Patents by Inventor Paul Rey

Paul Rey 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: 12039470
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically personalizing a computing experience to enhance user productivity within a computing environment is disclosed. One or more proficiency parameters and one or more workload parameters are provided to a machine learning model previously-trained to assess user-specific overload criteria based at least on the one or more proficiency parameters and the one or more workload parameters. A notification-generating event in the computing environment is recognized. A notification to the user is suppressed based at least on the notification-generating event satisfying the user-specific overload criteria. The notification is supplied to the user based at least on the notification-generating event failing to satisfy the user-specific overload criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mastafa Hamza Foufa, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey
  • Patent number: 12028176
    Abstract: A computer-implemented conferencing method is disclosed. A conference session between a user and one or more other conference participants is initiated via a computer conference application. An attribute-specific pronunciation of the user's name is determined via one or more attribute-specific-pronunciation machine-learning models previously trained based at least on one or more attributes of the one or more other conference participants. The attribute-specific pronunciation of the user's name is compared to a preferred pronunciation of the user's name via computer-pronunciation-comparison logic. Based on the attribute-specific pronunciation of the user's name being inconsistent with the preferred pronunciation of the user's name, a pronunciation learning protocol is automatically executed to convey, via the computer conference application, the preferred pronunciation of the user's name to the one or more other conference participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mastafa Hamza Foufa, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey
  • Patent number: 11881958
    Abstract: A method for virtual meeting content sharing comprises, during a virtual meeting, receiving a request to share visual interface content including one or more visual content elements rendered by a client computing device with one or more remote participant devices. For each of the one or more visual content elements, an element feature vector is determined. Each of the one or more element feature vectors are sent to a remote meeting server. From the remote meeting server, an indication is received that a specified visual content element is flagged as potentially subject to filtering, based at least in part on a difference between (1) a meeting feature vector and (2) the element feature vector for the specified visual content exceeding a content filter threshold, the meeting feature vector quantifying a plurality of meeting context parameters of the virtual meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Romain Gabriel Paul Rey, Mastafa Hamza Foufa, Fernando Javier Yanez Lucero
  • Patent number: 11831696
    Abstract: A method for one or more meeting-facilitating machines to provide access to a remote meeting comprises assessing a capability metric of a meeting-participant computer device; selecting an access-option set including a combination of mutually compatible access modes, each access mode characterized by (a) an expense metric comparable to the capability metric and (b) a richness metric indicating a relative level of richness the access mode contributes to the remote meeting, the access-option set selected to maximize a net richness of the remote meeting while preventing a net expense of the access-option set from exceeding the capability metric; and providing the meeting-participant computer device access to the remote meeting using the access-option set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mastafa Hamza Foufa, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey
  • Publication number: 20230368940
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reis, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 11789693
    Abstract: An audio stream is subjected to speech-to-text processing in order to obtain a textual representation of the audio stream. Hierarchical topic extraction is performed on the textual representation to obtain a multi-level hierarchical topic representation of the textual representation. A user interface actuator is generated, which allows a user to search through the audio stream. Different levels of the multi-level hierarchical topic representation are displayed to the user, based upon the speed of actuation of the user interface actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Neckermann, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey, Alexander James Wilson
  • Patent number: 11789944
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for recalling user-specific interactions is disclosed. User-specific application data for each of a plurality of different computer application programs is received at a computing system. The user-specific application data is translated into different content vectors representing different user-specific interactions between a user and one or more other users while using the plurality of different computer application programs. Each content vector includes parameters quantifying interaction attributes of the corresponding user-specific interaction. The content vectors are mapped to a high-dimensional content space. A query is received at the computing system and translated into a query vector. Geometric mathematical operations are performed to compare content vectors in the high-dimensional content space to the query vector to identify a content vector that correlates to the query vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Javier Yanez Lucero, Mastafa Hamza Foufa, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey
  • Patent number: 11715583
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reis, David Campbell, Peter Lafreniere, Paulo da Moura
  • Patent number: 11516431
    Abstract: An intrusion detection system detects when an unexpected person enters the environment of a user who is in a meeting. A privacy protection action which is an action that is to be taken in response to the detected intrusion, is identified. Audio and/or video systems are then controlled to perform the privacy protection action. Machine learning can be used, based upon user interactions, to improve intrusion detection and other parts of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Romain Gabriel Paul Rey, Alexander James Wilson, Tom Neckermann
  • Patent number: 11418463
    Abstract: A method and system for responding to a message directed to a recipient includes receiving the message including a query from a sender, receiving an indication that the recipient is unavailable to respond to the query, and providing the query to as an input to a machine-learning (ML) model to identify information requested in the query. The method further includes obtaining the information requested as an output from the ML model, determining if access to the information requested is available to the sender, based on a confidentiality group to which the sender belongs with respect to the information requested, upon determining that access to the information requested is available, generating a response to the query that includes the information requested, and providing the response to the sender. The confidentiality group to which the sender belongs may be determined based on a degree of association between the sender and the information requested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Romain Gabriel Paul Rey, Mastafa Hamza Foufa, Fernando Javier Yanez Lucero
  • Patent number: 11361770
