Patents by Inventor Mark Edward Rafn

Mark Edward Rafn 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).

  • Publication number: 20180152406
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for management of data transmitted between computing devices in a communication network. An administrative component can configure one or more devices in the communication path of messages to be exchanged by devices to interpret codes embedded in the communication messages. A receiving device can review incoming messages and process the message to determine how the communication message will be routed or otherwise processed according to business rules or logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Calvin Yue-Ren Kuo, Jonathan I. Turow, Kyunghwan Choi, Marc John Brooker, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Weili Zhong McClenahan, Mark Edward Rafn
  • Publication number: 20180083836
    Abstract: A technology is described for operating a device shadowing service that manages commands associated with groups of device representations. An example method may include receiving a group command associated with a group of device representations managed by a device shadowing service. Device representations included in the group of device representations represent physical devices that connect to the device shadowing service over one or more computer networks. In response to the group command, the device representations included in the group of device representations may be identified and an instruction to perform an action indicated by the group command may be sent to the physical devices represented by the device representations. Thereafter, indications may be received that at least a portion of the physical devices performed the action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Calvin Yue-Ren Kuo, William Alexander Stevenson, Mark Edward Rafn, James Christopher Sorenson, III, Jonathan I. Turow, Shyam Krishnamoorthy
  • Patent number: 9398367
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide suspension of noise cancellation at a noise-cancelling device using keyword spotting. In one aspect, a predetermined word or phrase can be spotted within an utterance received at the noise-cancelling device, and in response, noise cancellation can be suspended or otherwise terminated. The predetermined word or phrase can be specific to an end-user that utilizes the noise-cancelling device and/or a person that interacts with the end-user. In another aspect, interaction between an operator and the noise-cancelling device can be monitored after noise cancellation is suspended, and based at least on such interaction, a model for keyword spotting can be refined. In certain aspects, noise cancellation at the noise-cancelling device can be suspended or otherwise terminated in response to receiving a suspension directive via an electronic non-audio signal, for example, from a peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin David Scott, Mark Edward Rafn