Patents by Inventor Jonathan E. Hamaker

Jonathan E. Hamaker 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: 11089132
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing extensibility with regard to a context-aware digital personal assistant. For instance, a description of a capability of a target (e.g., a software target) may be received. Examples of a target include but are not limited to an application (e.g., a software application), a service, a bot, and a website. In a first example, a digital personal assistant may be caused to perform operation(s) based at least in part on a context of a user. In a second example, whether the digital personal assistant performs operation(s) that are configured to be triggered by first aspect(s) of the context of the user is controlled based at least in part on second aspect(s) of the context of the user. The operation(s) include notifying the user of the capability and/or implementing the capability on behalf of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Liensberger, Pauline Chao, Henrik Frystyk Nielsen, Harris Syed, Jonathan E. Hamaker, Paul S. Bloom, Keith C. Herold, Erez Altus, Hen Fitoussi
  • Patent number: 10945129
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of implementing a context-aware digital personal assistant (DPA) that supports multiple accounts and/or facilitating interaction among digital personal assistants. For example, a user may be signed-in with accounts of a DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least the user's context. In another example, users who are signed-in with accounts of a DPA may share a user experience provided by the DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least one or more of the users' context. In yet another example, a first DPA associated with a first user may be caused to perform an operation on behalf of a second DPA associated with a second user or to delegate the operation to the second DPA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Liensberger, Varsha Mahadevan, Jonathan E. Hamaker, Michael D. Plumpe
  • Patent number: 10824932
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of implementing a context-aware digital personal assistant (DPA) that supports multiple accounts and/or facilitating interaction among digital personal assistants. For example, a user may be signed-in with accounts of a DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least the user's context. In another example, users who are signed-in with accounts of a DPA may share a user experience provided by the DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least one or more of the users' context. In yet another example, a first DPA associated with a first user may be caused to perform an operation on behalf of a second DPA associated with a second user or to delegate the operation to the second DPA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Liensberger, Varsha Mahadevan, Jonathan E. Hamaker, Michael D. Plumpe
  • Publication number: 20180006977
    Abstract: Task information is exposed to providers of online services. A dataset that includes one or more electronic messages is received. Then, one or more task intents in the dataset are identified, where each of the identified task intents is a specific task that is to be completed. Then, for each of the identified task intents, one or more service providers each of whom offers one or more online services that are capable of assisting in the fulfillment of the identified task intent are identified, and information associated with the identified task intent is exposed to each of the identified service providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Ajoy Nandi, Jason T. Creighton, Nikrouz Ghotbi, Ryen W. White, Jonathan E. Hamaker, Zain Aziz
  • Publication number: 20170318075
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of implementing a context-aware digital personal assistant (DPA) that supports multiple accounts and/or facilitating interaction among digital personal assistants. For example, a user may be signed-in with accounts of a DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least the user's context. In another example, users who are signed-in with accounts of a DPA may share a user experience provided by the DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least one or more of the users' context. In yet another example, a first DPA associated with a first user may be caused to perform an operation on behalf of a second DPA associated with a second user or to delegate the operation to the second DPA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Liensberger, Varsha Mahadevan, Jonathan E. Hamaker, Michael D. Plumpe
  • Publication number: 20170316305
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of implementing a context-aware digital personal assistant (DPA) that supports multiple accounts and/or facilitating interaction among digital personal assistants. For example, a user may be signed-in with accounts of a DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least the user's context. In another example, users who are signed-in with accounts of a DPA may share a user experience provided by the DPA. Content from content streams associated with the respective accounts may be selectively combined based on at least one or more of the users' context. In yet another example, a first DPA associated with a first user may be caused to perform an operation on behalf of a second DPA associated with a second user or to delegate the operation to the second DPA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Liensberger, Varsha Mahadevan, Jonathan E. Hamaker, Michael D. Plumpe
  • Publication number: 20170289305
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of providing extensibility with regard to a context-aware digital personal assistant. For instance, a description of a capability of a target (e.g., a software target) may be received. Examples of a target include but are not limited to an application (e.g., a software application), a service, a bot, and a website. In a first example, a digital personal assistant may be caused to perform operation(s) based at least in part on a context of a user. In a second example, whether the digital personal assistant performs operation(s) that are configured to be triggered by first aspect(s) of the context of the user is controlled based at least in part on second aspect(s) of the context of the user. The operation(s) include notifying the user of the capability and/or implementing the capability on behalf of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Liensberger, Pauline Chao, Henrik Frystyk Nielsen, Harris Syed, Jonathan E. Hamaker, Paul S. Bloom, Keith C. Herold, Erez Altus, Hen Fitoussi
  • Patent number: 8775183
    Abstract: Textual transcription of speech is generated and formatted according to user-specified transformation and behavior requirements for a speech recognition system having input grammars and transformations. An apparatus may include a speech recognition platform configured to receive a user-specified transformation requirement, recognize speech in speech data into recognized speech according to a set of recognition grammars; and apply transformations to the recognized speech according to the user-specified transformation requirement. The apparatus may further be configured to receive a user-specified behavior requirement and transform the recognized speech according to the behavior requirement. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Hamaker, Keith C. Herold
  • Patent number: 8442826
    Abstract: Architecture for integrating application-dependent information into a constraints component at deployment time or when available. In terms of a general grammar, the constraints component can include or be a general grammar that comprises application-independent information and is structured in such a way that application-dependent information can be integrated into the general grammar without loss of fidelity. The general grammar includes a probability space and reserves a section of the probability space for the integration of application-dependent information. An integration component integrates the application-dependent information into the reserved section of the probability space for recognition processing. The application-dependent information is integrated into the reserved section of the probability space at deployment time or when available. The general grammar is structured to support the integration and improve the overall system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Hamaker, Julian James Odell, Michael D. Plumpe, Sandeep Manocha, Keith C. Herold
  • Publication number: 20100318356
    Abstract: Textual transcription of speech is generated and formatted according to user-specified transformation and behavior requirements for a speech recognition system having input grammars and transformations. An apparatus may include a speech recognition platform configured to receive a user-specified transformation requirement, recognize speech in speech data into recognized speech according to a set of recognition grammars; and apply transformations to the recognized speech according to the user-specified transformation requirement. The apparatus may further be configured to receive a user-specified behavior requirement and transform the recognized speech according to the behavior requirement. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Hamaker, Keith C. Herold
  • Publication number: 20100318359
    Abstract: Architecture for integrating application-dependent information into a constraints component at deployment time or when available. In terms of a general grammar, the constraints component can include or be a general grammar that comprises application-independent information and is structured in such a way that application-dependent information can be integrated into the general grammar without loss of fidelity. The general grammar includes a probability space and reserves a section of the probability space for the integration of application-dependent information. An integration component integrates the application-dependent information into the reserved section of the probability space for recognition processing. The application-dependent information is integrated into the reserved section of the probability space at deployment time or when available. The general grammar is structured to support the integration and improve the overall system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Hamaker, Julian James Odell, Michael D. Plumpe, Sandeep Manocha, Keith C. Herold