Patents by Inventor Kevin Bedell

Kevin Bedell 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: 11837225
    Abstract: A framework for efficiently importing content into a speech-controlled system in a manner that makes the content easily accessible using voice commands. A speech-controlled system that can be controlled using a variety of commands, including a command to retrieve audio content, can be configured using a framework of content organization that allows new content to be ingested using the framework, thus making the new content accessible to users of the system without manually adjusting the system to recognize when incoming commands call for the new content. The framework can include configured content demarcations (such as information demarcations that divide content into articles, or other sized portions), labels for those demarcations (such as topic descriptors or the like), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chase Brown, Christopher Wheeler, Kevin Bedell
  • Patent number: 10565989
    Abstract: A system for easily importing content related to a device into a speech-controlled system in a manner that makes the content easily accessible using voice commands. A speech-controlled system that detect a device type from which audio data is received and can determine if the utterance of the audio data includes a query related to the specific device. The system can then obtain and ingest content related to the device and analyze that content to identify the portion of the content responsive to the query. The remaining content can be stored to potentially respond to future queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technogies Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Wheeler, Chase Brown, Kevin Bedell