    Abstract: Computerized systems are provided for determining an identity of one or more users that use a same audio source, such as a microphone. The identity of one or more users that use a same audio source can based on generating a list of participant candidates who are likely to participate in an associated event, such as a meeting. For instance, embodiments can generate one or more network graphs of a meeting invitee any only voice input samples of the meeting invitee's N closest connections are compared to an utterance to determine the identity of the user associated with the utterance. One or more indicators that identify the users who are using the same audio source, as well as additional information or metadata associated with the identified user can be caused to be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Neckermann, Alexander J. Wilson, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey
  • Patent number: 11288034
    Abstract: An audio stream is subjected to speech-to-text processing in order to obtain a textual representation of the audio stream. Hierarchical topic extraction is performed on the textual representation to obtain a multi-level hierarchical topic representation of the textual representation. A user interface actuator is generated, which allows a user to search through the audio stream. Different levels of the multi-level hierarchical topic representation are displayed to the user, based upon the speed of actuation of the user interface actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Neckermann, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey, Alexander James Wilson
  • Patent number: 11182748
    Abstract: In the present disclosure, artificial intelligence (AI) processing is trained and leveraged to learn user-specific insights that are contextually relevant to a state of a user communication. Contextual information about a state of a user communication may be collected and analyzed. That contextual information may be cross-referenced with an extensive knowledge graph that is constructed from user context data. Exemplary AI processing may further be trained to apply a relevance analysis to assist with processing described herein including generation and curation of data insights that are most relevant to a state of a user communication. In some examples, the data insight generation process may be augmented by pre-generating data insights that may be relevant to a user communication prior to occurrence of the user communication. Further technical examples pertain to the rendering and presentation of representations of data insights through a graphical user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Tom Neckermann, Alexander James Wilson, Romain Gabriel Paul Rey
  • Publication number: 20210280338
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reis, David Campbell
  • Patent number: 9308474
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, systems and methods for demulsifying an emulsion including an aqueous phase and an organic phase by adding an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one quaternary organopolysiloxane or salt thereof to the emulsion, the composition optionally including at least one of quaternary epihalohydrin/polyamine copolymers or salts, and/or (poly)diallyldimethylammonium halides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignees: KROFF CHEMICAL COMPANY, DOW AGROSCIENCES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Rey, David M. Sunderlik, Steven P. Ceplecha
  • Patent number: 9034805
    Abstract: Fluid treatment systems and compositions are provided including (a) at least one material including (1) at least one carboxylic acid functional group and (2) at least one sulfur-containing group selected from the group consisting of sulfonyl functional groups, sulfonate functional groups and mixtures thereof; and (b) at least one scale control agent. The fluid treatment systems and compositions can be used to treat aqueous systems, for example as fracturing fluids for treating aqueous compositions found in subterranean formations. Methods for inhibiting formation and/or precipitation of calcium salts in an aqueous composition using the fluid treatment systems or compositions also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: KROFF CHEMICAL COMPANY, NABORS COMPLETION & PRODUCTION SERVICES CO.
    Inventors: Paul Rey, Susan Rey, Michael John Seyman, David Grottenthaler, Matthew E. Blauch
  • Patent number: 9034804
    Abstract: Fluid treatment systems and compositions are provided including (a) at least one material including (1) at least one carboxylic acid functional group and (2) at least one sulfur-containing group selected from the group consisting of sulfonyl functional groups, sulfonate functional groups and mixtures thereof; and (b) at least one friction reducing agent selected from the group consisting of guar gums, polyacrylamides, hydratable cellulosic materials, viscoelastic surfactants, and mixtures thereof. The fluid treatment systems and compositions can be used to treat aqueous systems, for example as fracturing fluids for use in fracturing subterranean formations. Methods for inhibiting formation and/or precipitation of metal oxides in an aqueous composition using the fluid treatment systems or compositions also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignees: KROFF CHEMICAL COMPANY, NABORS COMPLETION & PRODUCTION SERVICES CO.
    Inventors: Paul Rey, Susan Rey, Michael John Seyman, Matthew E. Blauch
  • Patent number: 8940667
    Abstract: Fluid treatment systems and compositions are provided including (a) at least one material including (1) at least one carboxylic acid functional group and (2) at least one sulfur-containing group selected from the group consisting of sulfonyl functional groups, sulfonate functional groups and mixtures thereof; (b) at least one friction reducing agent selected from the group consisting of guar gums, polyacrylamides, hydratable cellulosic materials, viscoelastic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; and (c) at least one scale control agent. The fluid treatment systems and compositions can be used to treat aqueous systems, for example as fracturing fluids for treating aqueous compositions found in subterranean formations. Methods for inhibiting formation and/or precipitation of metal oxides in an aqueous composition using the fluid treatment systems or compositions also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Kroff Chemical Company, Nabors Completion & Production Services Co.
    Inventors: Paul Rey, Susan Rey, Michael John Seyman, Matthew E. Blauch
  • Patent number: 8871691
    Abstract: Methods of treating flowback water from a subterranean formation penetrated by a well bore are provided, comprising: (a) providing remediated flowback water having a ferrous iron (Fe+2) ion concentration of less than about 100 milligrams of ferrous iron ion per liter of flowback water, a barium ion (Ba+2) concentration of less than about 500 milligrams of barium ion per liter of flowback water, and a calcium ion (Ca+) concentration of at least about 1,000 milligrams of calcium ion per liter of remediated flowback water; and (b) treating the flowback water with: (i) at least one friction reducing agent; and (ii) at least one scale formation inhibiting agent and/or at least one iron precipitation control agent to provide treated flowback water which can be reused as fracturing fluid in a well drilling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Kroff Chemical Company
    Inventors: Paul Rey, Susan Rey, David Grottenthaler
  • Publication number: 20140303265
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, systems and methods for demulsifying an emulsion including an aqueous phase and an organic phase by adding an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one quaternary organopolysiloxane or salt thereof to the emulsion, the composition optionally including at least one of quaternary epihalohydrin/polyamine copolymers or salts, and/or (poly)diallyldimethylammonium halides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Paul Rey, David M. Sunderlik, Steven P. Ceplecha