Patents by Inventor Dustin Rigg Hillard

Dustin Rigg Hillard 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).

  • Building multi-language processes from existing single-language processes
    Patent number: 9098494
    Abstract: Processes capable of accepting linguistic input in one or more languages are generated by re-using existing linguistic components associated with a different anchor language, together with machine translation components that translate between the anchor language and the one or more languages. Linguistic input is directed to machine translation components that translate such input from its language into the anchor language. Those existing linguistic components are then utilized to initiate responsive processing and generate output. Optionally, the output is directed through the machine translation components. A language identifier can initially receive linguistic input and identify the language within which such linguistic input is provided to select an appropriate machine translation component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ruhi Sarikaya, Daniel Boies, Fethiye Asli Celikyilmaz, Anoop K. Deoras, Dustin Rigg Hillard, Dilek Z. Hakkani-Tur, Gokhan Tur, Fileno A. Alleva
  • BUILDING MULTI-LANGUAGE PROCESSES FROM EXISTING SINGLE-LANGUAGE PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20130304451
    Abstract: Processes capable of accepting linguistic input in one or more languages are generated by re-using existing linguistic components associated with a different anchor language, together with machine translation components that translate between the anchor language and the one or more languages. Linguistic input is directed to machine translation components that translate such input from its language into the anchor language. Those existing linguistic components are then utilized to initiate responsive processing and generate output. Optionally, the output is directed through the machine translation components. A language identifier can initially receive linguistic input and identify the language within which such linguistic input is provided to select an appropriate machine translation component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ruhi Sarikaya, Daniel Boies, Fethiye Asli Celikyilmaz, Anoop K. Deoras, Dustin Rigg Hillard, Dilek Z. Hakkani-Tur, Gokhan Tur, Fileno A. Alleva