Patents by Inventor Jianqiang SHI
Jianqiang SHI 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).
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Patent number: 11159664Abstract: A method and system on an electronic device which uses speech recognition to initiate a communication from a mobile device having access to contact information for a number of contacts. In one example, the method comprises receiving through an audio input interface a voice input for initiating a communication, extracting from the voice input a type of communication and at least part of a contact name, and outputting, to an output interface, a selectable list of all contacts from the contact information which have the part of the contact name and which have a contact address associated with the type of communication. The mobile device may also be configured to access remote contact information from a remote server.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Stephen Lau, Darrin Kenneth John Fry, Jianqiang Shi
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Patent number: 10497374Abstract: Methods and electronic devices for facilitating communication are described. In one example, the present application describes processor-implemented method. The method includes: receiving an audio signal; determining that the audio signal includes a voice command to communicate with a contact using a first communication type; and determining that communication with the contact using the first communication type is unavailable; and after determining that communication with the contact using the first communication type is unavailable, facilitating communication with the contact using a second communication type.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignees: BLACKBERRY LIMITED, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Darrin Kenneth John Fry, Jianqiang Shi, Stephen Lau
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Publication number: 20190349460Abstract: A method and system on an electronic device which uses speech recognition to initiate a communication from a mobile device having access to contact information for a number of contacts. In one example, the method comprises receiving through an audio input interface a voice input for initiating a communication, extracting from the voice input a type of communication and at least part of a contact name, and outputting, to an output interface, a selectable list of all contacts from the contact information which have the part of the contact name and which have a contact address associated with the type of communication. The mobile device may also be configured to access remote contact information from a remote server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Stephen Lau, Darrin Kenneth John Fry, Jianqiang Shi
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Patent number: 10367928Abstract: A method and system on an electronic device which uses speech recognition to initiate a communication from a mobile device having access to contact information for a number of contacts. In one example, the method comprises receiving through an audio input interface a voice input for initiating a communication, extracting from the voice input a type of communication and at least part of a contact name, and outputting, to an output interface, a selectable list of all contacts from the contact information which have the part of the contact name and which have a contact address associated with the type of communication. The mobile device may also be configured to access remote contact information from a remote server.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignees: 2236008 Ontario Inc., BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Stephen Lau, Darrin Kenneth John Fry, Jianqiang Shi
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Publication number: 20170331934Abstract: A method and system on an electronic device which uses speech recognition to initiate a communication from a mobile device having access to contact information for a number of contacts. In one example, the method comprises receiving through an audio input interface a voice input for initiating a communication, extracting from the voice input a type of communication and at least part of a contact name, and outputting, to an output interface, a selectable list of all contacts from the contact information which have the part of the contact name and which have a contact address associated with the type of communication. The mobile device may also be configured to access remote contact information from a remote server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicants: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Stephen LAU, Darrin Kenneth John FRY, Jianqiang SHI
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Patent number: 9723118Abstract: A method of initiating a communication using speech recognition on a mobile wireless communication device. Voice input is parsed using speech recognition to identify and extract a name and a communication type to be initiated from a plurality of potential communication types. A local address book is searched to identify all contact records having both a contact name including the name extracted from the voice input and a populated address field associated with the communication type extracted from the voice input. When only one contact record matches the extracted information, a communication is automatically initiated to the contact address from the populated address field of the contact record using an application associated with the communication type. When more than one contact record in the local address book matches the extracted information, a list of all of the matching contacts is output from which a communication can be initiated.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Stephen Lau, Darrin Kenneth John Fry, Jianqiang Shi
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Publication number: 20150317978Abstract: Methods and electronic devices for facilitating communication are described. In one example, the present application describes processor-implemented method. The method includes: receiving an audio signal; determining that the audio signal includes a voice command to communicate with a contact using a first communication type; and determining that communication with the contact using the first communication type is unavailable; and after determining that communication with the contact using the first communication type is unavailable, facilitating communication with the contact using a second communication type.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2012Publication date: November 5, 2015Inventors: Darrin Kenneth John FRY, Jianqiang SHI, Stephen LAU
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Patent number: 8805340Abstract: These teachings provide for receiving from a user (via, for example, a voice-recognition component) a name-based identifier for an entity to be contacted via wireless communications and then using that name-based identifier to access a contacts list to identify a corresponding communications address to use when contacting the entity via the wireless communications. Upon determining that the contacts list includes at least two contacts having the same name-based identifier, these teachings then provide for providing to the user location information as pertains to at least one of the candidate contacts to thereby facilitate disambiguation.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry Limited and QNX Software Systems LimitedInventors: Stephen Lau, Jianqiang Shi, Darrin Kenneth John Fry
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Publication number: 20140163994Abstract: A method and system on an electronic device which uses speech recognition to initiate a communication from a mobile device having access to contact information for a number of contacts. The method includes: receiving through an audio input interface a voice input for initiating a communication, extracting from the voice input a type of communication and at least part of a contact name, and outputting, to an output interface, a selectable list of all contacts from the contact information which have the part of the contact name and which have a contact address associated with the type of communication. The mobile device may also be configured to access remote contact information from a remote server.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicants: QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED, RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Stephen LAU, Darrin Kenneth John FRY, Jianqiang SHI
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Publication number: 20130337781Abstract: These teachings provide for receiving from a user (via, for example, a voice-recognition component) a name-based identifier for an entity to be contacted via wireless communications and then using that name-based identifier to access a contacts list to identify a corresponding communications address to use when contacting the entity via the wireless communications. Upon determining that the contacts list includes at least two contacts having the same name-based identifier, these teachings then provide for providing to the user location information as pertains to at least one of the candidate contacts to thereby facilitate disambiguation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicants: QNX Software Systems Limited, Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Stephen LAU, Jianqiang SHI, Darrin Kenneth John FRY