Patents by Inventor MELANIE A. KING
MELANIE A. KING 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).
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Publication number: 20240130326Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a kit comprising: (i) a first part comprising a food bowl assembly including a first bowl having side walls and a base; a second feeding bowl disposed within the first bowl, the second feeding bowl having side walls and a solid base, the inner surface of said side walls and solid base being a closed surface; a separating module adapted to hold an olfactive product, the separating module being arranged to fit between the solid base of the second feeding bowl and the first bowl, and a vent arranged to allow odours from the separating module to exit the food bowl assembly between the first bowl and the side walls of the second feeding bowl so that odours do not pass through the second feeding bowl; and (ii) a second part comprising of a container comprising at least one olfactive product.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Annabelle Goyon, Sandrine Vialle, Melanie Trehiou, Mathieu Mao, Tammie King, Alysia Hunt, Emily Marshall, Lewis Jones
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Publication number: 20240040041Abstract: A system and method are provided for managing an incident call between a public safety responder and a target. Once an incident call is established, the system and method perform audio analytics on the call to determine a trusted side of the call and a target side of the call. The method and system determine, based on the audio analytics of the call, that the trusted side of the call should be modified to create a suitable call environment perception for the target side of the call. Modifications are then made at the trusted side of the call by injecting background audio to create the suitable call environment to be heard at the target side of the call.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: MELANIE KING, ALISA JAMNONGPIPATKUL, MARK ANTILLA, PRANAY MUCHANDI
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Publication number: 20230213932Abstract: The present specification provides systems, devices and methods for controlling an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) at a public safety incident. An example method contemplates placing a UAV in a shadow mode that follows a firefighter’s movements throughout the PSI while monitoring voice activity while the UAV performs tasks such as sending images from a camera to a central server. Potential voice commands are extracted from the voice activity and associated with tasks being performed by the UAV. A machine learning dataset is built from those associations such that at future incidents the UAV can operate in a freelance mode based on detected voice commands or other contextual factors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Joseph C. NAMM, Nicholas G. CAFARO, Melanie A. KING, Jimmy ZONG
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Publication number: 20230199496Abstract: Wireless communication device and methods for operating the same. One wireless communication device includes an electronic processor configured to operate the wireless communication device in a first security mode of a plurality of available security modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Melanie King, Friedrich Bollmann, Clarence Coffee, Divya Ramamoorthy, David Weygandt
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Patent number: 11682391Abstract: A process for interfacing with an electronic communications device including a single input interface (SII) for accessing an electronic digital assistant and voice control includes detecting a first activation of the SII, and responsively playing back a first audio feedback indicative of activation of a voice input function. Then monitoring for one of two or more pre-configured voice control keywords, a first associated with a local electronic communications device function and a second associated with initiating a particular infrastructure-based electronic digital assistant function. When the first, playing back a second audio feedback indicative of acknowledgement of a local device function, and performing the local device function; when the second, playing back, a third audio feedback indicative of acknowledgement of a infrastructure-based electronic digital assistant function, and performing the infrastructure-based electronic digital assistant function.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Melanie King, Craig Siddoway, Erin B. Bryant, Sean Regan, Alejandro G. Blanco
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Patent number: 11653193Abstract: A communication system and method are provided for authenticating a portable radio from a plurality of shared portable radios. The authentication controls access to user personal profiles and public safety service applications associated with a public safety agency. A firearm having a firearm user ID stored therein, communicates the firearm user ID over short range communications to the portable radio. The firearm user ID may be used for single factor authentication or combined with a PIN entry for multi-factor authentication.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Melanie King, Clarence Kevin Coffee, Friedrich Bollmann, Divya Ramamoorthy, David Weygandt
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Patent number: 11482222Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a unique wake word for devices within an incident. One system includes an electronic computing device comprising a transceiver and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The electronic processor is configured to receive a notification indicative of an occurrence of an incident and one or more communication devices present at the incident, determine contextual information associated with the incident and the one or more communication devices, and identify one or more wake words based on the contextual information. The electronic processor is further configured to determine a phonetic distance for each pair of wake words included in the one or more wake words, and select a unique wake word from the one or more wake words for each communication device of the one or more communication devices based on the determined phonetic distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Sean Regan, Maryam Eneim, Melanie King, Manoj Prasad Nagendra Prasad
