Patents by Inventor Gerard Nantel

Gerard Nantel 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: 20160292564
    Abstract: An embodiment according to the present invention addresses reusability and alignment of content across channels in a multi-channel virtual assistant, by allowing users to define content on one channel and then have the content fully or partially translated for the other channels using a mix of pre-defined static rules, dynamic rules or machine learning. Content translation is provided based on communications channels, and content translation is performed from one to many formats, optionally in real time. Performing content translation using machine learning provides an advantage that as users work, content translation becomes more precise and covers more elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Simon Falardeau, GĂ©rard Nantel
  • Patent number: 9396442
    Abstract: An embodiment according to the present invention addresses reusability and alignment of content across channels in a multi-channel virtual assistant, by allowing users to define content on one channel and then have the content fully or partially translated for the other channels using a mix of pre-defined static rules, dynamic rules or machine learning. Content translation is provided based on communications channels, and content translation is performed from one to many formats, optionally in real time. Performing content translation using machine learning provides an advantage that as users work, content translation becomes more precise and covers more elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Falardeau, Gerard Nantel
  • Patent number: 9075619
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a method for creating a dialog system that provides a framework for creating a multi-modal dialog application and includes a runtime application package (RAP) enabling runtime media grammars, prompts, classifiers, and so forth, to be separate from a multi-modal dialog application that utilizes the RAP. Embodiments disclosed herein enable newly trained runtime media supporting the multi-modal dialog application to be deployed with ease, and to do so while a dialog service is in operation. Embodiments disclosed herein enable the multi-modal dialog application to be created, deployed, and maintained in an easy and flexible manner, saving an end-user that may be providing the multi-modal dialog application to customers both time and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Nuance Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. D. Smith, Solomon Z. Lerner, Gerard Nantel, Caroline Drouin
  • Publication number: 20150112896
    Abstract: An embodiment according to the present invention addresses reusability and alignment of content across channels in a multi-channel virtual assistant, by allowing users to define content on one channel and then have the content fully or partially translated for the other channels using a mix of pre-defined static rules, dynamic rules or machine learning. Content translation is provided based on communications channels, and content translation is performed from one to many formats, optionally in real time. Performing content translation using machine learning provides an advantage that as users work, content translation becomes more precise and covers more elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Falardeau, Gerard Nantel
  • Publication number: 20140201729
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a method for creating a dialog system that provides a framework for creating a multi-modal dialog application and includes a runtime application package (RAP) enabling runtime media grammars, prompts, classifiers, and so forth, to be separate from a multi-modal dialog application that utilizes the RAP. Embodiments disclosed herein enable newly trained runtime media supporting the multi-modal dialog application to be deployed with ease, and to do so while a dialog service is in operation. Embodiments disclosed herein enable the multi-modal dialog application to be created, deployed, and maintained in an easy and flexible manner, saving an end-user that may be providing the multi-modal dialog application to customers both time and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. D. Smith, Solomon Z. Lerner, Gerard Nantel, Caroline Drouin