items to at least one other NLU module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dooho Byun, Woonsoo Kim, Taekwang Um, Hyunkyung Kim, Joohee Park, Jaeyung Yeo
  • Publication number: 20190267001
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system may include a communication interface, at least one processor, and at least one memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to provide an ASR module and a plurality of NLU modules, and further cause the processor to receive first voice data including a first user utterance, to process the first voice data using the ASR module to generate first text data, to process the first text data using a first NLU module into a first intent and one or more context information items associated with the first intent, to provide a first response based on the first intent and the one or more context information items, and to provide at least part of the one or more context information items to at least one other NLU module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Dooho BYUN, Woonsoo KIM, Taekwang UM, Hyunkyung KIM, Joohee PARK, Jaeyung YEO
  • Publication number: 20190258456
    Abstract: A system includes a communication interface, at least one processor, and at least one memory storing information about a plurality of chatbots and a plurality of categories of the chatbots. The memory may further store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive from a client device including a user interface (UI), data associated with a voice-based or text-based user input associated with or indicative of a request to perform at least one task, to select at least one chatbot from the plurality of chatbots for at least one category for performing the at least one task among the plurality of categories of the plurality of chatbots, and to transmit information on the selected at least one chatbot and the at least one category via the communication interface to the client device such that the client device provides the information through the UI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Dooho BYUN, Woonsoo Kim, Taekwang Um, Dasom Lee