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Patent number: 11449961Abstract: A communication system (150) provides a portable radio (100) that retrieves public safety records in response to a verbal query entered thereto. The communication system (150) includes a bot gateway (122) for accessing and retrieving the public safety records from a plurality of remote public safety databases in response to the verbal query entered into the portable radio. The bot gateway (122) determines a criticality level for the retrieved public safety records. The bot gateway (122) temporarily stores the retrieved public safety records and sends a criticality code to the portable radio. The portable radio generates user alerts indicating the criticality level of the retrieved public safety records based on the code. The portable radio plays out the bot-retrieved search results in response to a further user input to the portable radio.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Craig Siddoway, Jari P. Jarvinen, Erin B. Bryant, Melanie King
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Publication number: 20220245567Abstract: A method and system for categorizing portable radio assets managed by a server. The method includes evaluating status data, from a memory, for a portable radio asset, the status data including when a communication from the portable radio asset was last received by the server, determining that the portable radio asset is dormant when a time period following receipt of the communication exceeds a predetermined time threshold, and retrieving information corresponding to a situational circumstance of the portable radio asset. The method further includes performing analytics on the information, categorizing, based on the analytics, the portable radio asset into a subcategory, the subcategory characterizing a dormant status of the portable radio asset, updating a database to include the dormant portable radio asset categorized in the dormant status subcategory.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: MELANIE KING, MATTHEW E. SIMMS, CHIRAYU M. PATEL
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Patent number: 11328723Abstract: A portable radio (100) provides a voice control feature which advantageously enables radio users to perform talk group changes by using voice as an input medium to the radio device. Activation of a voice control button (110) and verbal entry of a valid talk group control command enables a change in talk group. The portable radio (100) comprises a controller (102) having a code plug (120) pre-programmed with a plurality of talk group alias names, and an automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine (118) providing voice control entry detection to the portable radio. The controller (102) enables a change in talk group in response to the ASR engine (118) detecting that the voice control entry is a valid talk group control command. Shortened audible confirmations of talk group change are generated using the alias names.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Melanie King, Jari Pretam B. Pagar Jarvinen, Craig Siddoway, Erin B Bryant
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Patent number: 11195529Abstract: A communication system (100) formed of a radio management system (104) interoperates with a radio management codeplug database (106) and a confusability analyzer (108) for the creation and storage of voice recognition target strings for uploading to one or more land mobile portable radios (110) prior to field-deployment. Once the radios are deployed to the field, unrecognized voice command entries are determined, stored locally at the portable radio, and uploaded to cloud based storage (122). Analysis of the cloud based data is performed through a voice control analytics engine (124) to detect patterns associated with the unrecognized voice commands. The unrecognized voice command pattern is processed though a resolution action engine (126) to generate one or more resolution actions for the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Darrell J. Stogner, Ellis A. Pinder, Matthew E. Simms, Melanie King
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Publication number: 20210304745Abstract: A process for interfacing with an electronic communications device including a single input interface (SII) for accessing an electronic digital assistant and voice control includes detecting a first activation of the SII, and responsively playing back a first audio feedback indicative of activation of a voice input function. Then monitoring for one of two or more pre-configured voice control keywords, a first associated with a local electronic communications device function and a second associated with initiating a particular infrastructure-based electronic digital assistant function. When the first, playing back a second audio feedback indicative of acknowledgement of a local device function, and performing the local device function; when the second, playing back, a third audio feedback indicative of acknowledgement of a infrastructure-based electronic digital assistant function, and performing the infrastructure-based electronic digital assistant function.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: MELANIE KING, CRAIG SIDDOWAY, ERIN B. BRYANT, SEAN REGAN, ALEJANDRO G. BLANCO
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Publication number: 20210304342Abstract: A communication system (150) provides a portable radio (100) that retrieves public safety records in response to a verbal query entered thereto. The communication system (150) includes a bot gateway (122) for accessing and retrieving the public safety records from a plurality of remote public safety databases in response to the verbal query entered into the portable radio. The bot gateway (122) determines a criticality level for the retrieved public safety records. The bot gateway (122) temporarily stores the retrieved public safety records and sends a criticality code to the portable radio. The portable radio generates user alerts indicating the criticality level of the retrieved public safety records based on the code. The portable radio plays out the bot-retrieved search results in response to a further user input to the portable radio.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: CRAIG SIDDOWAY, JARI P. JARVINEN, ERIN B. BRYANT, MELANIE KING
