Patents by Inventor Jacek Spiewla

Jacek Spiewla 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: 11955126
    Abstract: Systems, methods and software are disclosed for processing requests from users of an infotainment system. The method includes receiving a request from a user of the infotainment system. The method includes determining a domain for the received request based on information contained in the received request. The domain specifies one or more categories for the request. The method includes routing the received request to a virtual assistant assigned to handle requests for the determined domain. The virtual assistant is one of a plurality of virtual assistants respectively assigned to handle requests for a plurality of respectively assigned domains. The method includes transmitting a response to the request to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC AUTOMOTIVE AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Jacek Spiewla, Sorin M. Panainte
  • Publication number: 20220020378
    Abstract: Systems, methods and software are disclosed for processing requests from users of an infotainment system. The method includes receiving a request from a user of the infotainment system. The method includes determining a domain for the received request based on information contained in the received request. The domain specifies one or more categories for the request. The method includes routing the received request to a virtual assistant assigned to handle requests for the determined domain. The virtual assistant is one of a plurality of virtual assistants respectively assigned to handle requests for a plurality of respectively assigned domains. The method includes transmitting a response to the request to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacek Spiewla, Sorin M. Panainte
  • Patent number: 11164585
    Abstract: Systems, methods and software are disclosed for processing requests from users of an infotainment system. The method includes receiving a request from a user of the infotainment system. The method includes determining a domain for the received request based on information contained in the received request. The domain specifies one or more categories for the request. The method includes routing the received request to a virtual assistant assigned to handle requests for the determined domain. The virtual assistant is one of a plurality of virtual assistants respectively assigned to handle requests for a plurality of respectively assigned domains. The method includes transmitting a response to the request to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacek Spiewla, Sorin M. Panainte
  • Publication number: 20200388285
    Abstract: Systems, methods and software are disclosed for processing requests from users of an infotainment system. The method includes receiving a request from a user of the infotainment system. The method includes determining a domain for the received request based on information contained in the received request. The domain specifies one or more categories for the request. The method includes routing the received request to a virtual assistant assigned to handle requests for the determined domain. The virtual assistant is one of a plurality of virtual assistants respectively assigned to handle requests for a plurality of respectively assigned domains. The method includes transmitting a response to the request to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacek Spiewla, Sorin M. Panainte
  • Publication number: 20180357040
    Abstract: An infotainment system for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a plurality of touch sensitive displays, a speaker system, at least one physical input control, a plurality of microphones, a gesture input system, a head and eye tracking system and a computing system. The various input systems are used to interact with the infotainment system. The system provides feedback to vehicle occupants using the displays and audio information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jacek Spiewla, Gareth Williams
  • Publication number: 20160059775
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating, for a GPS system-directed route, a visual cue signal to activate a visual indicator at a location in a vehicle passenger compartment corresponding to a direction of an upcoming event in the route and generating an audio signal to activate a sound source at a location in the vehicle passenger compartment corresponding to the direction of the upcoming event for providing spatial information to a user. In one embodiment, a validation signal can be generated to activate a confirmation indicator upon receiving information that the user has navigated the event in accordance with the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Nicolas Gorse, Jacek Spiewla, William F. Ganong