Patents by Inventor Richard P. MUFFOLETTO

Richard P. MUFFOLETTO 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: 20230386469
    Abstract: An example process includes: concurrently receiving an audio stream and a video stream; determining, based on a first portion of the audio stream received within a predetermined duration before a current time and a first portion of the video stream received within the predetermined duration before the current time, whether a visual attention of a user is directed to an electronic device while the user is speaking; and in accordance with a determination that the visual attention of the user is directed to the electronic device while the user is speaking: identifying a second portion of the audio stream to include user speech intended for the electronic device; initiating, by a digital assistant operating on the electronic device, a task based the second portion of the audio stream; and providing an output indicative of the initiated task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Maxwell C. HORTON, Stephen A. BERARDI, Yanzi JIN, Sophie LEBRECHT, Richard P. MUFFOLETTO, Daniel TORMOEN