Patents by Inventor Michael R. Kennewick

Michael R. Kennewick 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: 20220207594
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system for facilitating voice commerce is provided. A user input comprising a natural language utterance related to a product or service to be purchased may be received. A first product or service that is to be purchased may be determined based on the utterance. First payment information that is to be used to purchase the first product or service may be obtained. First shipping information that is to be used to deliver the first product or service may be obtained. A purchase transaction for the first product or service may completed based on the first payment information and the first shipping information without further user input, after the receipt of utterance, that identifies a product or service type or a product or service, seller information, payment information, shipping information, or other information related to purchasing the first product or service .
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: VB Assets, LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. KENNEWICK, SR.
  • Patent number: 11087385
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system for facilitating voice commerce is provided. A user input comprising a natural language utterance related to a product or service to be purchased may be received. A first product or service that is to be purchased may be determined based on the utterance. First payment information that is to be used to purchase the first product or service may be obtained. First shipping information that is to be used to deliver the first product or service may be obtained. A purchase transaction for the first product or service may completed based on the first payment information and the first shipping information without further user input, after the receipt of utterance, that identifies a product or service type or a product or service, seller information, payment information, shipping information, or other information related to purchasing the first product or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: VB Assets, LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. Kennewick, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10614799
    Abstract: In certain implementations, intent prediction is provided for a natural language utterance based on a portion of the natural language utterance prior to a system detection of an end of the natural language utterance. In some implementations, a first portion of a natural language utterance of a user may be received. Speech recognition may be performed on the first portion of the natural language utterance to recognize one or more words of the first portion of the natural language utterance. Context information for the natural language utterance may be obtained. Prior to a detection of an end of the natural language utterance, a first intent may be predicted based on the one or more words of the first portion and the context information. One or more user requests may be determined based on the first predicted intent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Voicebox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Kennewick, Jr., Daniel B. Carter
  • Publication number: 20190385218
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system for facilitating voice commerce is provided. A user input comprising a natural language utterance related to a product or service to be purchased may be received. A first product or service that is to be purchased may be determined based on the utterance. First payment information that is to be used to purchase the first product or service may be obtained. First shipping information that is to be used to deliver the first product or service may be obtained. A purchase transaction for the first product or service may completed based on the first payment information and the first shipping information without further user input, after the receipt of utterance, that identifies a product or service type or a product or service, seller information, payment information, shipping information, or other information related to purchasing the first product or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: VB Assets, LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. KENNEWICK, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10430863
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system for facilitating voice commerce is provided. A user input comprising a natural language utterance related to a product or service to be purchased may be received. A first product or service that is to be purchased may be determined based on the utterance. First payment information that is to be used to purchase the first product or service may be obtained. First shipping information that is to be used to deliver the first product or service may be obtained. A purchase transaction for the first product or service may completed based on the first payment information and the first shipping information without further user input, after the receipt of utterance, that identifies a product or service type or a product or service, seller information, payment information, shipping information, or other information related to purchasing the first product or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: VB Assets, LLC
    Inventor: Michael R. Kennewick, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10347248
    Abstract: A conversational, natural language voice user interface may provide an integrated voice navigation services environment. The voice user interface may enable a user to make natural language requests relating to various navigation services, and further, may interact with the user in a cooperative, conversational dialogue to resolve the requests. Through dynamic awareness of context, available sources of information, domain knowledge, user behavior and preferences, and external systems and devices, among other things, the voice user interface may provide an integrated environment in which the user can speak conversationally, using natural language, to issue queries, commands, or other requests relating to the navigation services provided in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Voicebox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Kennewick, Catherine Cheung, Larry Baldwin, Ari Salomon, Michael Tjalve, Sheetal Guttigoli, Lynn Armstrong, Philippe Di Cristo, Bernie Zimmerman, Sam Menaker
  • Patent number: 10229673
    Abstract: In certain implementations, follow-up responses may be provided for prior natural language inputs of a user. As an example, a natural language input associated with a user may be received at a computer system. A determination of whether information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is currently accessible to the computer system may be effectuated. A first response to the natural language input (that indicates that a follow-up response will be provided) may be provided based on a determination that information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is not currently accessible. Information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input may be received. A second response to the natural language input may then be provided based on the received sufficient information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael R. Kennewick, Jr., Michael R. Kennewick, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20170345417
    Abstract: In certain implementations, follow-up responses may be provided for prior natural language inputs of a user. As an example, a natural language input associated with a user may be received at a computer system. A determination of whether information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is currently accessible to the computer system may be effectuated. A first response to the natural language input (that indicates that a follow-up response will be provided) may be provided based on a determination that information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is not currently accessible. Information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input may be received. A second response to the natural language input may then be provided based on the received sufficient information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Kennewick, JR., Michael R. Kennewick, SR.
