Patents by Inventor Michael Harting

Michael Harting 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: 12314773
    Abstract: A request is received from a client device at a first datacenter a distributed cloud computing network. The distributed cloud computing network includes multiple datacenters. The received request triggers execution of code at the distributed cloud computing network. The code includes a first function and a second function. A determination is made to execute the first function at the first datacenter and to execute the second function at a second datacenter of the distributed cloud computing network. The first function is executed at the first datacenter to get a first result. The first datacenter causes the second function to be executed at the second datacenter. The first datacenter receives, from the second datacenter, a second result from the execution of the second function. The first datacenter transmits a response to the client device that is based at least in part on the first result and the second result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: CLOUDFLARE, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Hart, Alyson Cabral, Kenton Taylor Varda
  • Patent number: 12313468
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices are disclosed to detect and compensate wavefront errors associated with light that spans a large range of wavelengths and different polarization states. One example system includes an optical wavefront sensor that is positioned to receive input light after propagation through a turbulent medium, such as air or water or other liquids, and to detect a wavefront error associated with at least one spectral component of the received light that has a plurality of spectral components. The system further includes a wavefront compensator that is positioned to receive the input light and to simultaneously effectuate wavefront corrections for the plurality of spectral components of the input light based on the detected wavefront error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Stanley Pau, Michael Hart
  • Publication number: 20250106306
    Abstract: A first compute server of a plurality of compute servers of a distributed cloud computing network receives an inference request. The first compute server determines that the received inference request triggers execution of code at the distributed cloud computing network, where the code is related to an artificial intelligence (AI) application that interacts with the inference request and causes input of the inference request to be run through an AI model. If the AI model is not loaded at the first compute server but is loaded at a second compute server, the inference request is routed to the second compute server for performing the inference operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Hart, Keith Adler, Derek Arturo Chamorro, Brendan Martin Irvine-Broque, Dane Orion Knecht, Rita Kozlov, Jesse Thomas Kipp, Celso Martinho, Manish Muttreja, Isaac Rehg, Richard Lawrence Robinett, Syona Sarma, Sven Sauleau, Phillip David Wittig
  • Patent number: 12249316
    Abstract: A speech recognition platform configured to receive an audio signal that includes speech from a user and perform automatic speech recognition (ASR) on the audio signal to identify ASR results. The platform may identify: (i) a domain of a voice command within the speech based on the ASR results and based on context information associated with the speech or the user, and (ii) an intent of the voice command. In response to identifying the intent, the platform may perform a corresponding action, such as streaming audio to the device, setting a reminder for the user, purchasing an item on behalf of the user, making a reservation for the user or launching an application for the user. The speech recognition platform, in combination with the device, may therefore facilitate efficient interactions between the user and a voice-controlled device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Michael Hart, John Daniel Thimsen, Allan Timothy Lindsay, Scott Ian Blanksteen, Peter Paul Henri Carbon, Vikram Kumar Gundeti, Frederic Johan Georges Deramat
  • Publication number: 20240360512
    Abstract: Techniques for receiving a voice command from a user and, in response, providing audible content to the user via a first device and providing visual content for the user via a second device. In some instances, the first device includes a microphone for generating audio signals that include user speech, as well as a speaker for outputting audible content in response to identified voice commands from the speech. However, the first device might not include a display for displaying graphical content. As such, the first device may be configured to identify devices that include displays and that are proximate to the first device. The first device may then instruct one or more of these other devices to output visual content associated with a user's voice command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Gregory Michael Hart, Jeffrey P. Bezos
  • Publication number: 20240349595
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating communications between shared electronic devices are described herein. In some embodiments, a group account may be assigned to a shared electronic device. The group account may include one or more user accounts, where individuals associated with those user accounts may interact with the shared electronic device, and also may form a part of the group account. When a message is sent from one shared electronic device to another personal device or shared electronic device, the message may be indicated as being sent from the group account, as if the shared electronic device corresponds to its own separate account. In some embodiments, speaker identification processing may be employed to determine a speaker of the message and, if the speaker is able to be identified, the message may be sent from the corresponding speaker's user account instead of the shared electronic device's corresponding group account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Venkata Krishnan Ramamoorthy, Gregory Michael Hart, Samuel Scott Gigliotti, Scott Southwood, Ran Mokady, Hale Sostock, Roman Yusufov
  • Patent number: 12094461
