Patents by Inventor Marcus D. Roy

Marcus D. Roy 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: 10565982
    Abstract: Techniques for optimizing training data within voice user interface (VUI) of an application under development are disclosed. A VUI feedback module synthesizes human speech of a training phrase. This phrase is presented upon a speaker which is simultaneously captured upon a microphone. A speech to text framework converts the synthesized training phrase into text (textualized training phrase). The VUI feedback module compares the textualized training phrase to the actual training phrase and generates a speech training data structure that identifies similarities or dissimilarities between the textualized training phrase and the actual training phrase. This data structure may be utilized by an application developer computing system to identify training data that is most venerable to misinterpretation when a user interacts with the VUI. The VUI may subsequently be adjusted to account for the vulnerabilities to improve operations or user experience of the VUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Blaine H. Dolph, David M. Lubensky, Mal Pattiarachi, Marcus D. Roy, Justin Weisz
  • Patent number: 10553203
    Abstract: Techniques for optimizing training data within voice user interface (VUI) of an application under development are disclosed. A VUI feedback module synthesizes human speech of a training phrase. This phrase is presented upon a speaker which is simultaneously captured upon a microphone. A speech to text framework converts the synthesized training phrase into text (textualized training phrase). The VUI feedback module compares the textualized training phrase to the actual training phrase and generates a speech training data structure that identifies similarities or dissimilarities between the textualized training phrase and the actual training phrase. This data structure may be utilized by an application developer computing system to identify training data that is most venerable to misinterpretation when a user interacts with the VUI. The VUI may subsequently be adjusted to account for the vulnerabilities to improve operations or user experience of the VUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Blaine H. Dolph, David M. Lubensky, Mal Pattiarachi, Marcus D. Roy, Justin Weisz
  • Publication number: 20190138270
    Abstract: Techniques for optimizing training data within voice user interface (VUI) of an application under development are disclosed. A VUI feedback module synthesizes human speech of a training phrase. This phrase is presented upon a speaker which is simultaneously captured upon a microphone. A speech to text framework converts the synthesized training phrase into text (textualized training phrase). The VUI feedback module compares the textualized training phrase to the actual training phrase and generates a speech training data structure that identifies similarities or dissimilarities between the textualized training phrase and the actual training phrase. This data structure may be utilized by an application developer computing system to identify training data that is most venerable to misinterpretation when a user interacts with the VUI. The VUI may subsequently be adjusted to account for the vulnerabilities to improve operations or user experience of the VUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Blaine H. Dolph, David M. Lubensky, Mal Pattiarachi, Marcus D. Roy, Justin Weisz
  • Publication number: 20190138269
    Abstract: Techniques for optimizing training data within voice user interface (VUI) of an application under development are disclosed. A VUI feedback module synthesizes human speech of a training phrase. This phrase is presented upon a speaker which is simultaneously captured upon a microphone. A speech to text framework converts the synthesized training phrase into text (textualized training phrase). The VUI feedback module compares the textualized training phrase to the actual training phrase and generates a speech training data structure that identifies similarities or dissimilarities between the textualized training phrase and the actual training phrase. This data structure may be utilized by an application developer computing system to identify training data that is most venerable to misinterpretation when a user interacts with the VUI. The VUI may subsequently be adjusted to account for the vulnerabilities to improve operations or user experience of the VUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Blaine H. Dolph, David M. Lubensky, Mal Pattiarachi, Marcus D. Roy, Justin Weisz