Patents by Inventor Paul Damian Tidwell

Paul Damian Tidwell 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).

  • Polling with a natural language interface
    Patent number: 11250857
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to using a voice user interface for creating a poll to send to users. A poll requestor can create a poll using voice instructions and specify response options and setup information. After creating the poll, the system broadcasts it to users who can respond to the poll. The poll may be broadcasted while a user is receiving content. The users can respond using a voice user interface. The system compiles the responses and provides them to the poll requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Sungmin Kim, Greg Roberts, Daniel Zi Wang, Dylan Robert House, Luis Valencia, Paul Damian Tidwell, John Benjamin Dalin, Steven T. Rabuchin, James Robert Blair, Vicky Ge