  • Publication number: 20170270925
    Abstract: A conversational, natural language voice user interface may provide an integrated voice navigation services environment. The voice user interface may enable a user to make natural language requests relating to various navigation services, and further, may interact with the user in a cooperative, conversational dialogue to resolve the requests. Through dynamic awareness of context, available sources of information, domain knowledge, user behavior and preferences, and external systems and devices, among other things, the voice user interface may provide an integrated environment in which the user can speak conversationally, using natural language, to issue queries, commands, or other requests relating to the navigation services provided in the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. KENNEWICK, Catherine CHEUNG, Larry BALDWIN, Ari SALOMON, Michael TJALVE, Sheetal GUTTIGOLI, Lynn ARMSTRONG, Philippe DI CRISTO, Bernie ZIMMERMAN, Sam MENAKER
  • Patent number: 9747896
    Abstract: In certain implementations, follow-up responses may be provided for prior natural language inputs of a user. As an example, a natural language input associated with a user may be received at a computer system. A determination of whether information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is currently accessible to the computer system may be effectuated. A first response to the natural language input (that indicates that a follow-up response will be provided) may be provided based on a determination that information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is not currently accessible. Information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input may be received. A second response to the natural language input may then be provided based on the received sufficient information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Kennewick, Jr., Michael R. Kennewick, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9734825
    Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving user generated natural language utterances such as queries and/or commands and executing the queries and/or commands. A parser may be used to determine a domain for a user generated natural language utterance based on the content and context of the natural language utterance. One or more of a plurality of domain agents associated with particular domains are configured to receive and respond to queries and/or commands based on the natural language utterance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Kennewick, David Locke, Michael R. Kennewick, Sr., Michael R. Kennewick, Jr., Richard Kennewick, Tom Freeman
  • Publication number: 20170221134
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system for facilitating voice commerce is provided. A user input comprising a natural language utterance related to a product or service to be purchased may be received. A first product or service that is to be purchased may be determined based on the utterance. First payment information that is to be used to purchase the first product or service may be obtained. First shipping information that is to be used to deliver the first product or service may be obtained. A purchase transaction for the first product or service may completed based on the first payment information and the first shipping information without further user input, after the receipt of utterance, that identifies a product or service type or a product or service, seller information, payment information, shipping information, or other information related to purchasing the first product or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael R. KENNEWICK, SR.
  • Publication number: 20170109451
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of providing in-view and out-of-view request-related result regions for respective result categories. The system may facilitate result presentation by providing, in response to a user request, at least one region that is designated to initially be in-view and at least one region that is designated to initially be out-of-view where: (i) the initial in-view region comprises one or more results related to the user request and a first category; and (ii) the initial out-of-view region comprises one or more results related to the user request and the second category. A result related to a category may comprise a result related to a specific topic, a result of a specific type, a result from a specific source, or other result. A user request may comprise a query, a command, or other user request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael R. KENNEWICK, SR.
