Patents by Inventor Nick PRIEM

Nick PRIEM 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).

  • System for Processing Voice Requests Including Wake Word Verification
    Publication number: 20260057882
    Abstract: A system for processing voice requests includes a voice assistant manager and a plurality of voice assistants. The voice assistant manager detects a wake word in an utterance and communicates the utterance to a voice assistant of the plurality of voice assistants. In some embodiments, the voice assistant may verify the detected wake word and communicate with a cloud service, which may also verify the detected wake word and generate a response to the utterance. In some embodiments, the voice assistant manager may activate or deactivate one or more of the voice assistants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Daniel Bromand, Björn Erik Roth, Nick Priem
  • System for processing voice requests including wake word verification
    Patent number: 12488787
    Abstract: A system for processing voice requests includes a voice assistant manager and a plurality of voice assistants. The voice assistant manager detects a wake word in an utterance and communicates the utterance to a voice assistant of the plurality of voice assistants. In some embodiments, the voice assistant may verify the detected wake word and communicate with a cloud service, which may also verify the detected wake word and generate a response to the utterance. In some embodiments, the voice assistant manager may activate or deactivate one or more of the voice assistants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Daniel Bromand, Björn Erik Roth, Nick Priem
  • System for Processing Voice Requests Including Wake Word Verification
    Publication number: 20240221728
    Abstract: A system for processing voice requests includes a voice assistant manager and a plurality of voice assistants. The voice assistant manager detects a wake word in an utterance and communicates the utterance to a voice assistant of the plurality of voice assistants. In some embodiments, the voice assistant may verify the detected wake word and communicate with a cloud service, which may also verify the detected wake word and generate a response to the utterance. In some embodiments, the voice assistant manager may activate or deactivate one or more of the voice assistants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Spotify AB
    Inventors: Daniel BROMAND, Björn Erik ROTH, Nick PRIEM