Patents by Inventor Neil Christopher Fritz

Neil Christopher Fritz 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: 20240029722
    Abstract: Audio data, corresponding to an utterance spoken by a person within a detection range of a voice communications device, can include an audio message portion. The audio data can be captured and analyzed to determine the intent to send a message. Based at least in part upon that intent, a remaining portion of the audio data can be analyzed to determine the intended message target or recipient, as well as the portion corresponding to the actual message payload. Once determined, the audio file can be trimmed to the message payload, and the message payload of the audio data can be delivered as an audio message to the target recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Neil Christopher Fritz, Lakshya Bhagat, Scott Southwood, Katelyn Doran, Brett Lounsbury, Christo Frank Devaraj
  • Patent number: 11810554
    Abstract: Audio data, corresponding to an utterance spoken by a person within a detection range of a voice communications device, can include an audio message portion. The audio data can be captured and analyzed to determine the intent to send a message. Based at least in part upon that intent, a remaining portion of the audio data can be analyzed to determine the intended message target or recipient, as well as the portion corresponding to the actual message payload. Once determined, the audio file can be trimmed to the message payload, and the message payload of the audio data can be delivered as an audio message to the target recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Christopher Fritz, Lakshya Bhagat, Scott Southwood, Katelyn Doran, Brett Lounsbury, Christo Frank Devaraj
  • Publication number: 20210074275
    Abstract: Audio data, corresponding to an utterance spoken by a person within a detection range of a voice communications device, can include an audio message portion. The audio data can be captured and analyzed to determine the intent to send a message. Based at least in part upon that intent, a remaining portion of the audio data can be analyzed to determine the intended message target or recipient, as well as the portion corresponding to the actual message payload. Once determined, the audio file can be trimmed to the message payload, and the message payload of the audio data can be delivered as an audio message to the target recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Neil Christopher Fritz, Lakshya Bhagat, Scott Southwood, Katelyn Doran, Brett Lounsbury, Christo Frank Devaraj
  • Patent number: 10803856
    Abstract: Audio data, corresponding to an utterance spoken by a person within a detection range of a voice communications device, can include an audio message portion. The audio data can be captured and analyzed to determine the intent to send a message. Based at least in part upon that intent, a remaining portion of the audio data can be analyzed to determine the intended message target or recipient, as well as the portion corresponding to the actual message payload. Once determined, the audio file can be trimmed to the message payload, and the message payload of the audio data can be delivered as an audio message to the target recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Christopher Fritz, Lakshya Bhagat, Scott Southwood, Katelyn Doran, Brett Lounsbury, Christo Frank Devaraj
  • Patent number: 10796079
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for selecting page layouts based upon an outcome prediction associated with a request for a content page. Session variables associated with a request can be extracted. A score can be calculated based upon the session variables. The score can be generated by a machine learning engine that is trained using archived session data. A page layout can be selected based upon the generated score and a respective content page generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Bradley, Lakshya Bhagat, Nick Ciubotariu, Michael Albert Galassi, William Kevan Bennett Kennedy, Alexander Michael Spinelli, Nathan Andrew Sterken, Andrew James Will, Wei Zhang, Albert J. Kennis, Thomas Jay Hoover, Neil Christopher Fritz
  • Publication number: 20190371304
    Abstract: Audio data, corresponding to an utterance spoken by a person within a detection range of a voice communications device, can include an audio message portion. The audio data can be captured and analyzed to determine the intent to send a message. Based at least in part upon that intent, a remaining portion of the audio data can be analyzed to determine the intended message target or recipient, as well as the portion corresponding to the actual message payload. Once determined, the audio file can be trimmed to the message payload, and the message payload of the audio data can be delivered as an audio message to the target recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Neil Christopher Fritz, Lakshya Bhagat, Scott Southwood, Katelyn Doran, Brett Lounsbury, Christo Frank Devaraj
  • Patent number: 10319375
    Abstract: Audio data, corresponding to an utterance spoken by a person within a detection range of a voice communications device, can include an audio message portion. The audio data can be captured and analyzed to determine the intent to send a message. Based at least in part upon that intent, a remaining portion of the audio data can be analyzed to determine the intended message target or recipient, as well as the portion corresponding to the actual message payload. Once determined, the audio file can be trimmed to the message payload, and the message payload of the audio data can be delivered as an audio message to the target recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Christopher Fritz, Lakshya Bhagat, Scott Southwood, Katelyn Doran, Brett Lounsbury, Christo Frank Devaraj
  • Publication number: 20180182380
    Abstract: Audio data, corresponding to an utterance spoken by a person within a detection range of a voice communications device, can include an audio message portion. The audio data can be captured and analyzed to determine the intent to send a message. Based at least in part upon that intent, a remaining portion of the audio data can be analyzed to determine the intended message target or recipient, as well as the portion corresponding to the actual message payload. Once determined, the audio file can be trimmed to the message payload, and the message payload of the audio data can be delivered as an audio message to the target recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Neil Christopher Fritz, Lakshya Bhagat, Scott Southwood, Katelyn Doran, Brett Lounsbury, Christo Frank Devaraj