Patents by Inventor Marcos Vinicius Romero

Marcos Vinicius Romero 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: 10878835
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing the time used to output audio or video include increasing the output rate for portions of the content to reduce the time needed for a user to consume the content. Audio data is analyzed to determine portions that are silent and portions that include speech, such as by determining amplitude and other signal characteristics. Portions that include speech are analyzed to determine an initial rate of speech associated with each portion. Speech characteristics of the portions, such as language, volume, and pitch are used to determine a target maximum comprehensible rate of speech for a user. When audio output is generated, the portions that represent speech are each output at a rate that results in the speech being presented within a threshold of the target rate. The portions that represent silence may be removed, shortened, or output at a faster rate than the portions that represent speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC
    Inventors: Pedro Rodrigues Nacione Pedruzzi, Marcos Vinicius Romero, Gabriel Pereira Borges, Arthur Silva Freire, Rafael Jessen Werneck De Almeida Martins