Patents by Inventor James Kefeng Zhou

James Kefeng Zhou 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: 8160210
    Abstract: A system [100] is provided that includes a first set of sensors [140] to sense a set of conditions of at least one participant in a conversation and generate raw data corresponding to the sensed set of conditions. A first aggregation engine [160] aggregates the raw data and outputs a file corresponding to the raw data. A heuristic engine [175] receives the file and compares the raw data with predetermined state data and outputs a state based on a comparison of the raw data and the predetermined state data. A feedback device [180] determines a corrective action to enhance an outcome of the conversation based on the state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard C. Hause, Andrew J. Aftelak, George N. Maracas, James Kefeng Zhou, Robert A. Zurek
  • Patent number: 8059806
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a communication session is provided. The communication session is associated with multiple communication devices. The method includes learning (304) a set of derived acoustic features of an audio communication signal that is associated substantially only with one user of a communication device. The method also includes receiving (306) a communication session signal. The communication session signal is an audio signal that includes a combination of audio communication signals. Each audio communication signal of the audio communication signals is associated with a user of a communication device of the multiple communication devices. The method includes modifying (308) the communication session signal based on the set of derived acoustic features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: James Kefeng Zhou, Leonard C. Hause
  • Publication number: 20080167878
    Abstract: A system [100] is provided that includes a first set of sensors [140] to sense a set of conditions of at least one participant in a conversation and generate raw data corresponding to the sensed set of conditions. A first aggregation engine [160] aggregates the raw data and outputs a file corresponding to the raw data. A heuristic engine [175] receives the file and compares the raw data with predetermined state data and outputs a state based on a comparison of the raw data and the predetermined state data. A feedback device [180] determines a corrective action to enhance an outcome of the conversation based on the state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Leonard C. Hause, Andrew J. Aftelak, George N. Maracas, James Kefeng Zhou, Robert A. Zurek
  • Publication number: 20080144807
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a communication session is provided. The communication session is associated with multiple communication devices. The method includes learning (304) a set of derived acoustic features of an audio communication signal that is associated substantially only with one user of a communication device. The method also includes receiving (306) a communication session signal. The communication session signal is an audio signal that includes a combination of audio communication signals. Each audio communication signal of the audio communication signals is associated with a user of a communication device of the multiple communication devices. The method includes modifying (308) the communication session signal based on the set of derived acoustic features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: James Kefeng Zhou, Leonard C. Hause