Patents by Inventor Manuel Clair Roman

Manuel Clair Roman 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).

  • PRIVACY CONTROL IN A CONNECTED ENVIRONMENT BASED ON SPEECH CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20180213396
    Abstract: Privacy control in a connected environment is described. An assistant device can detect speech spoken within its environment. The assistant device can determine characteristics of that speech and determine privacy expectations regarding the first speech based on the characteristics. Based on the privacy expectations, the speech can be provided one or both of local resources of the assistant device or a cloud server to receive a response regarding the speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mara Clair Segal, Manuel Clair Roman, Dwipal Desai, Andrew E. Rubin