Patents by Inventor Hillary R. Molloy

Hillary R. Molloy 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).

  • Computer-implemented systems and methods for evaluating speech dialog system engagement via video
    Patent number: 10592733
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided providing a spoken dialog system. Output is provided from a spoken dialog system that determines audio responses to a person based on recognized speech content from the person during a conversation between the person and the spoken dialog system. Video data associated with the person interacting with the spoken dialog system is received. A video engagement metric is derived from the video data, where the video engagement metric indicates a level of the person's engagement with the spoken dialog system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Vikram Ramanarayanan, David Suendermann-Oeft, Patrick Lange, Alexei V. Ivanov, Keelan Evanini, Yao Qian, Eugene Tsuprun, Hillary R. Molloy