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Publication number: 20210304746Abstract: A portable radio (100) provides a voice control feature which advantageously enables radio users to perform talk group changes by using voice as an input medium to the radio device. Activation of a voice control button (110) and verbal entry of a valid talk group control command enables a change in talk group. The portable radio (100) comprises a controller (102) having a code plug (120) pre-programmed with a plurality of talk group alias names, and an automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine (118) providing voice control entry detection to the portable radio. The controller (102) enables a change in talk group in response to the ASR engine (118) detecting that the voice control entry is a valid talk group control command. Shortened audible confirmations of talk group change are generated using the alias names.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: MELANIE KING, JARI PRETAM B. PAGAR JARVINEN, CRAIG SIDDOWAY, ERIN B. BRYANT
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Publication number: 20210287670Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining a unique wake word for devices within an incident. One system includes an electronic computing device comprising a transceiver and an electronic processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The electronic processor is configured to receive a notification indicative of an occurrence of an incident and one or more communication devices present at the incident, determine contextual information associated with the incident and the one or more communication devices, and identify one or more wake words based on the contextual information. The electronic processor is further configured to determine a phonetic distance for each pair of wake words included in the one or more wake words, and select a unique wake word from the one or more wake words for each communication device of the one or more communication devices based on the determined phonetic distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Sean Regan, Maryam Eneim, Melanie King, Manoj Prasad Nagendra Prasad
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Patent number: 10921132Abstract: A method and server for determining the current location of a person of interest (POI) is provided. The server receives a first indication that a first searcher has identified a POI and requests first route information from the first searcher. Upon receiving the first route information from the first searcher, the server determines if second route information relating to the person of interest has been received from a second searcher. If so, the server determines a search area for the person of interest based at least in part upon the first route information and the second route information.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Melanie King, Shervin Sabripour, Craig Siddoway, Goktug Duman
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Publication number: 20200410077Abstract: Improved user authentication of a communication device is provided by expanding voice biometric authentication with a dynamically updated user profile formed of non-voice usage parameters. The non-voice usage parameters are collected during successful voice authentications to establish non-voice compensation controls. When a failed voice biometric authentication attempt is followed by a valid PIN entry, then a false rejection is determined, and a voice biometric threshold is adjusted to reduce the individual user-based false rejection rate along with the enablement of the non-voice usage controls.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: MICHAEL F. KORUS, MELANIE KING, DANIEL A. TEALDI
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Patent number: 10810293Abstract: Improved user authentication of a communication device is provided by expanding voice biometric authentication with a dynamically updated user profile formed of non-voice usage parameters. The non-voice usage parameters are collected during successful voice authentications to establish non-voice compensation controls. When a failed voice biometric authentication attempt is followed by a valid PIN entry, then a false rejection is determined, and a voice biometric threshold is adjusted to reduce the individual user-based false rejection rate along with the enablement of the non-voice usage controls.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Michael F Korus, Melanie King, Daniel A. Tealdi
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Publication number: 20200219512Abstract: A communication system (100) formed of a radio management system (104) interoperates with a radio management codeplug database (106) and a confusability analyzer (108) for the creation and storage of voice recognition target strings for uploading to one or more land mobile portable radios (110) prior to field-deployment. Once the radios are deployed to the field, unrecognized voice command entries are determined, stored locally at the portable radio, and uploaded to cloud based storage (122). Analysis of the cloud based data is performed through a voice control analytics engine (124) to detect patterns associated with the unrecognized voice commands. The unrecognized voice command pattern is processed though a resolution action engine (126) to generate one or more resolution actions for the pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: DARRELL J. STOGNER, ELLIS A. PINDER, MATTHEW E. SIMMS, MELANIE KING
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Patent number: 10672392Abstract: A device, system and method for causing an output device to provide information for voice command functionality is provided. A controller determines when a received textual term, received at the controller via one or more of an input device and a communications unit, is phonetically similar to one or more existing textual terms used for activating functionality at a communication device using a voice recognition algorithm. When the received textual term, are phonetically similar to one or more existing textual terms, the controller: generates one or more suggested textual terms, related to the received textual term, that minimizes phonetic similarities with the one or more existing textual terms; and causes an output device to provide an indication of the one or more suggested textual terms to use in place of the received textual term.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Melanie A. King, Craig F Siddoway