  • Patent number: 9626703
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system for facilitating voice commerce is provided. A user input comprising a natural language utterance related to a product or service to be purchased may be received. A first product or service that is to be purchased may be determined based on the utterance. First payment information that is to be used to purchase the first product or service may be obtained. First shipping information that is to be used to deliver the first product or service may be obtained. A purchase transaction for the first product or service may completed based on the first payment information and the first shipping information without further user input, after the receipt of utterance, that identifies a product or service type or a product or service, seller information, payment information, shipping information, or other information related to purchasing the first product or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Michael R. Kennewick, Sr.
  • Patent number: 9620113
    Abstract: A conversational, natural language voice user interface may provide an integrated voice navigation services environment. The voice user interface may enable a user to make natural language requests relating to various navigation services, and further, may interact with the user in a cooperative, conversational dialogue to resolve the requests. Through dynamic awareness of context, available sources of information, domain knowledge, user behavior and preferences, and external systems and devices, among other things, the voice user interface may provide an integrated environment in which the user can speak conversationally, using natural language, to issue queries, commands, or other requests relating to the navigation services provided in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Kennewick, Catherine Cheung, Larry Baldwin, Ari Salomon, Michael Tjalve, Sheetal Guttigoli, Lynn Armstrong, Philippe Di Cristo, Bernie Zimmerman, Sam Menaker
  • Patent number: 9535962
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods of providing in-view and out-of-view request-related result regions for respective result categories. The system may facilitate result presentation by providing, in response to a user request, at least one region that is designated to initially be in-view and at least one region that is designated to initially be out-of-view where: (i) the initial in-view region comprises one or more results related to the user request and a first category; and (ii) the initial out-of-view region comprises one or more results related to the user request and the second category. A result related to a category may comprise a result related to a specific topic, a result of a specific type, a result from a specific source, or other result. A user request may comprise a query, a command, or other user request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Michael R. Kennewick, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20160188292
    Abstract: In certain implementations, a system and method for interpreting natural language inputs based on storage of the inputs is provided. A natural language input of a user may be obtained. The natural language input may be obtained via an input mode. The natural language input may be processed to determine a first interpretation of the natural language input. The natural language input may be stored based on a data format associated with the input mode. The natural language input may be obtained from storage. The natural language input obtained from storage may be reprocessed to determine a second interpretation of the natural language input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel B. CARTER, Michael R. KENNEWICK, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160148610
    Abstract: In certain implementations, intent prediction is provided for a natural language utterance based on a portion of the natural language utterance prior to a system detection of an end of the natural language utterance. In some implementations, a first portion of a natural language utterance of a user may be received. Speech recognition may be performed on the first portion of the natural language utterance to recognize one or more words of the first portion of the natural language utterance. Context information for the natural language utterance may be obtained. Prior to a detection of an end of the natural language utterance, a first intent may be predicted based on the one or more words of the first portion and the context information. One or more user requests may be determined based on the first predicted intent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. KENNEWICK, JR., Daniel B. CARTER
  • Publication number: 20160110347
    Abstract: In certain implementations, follow-up responses may be provided for prior natural language inputs of a user. As an example, a natural language input associated with a user may be received at a computer system. A determination of whether information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is currently accessible to the computer system may be effectuated. A first response to the natural language input (that indicates that a follow-up response will be provided) may be provided based on a determination that information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input is not currently accessible. Information sufficient for providing an adequate response to the natural language input may be received. A second response to the natural language input may then be provided based on the received sufficient information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: VoiceBox Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Kennewick, JR., Michael R. Kennewick, SR.
  • Publication number: 20160078482
    Abstract: In certain implementations, advertisers may be enabled to determine in real-time (as user requests are received from users) whether to include their advertisements (or other content) as part of responses to the user requests (e.g., queries, command, or other user requests). As an example, upon determining a user request based on a user input of a user, an advertisement opportunity associated with the user request may be provided to one or more advertisers. The advertisement opportunity may, for instance, comprise an opportunity to purchase an ad placement associated with the user request. Upon determining that an advertiser purchased the associated ad placement, the associated ad placement may be allocated for an advertisement associated with the advertiser so that a response to the user request will comprise an advertisement associated with the advertiser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: VOICEBOX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Michael R. KENNEWICK, SR.