    Abstract: A system that is capable of controlling multiple entertainment systems and/or speakers using voice commands. The system receives voice commands and may determine audio sources and speakers indicated by the voice commands. The system may generate audio data from the audio sources and may send the audio data to the speakers using multiple interfaces. For example, the system may send the audio data directly to the speakers using a network address, may send the audio data to the speakers via a voice-enabled device or may send the audio data to the speakers via a speaker controller. The system may generate output zones including multiple speakers and may associate input devices with speakers within the output zones. For example, the system may receive a voice command from an input device in an output zone and may reduce output audio generated by speakers in the output zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Williams, Steven Todd Rabuchin, Gregory Michael Hart
  • Publication number: 20240264877
    Abstract: A request is received from a client device at a first datacenter a distributed cloud computing network. The distributed cloud computing network includes multiple datacenters. The received request triggers execution of code at the distributed cloud computing network. The code includes a first function and a second function. A determination is made to execute the first function at the first datacenter and to execute the second function at a second datacenter of the distributed cloud computing network. The first function is executed at the first datacenter to get a first result. The first datacenter causes the second function to be executed at the second datacenter. The first datacenter receives, from the second datacenter, a second result from the execution of the second function. The first datacenter transmits a response to the client device that is based at least in part on the first result and the second result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Hart, Alyson Cabral, Kenton Taylor Varda
  • Patent number: 12058496
    Abstract: A hearing system includes a processing device, a hearing aid adapted to be worn by a user, and a data logger. The hearing aid includes an input transducer providing an electric input signal representing sound in the environment of the user, and a hearing aid processor executing a processing algorithm in dependence of a specific parameter setting. The data logger stores time segments of said electric input signal, and data representing a corresponding user intent. The processing device comprises a simulation model of the hearing aid. The simulation model is based on a learning algorithm configured to provide a specific parameter setting optimized to the user's needs in dependence of a hearing profile of the user, the logged data, and a cost function. A method of determining a parameter setting for a hearing aid is further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Oticon A/S
    Inventors: Niels Henrik Pontoppidan, James Michael Harte, Hamish Innes-Brown, Lorenz Fiedler
  • Patent number: 12057115
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating communications between shared electronic devices are described herein. In some embodiments, a group account may be assigned to a shared electronic device. The group account may include one or more user accounts, where individuals associated with those user accounts may interact with the shared electronic device, and also may form a part of the group account. When a message is sent from one shared electronic device to another personal device or shared electronic device, the message may be indicated as being sent from the group account, as if the shared electronic device corresponds to its own separate account. In some embodiments, speaker identification processing may be employed to determine a speaker of the message and, if the speaker is able to be identified, the message may be sent from the corresponding speaker's user account instead of the shared electronic device's corresponding group account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Venkata Krishnan Ramamoorthy, Gregory Michael Hart, Samuel Scott Gigliotti, Scott Southwood, Ran Mokady, Hale Sostock, Roman Yusufov
  • Patent number: 12033633
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for sending a first instruction for a device to output first content while the speech-processing device is in an ambient state during a first time period. First feedback data is received indicating that a first action associated with the first content was requested at a first time. A determination is made that the first time is during the first time period. Timing data related to a current time of the device is determined. Second content is determined based at least in part on the first action being requested during the first time period and the timing data. A second instruction is sent effective to cause the device to output second content while in the ambient state during a second time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoning Hu, Michael Hart, Seth Brickman, Ashok Gupta, David Jason Jones, Sandy Huang Cook
  • Publication number: 20240217138
    Abstract: A tile saw includes a saw with a cutting blade, a frame supporting the saw, a table supporting a workpiece and being slidable relative to the frame, and a rear fence secured to the table. The rear fence has an engagement surface and is adjustable between an operating position and a bypassed position. The bypassed position includes the engagement surface of the fence being no higher than even with the planar surface of the table to allow a workpiece to extend beyond a rear edge of the table. In the operating position, the engagement surface of the rear fence projects axially from the planar surface of the table to support the workpiece as the workpiece is pushed into the cutting blade during operation. The fence can be adjusted between the operating and bypassed positions by using any one of a cam lever clamp, pin and guideway, or rotatable latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: Nicholas Costanzo, Michael Hart, Eric M. Nevel, Charles Moody Wacker, II, Ryan Burt
  • Patent number: 12008990
