Patents by Inventor Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego

Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego 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: 9250703
    Abstract: Methods, computer programs, and systems for interfacing a user with a computer program, utilizing gaze detection and voice recognition, are provided. One method includes an operation for determining if a gaze of a user is directed towards a target associated with the computer program. The computer program is set to operate in a first state when the gaze is determined to be on the target, and set to operate in a second state when the gaze is determined to be away from the target. When operating in the first state, the computer program processes voice commands from the user, and, when operating in the second state, the computer program omits processing of voice commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego, Steven Osman, Anton Mikhailov, Ruxin Chen
  • Patent number: 8818813
    Abstract: A plurality of statements are received from within a grammar structure. Each of the statements is formed by a number of word sets. A number of alignment regions across the statements are identified by aligning the statements on a word set basis. Each aligned word set represents an alignment region. A number of potential confusion zones are identified across the statements. Each potential confusion zone is defined by words from two or more of the statements at corresponding positions outside the alignment regions. For each of the identified potential confusion zones, phonetic pronunciations of the words within the potential confusion zone are analyzed to determine a measure of confusion probability between the words when audibly processed by a speech recognition system during the computing event. An identity of the potential confusion zones across the statements and their corresponding measure of confusion probability are reported to facilitate grammar structure improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego
  • Publication number: 20140039896
    Abstract: A plurality of statements are received from within a grammar structure. Each of the statements is formed by a number of word sets. A number of alignment regions across the statements are identified by aligning the statements on a word set basis. Each aligned word set represents an alignment region. A number of potential confusion zones are identified across the statements. Each potential confusion zone is defined by words from two or more of the statements at corresponding positions outside the alignment regions. For each of the identified potential confusion zones, phonetic pronunciations of the words within the potential confusion zone are analyzed to determine a measure of confusion probability between the words when audibly processed by a speech recognition system during the computing event. An identity of the potential confusion zones across the statements and their corresponding measure of confusion probability are reported to facilitate grammar structure improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventor: Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego
  • Patent number: 8560318
    Abstract: A plurality of statements are received from within a grammar structure. Each of the statements is formed by a number of word sets. A number of alignment regions across the statements are identified by aligning the statements on a word set basis. Each aligned word set represents an alignment region. A number of potential confusion zones are identified across the statements. Each potential confusion zone is defined by words from two or more of the statements at corresponding positions outside the alignment regions. For each of the identified potential confusion zones, phonetic pronunciations of the words within the potential confusion zone are analyzed to determine a measure of confusion probability between the words when audibly processed by a speech recognition system during the computing event. An identity of the potential confusion zones across the statements and their corresponding measure of confusion probability are reported to facilitate grammar structure improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego
  • Publication number: 20120295708
    Abstract: Methods, computer programs, and systems for interfacing a user with a computer program, utilizing gaze detection and voice recognition, are provided. One method includes an operation for determining if a gaze of a user is directed towards a target associated with the computer program. The computer program is set to operate in a first state when the gaze is determined to be on the target, and set to operate in a second state when the gaze is determined to be away from the target. When operating in the first state, the computer program processes voice commands from the user, and, when operating in the second state, the computer program omits processing of voice commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego, Steven Osman, Anton Mikhailov, Ruxin Chen
  • Publication number: 20110282667
    Abstract: A plurality of statements are received from within a grammar structure. Each of the statements is formed by a number of word sets. A number of alignment regions across the statements are identified by aligning the statements on a word set basis. Each aligned word set represents an alignment region. A number of potential confusion zones are identified across the statements. Each potential confusion zone is defined by words from two or more of the statements at corresponding positions outside the alignment regions. For each of the identified potential confusion zones, phonetic pronunciations of the words within the potential confusion zone are analyzed to determine a measure of confusion probability between the words when audibly processed by a speech recognition system during the computing event. An identity of the potential confusion zones across the statements and their corresponding measure of confusion probability are reported to facilitate grammar structure improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Gustavo A. Hernandez-Abrego