Patents by Inventor Halley BRADT

Halley BRADT 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).

  • Multifunction peripheral natural language chatbot
    Patent number: 11706357
    Abstract: A system and method for natural language communication between a user and a multifunction peripheral incorporates a chatbot. The chatbot response to verbal user commands or inquiries with corresponding device reports or operation. The chatbot operates in conjunction monitored multifunction peripheral states and document processing jobs, and tenders a verbal reply accordingly, supplying information to inform the user of additional matters related to the inquiry and of likely usefulness to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hung Tran, Halley Bradt
  • MULTIFUNCTION PERIPHERAL NATURAL LANGUAGE CHATBOT
    Publication number: 20230060553
    Abstract: A system and method for natural language communication between a user and a multifunction peripheral incorporates a chatbot. The chatbot response to verbal user commands or inquiries with corresponding device reports or operation. The chatbot operates in conjunction monitored multifunction peripheral states and document processing jobs, and tenders a verbal reply accordingly, supplying information to inform the user of additional matters related to the inquiry and of likely usefulness to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hung TRAN, Halley BRADT
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE ACTIVATED FILE TRANSFER
    Publication number: 20230058051
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for voice activated or touchless file transfer between connected devices. User input for device transfer setup is received identifying a device of interest for file transfer, along with a friendly device name, along with user credentials for device access. Transfer of electronic documents, including scan files or download files, may be initiated by a device such as a multifunction peripheral by a verbal command by a user corresponding to the setup information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Halley BRADT, Hung TRAN