    Abstract: Techniques for receiving a voice command from a user and, in response, providing audible content to the user via a first device and providing visual content for the user via a second device. In some instances, the first device includes a microphone for generating audio signals that include user speech, as well as a speaker for outputting audible content in response to identified voice commands from the speech. However, the first device might not include a display for displaying graphical content. As such, the first device may be configured to identify devices that include displays and that are proximate to the first device. The first device may then instruct one or more of these other devices to output visual content associated with a user's voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Michael Hart, Jeffrey P. Bezos
  • Patent number: 12008983
    Abstract: An interactive system may be implemented in part by an audio device located within a user environment, which may accept speech commands from a user and may also interact with the user by means of generated speech. In order to improve performance of the interactive system, a user may use a separate device, such as a personal computer or mobile device, to access a graphical user interface that lists details of historical speech interactions. The graphical user interface may be configured to allow the user to provide feedback and/or corrections regarding the details of specific interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilles Jean Roger Belin, Charles S. Rogers, III, Robert David Owen, Jeffrey Penrod Adams, Rajiv Ramachandran, Gregory Michael Hart
  • Patent number: 11990119
    Abstract: An interactive system may be implemented in part by an audio device located within a user environment, which may accept speech commands from a user and may also interact with the user by means of generated speech. In order to improve performance of the interactive system, a user may use a separate device, such as a personal computer or mobile device, to access a graphical user interface that lists details of historical speech interactions. The graphical user interface may be configured to allow the user to provide feedback and/or corrections regarding the details of specific interactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gilles Jean Roger Belin, Charles S. Rogers, III, Robert David Owen, Jeffrey Penrod Adams, Rajiv Ramachandran, Gregory Michael Hart
  • Patent number: 11968271
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sender profile and/or recipient profile disambiguation and/or confirmation are disclosed. In instances where a sender profile is not indicated by a user sending a communication from a communal device, heuristic data may be utilized to infer the sender profile. Similar heuristic data may also be used when selection of the sender profile is associated with a low confidence level. Heuristic data may also be used to infer the recipient profile when the user does not indicate the recipient profile or when selection of the recipient profile is associated with a low confidence. Various confirmations may result from the sender and recipient profile disambiguation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Christopher Geiger Parker, Sumedha Arvind Kshirsagar, James Alexander Stanton, Aaron Takayanagi Barnet, Venkatesh Kancharla, Gregory Michael Hart
  • Patent number: 11958213
    Abstract: A tile saw includes a saw with a cutting blade, a frame supporting the saw, a table supporting a workpiece and being slidable relative to the frame, and a rear fence secured to the table. The rear fence has an engagement surface and is adjustable between an operating position and a bypassed position. The bypassed position includes the engagement surface of the fence being no higher than even with the planar surface of the table to allow a workpiece to extend beyond a rear edge of the table. In the operating position, the engagement surface of the rear fence projects axially from the planar surface of the table to support the workpiece as the workpiece is pushed into the cutting blade during operation. The fence can be adjusted between the operating and bypassed positions by using any one of a cam lever clamp, pin and guideway, or rotatable latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
    Inventors: Nicholas Costanzo, Michael Hart, Eric M. Nevel, Charles Moody Wacker, II, Ryan Burt
  • Patent number: 11893603
    Abstract: Techniques for selecting and providing highly targeted, interactive advertisements in a personalized manner. These advertisements may be audio-only advertisements, video-only advertisements, or advertisements that include both audio and video. As described below, advertisements may be selected and/or generated for a particular user based on an array of factors, including the user's interactions with multiple different client devices (e.g., a tablet computing device, a voice-controlled device, a television etc.), as well as additional behavior of the user. In some instances, the client devices may include a voice-controlled device that the user interacts with via voice commands and that provides audible content for output to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Michael Hart, Ian W. Freed
  • Publication number: 20240005918
    Abstract: An audio controlled assistant captures environmental noise and converts the environmental noise into audio signals. The audio signals are provided to a system which analyzes the audio signals for a plurality of audio prompts, which have been customized for the acoustic environment surrounding the audio controlled assistant by an acoustic modeling system. The system configured to detect the presence of an audio prompt in the audio signals and transmit instructions associated with the detected audio prompt to at least one of the audio controlled assistant or one or more cloud based services, in response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: John Daniel Thimsen, Gregory Michael Hart, Ryan Paul Thomas
  • Patent number: 11862153
    Abstract: An audio controlled assistant captures environmental noise and converts the environmental noise into audio signals. The audio signals are provided to a system which analyzes the audio signals for a plurality of audio prompts, which have been customized for the acoustic environment surrounding the audio controlled assistant by an acoustic modeling system. The system configured to detect the presence of an audio prompt in the audio signals and transmit instructions associated with the detected audio prompt to at least one of the audio controlled assistant or one or more cloud based services, in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Daniel Thimsen, Gregory Michael Hart, Ryan Paul Thomas