Patents by Inventor Robert A. Walker
Robert A. Walker 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).
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Publication number: 20250078835Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Kirill NOVITCHENKO, Kyle W. LU, Nikrouz GHOTBI, Trungtin TRAN, Lun CUI, Matias Hernan SULZBERGER, Marek Rastislav TELGARSKY, Briana C. CHAPMAN, Kevin Siu Wai LI, Jared CRAWFORD, Robert A. WALKER
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Patent number: 12198695Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kirill Novitchenko, Kyle W. Lu, Nikrouz Ghotbi, Trungtin Tran, Lun Cui, Matias Hernan Sulzberger, Marek Rastislav Telgarsky, Briana C. Chapman, Kevin Siu Wai Li, Jared Crawford, Robert A. Walker
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Publication number: 20220335849Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate providing a real-time training session between a mentor's communication device and a mentee's communication device, in which the mentor's communication device is granted control over the mentee's communication device in order to provide real-time instruction and video annotation. Mentee (player) data and progression over time are stored, and updatable ranked lists of mentees are generated for recruiting purposes, the wherein rankings are a function of player metrics, attributes, and progression over time. The systems and methods facilitate matching, mentor search and filter, scheduling, live chat, notifications, a rating system, and robust mentor profiles which include bios, photos, areas of expertise, and an introduction video.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: ProMentor, Inc.Inventors: Stanley O'Day, Michael Clark, Russel R. Heiser, II, Robert A. Walker
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Publication number: 20220284901Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Kirill NOVITCHENKO, Kyle W. LU, Nikrouz GHOTBI, Trungtin TRAN, Lun CUI, Matias Hernan SULZBERGER, Marek Rastislav TELGARSKY, Briana C. CHAPMAN, Kevin Siu Wai LI, Jared CRAWFORD, Robert A. WALKER
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Patent number: 11386892Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kirill Novitchenko, Kyle W. Lu, Nikrouz Ghotbi, Trungtin Tran, Lun Cui, Matias Hernan Sulzberger, Marek Rastislav Telgarsky, Briana C. Chapman, Kevin Siu Wai Li, Jared Crawford, Robert A. Walker
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Publication number: 20200380973Abstract: Systems and processes for providing personalized suggestions indicating that a task may be performed using a digital assistant of an electronic device are provided. An example method includes, at an electronic device with a display, receiving context data associated with the electronic device; determining, based on the context data, a task that may be performed by a digital assistant of the electronic device in response to a natural-language expression; determining, based on the context data, whether suggestion criteria associated with the determined task are satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the suggestion criteria are satisfied, providing a suggestion indicating that the determined task may be performed using the digital assistant of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventors: Kirill NOVITCHENKO, Kyle W. LU, Nikrouz GHOTBI, Trungtin TRAN, Lun CUI, Matias Hernan SULZBERGER, Marek Rastislav TELGARSKY, Briana C. CHAPMAN, Kevin Siu Wai LI, Jared CRAWFORD, Robert A. Walker
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Patent number: 10741181Abstract: Speech recognition is performed on a received utterance to determine a plurality of candidate text representations of the utterance, including a primary text representation and one or more alternative text representations. Natural language processing is performed on the primary text representation to determine a plurality of candidate actionable intents, including a primary actionable intent and one or more alternative actionable intents. A result is determined based on the primary actionable intent. The result is provided to the user. A recognition correction trigger is detected. In response to detecting the recognition correction trigger, a set of alternative intent affordances and a set of alternative text affordances are concurrently displayed.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ashish Garg, Harry J. Saddler, Shweta Grampurohit, Robert A. Walker, Rushin N. Shah, Matthew S. Seigel, Matthias Paulik
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Publication number: 20190318739Abstract: Speech recognition is performed on a received utterance to determine a plurality of candidate text representations of the utterance, including a primary text representation and one or more alternative text representations. Natural language processing is performed on the primary text representation to determine a plurality of candidate actionable intents, including a primary actionable intent and one or more alternative actionable intents. A result is determined based on the primary actionable intent. The result is provided to the user. A recognition correction trigger is detected. In response to detecting the recognition correction trigger, a set of alternative intent affordances and a set of alternative text affordances are concurrently displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Ashish GARG, Harry J. SADDLER, Shweta GRAMPUROHIT, Robert A. WALKER, Rushin N. SHAH, Matthew S. SEIGEL, Matthias PAULIK
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Patent number: 10332518Abstract: Speech recognition is performed on a received utterance to determine a plurality of candidate text representations of the utterance, including a primary text representation and one or more alternative text representations. Natural language processing is performed on the primary text representation to determine a plurality of candidate actionable intents, including a primary actionable intent and one or more alternative actionable intents. A result is determined based on the primary actionable intent. The result is provided to the user. A recognition correction trigger is detected. In response to detecting the recognition correction trigger, a set of alternative intent affordances and a set of alternative text affordances are concurrently displayed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ashish Garg, Harry J. Saddler, Shweta Grampurohit, Robert A. Walker, Rushin N. Shah, Matthew S. Seigel, Matthias Paulik
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Publication number: 20190103112Abstract: Systems and processes for application integration with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, receiving a natural-language user input; identifying, with the one or more processors, an intent object of a set of intent objects and a parameter associated with the intent, where the intent object and the parameter are derived from the natural-language user input. The method further includes identifying a software application associated with the intent object of the set of intent objects; and providing the intent object and the parameter to the software application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Robert A. WALKER, Brandon J. NEWENDORP, Rohit DASARI, Richard D. GIULI, Thomas R. GRUBER, Carey E. RADEBAUGH, Ashish GARG, Vineet KHOSLA, Jonathan H. RUSSELL, Corey PETERSON
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Publication number: 20180330730Abstract: Speech recognition is performed on a received utterance to determine a plurality of candidate text representations of the utterance, including a primary text representation and one or more alternative text representations. Natural language processing is performed on the primary text representation to determine a plurality of candidate actionable intents, including a primary actionable intent and one or more alternative actionable intents. A result is determined based on the primary actionable intent. The result is provided to the user. A recognition correction trigger is detected. In response to detecting the recognition correction trigger, a set of alternative intent affordances and a set of alternative text affordances are concurrently displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Ashish GARG, Harry J. SADDLER, Shweta GRAMPUROHIT, Robert A. WALKER, Rushin N. SHAH, Matthew S. SEIGEL, Matthias PAULIK
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Publication number: 20150193860Abstract: A method of electronic commerce includes a system at a first location receiving a buyer order communicated to the system, wherein the buyer order specifies a plurality of order characteristics selected from product components, product attributes, a product price, and/or delivery terms. The system identifies one or more inventory products of at least one merchant having the order characteristics of the buyer order. The system assigns a value to the inventory product characteristics and the system calculates an inventory score for each inventory product based on an aggregate of the assigned values. The system determines and filters one or more matching inventory products and communicates to the buyer the matching inventory products together with a respective merchant offer to purchase, where the matching inventory products are arranged according to the inventory score.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2015Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Robert A. Walker, Anthony C. Salvo
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Publication number: 20140287802Abstract: A case for a handheld wireless device has a case body adapted to receive a handheld wireless device having a microphone. The case has a filter compartment defined by a plurality of walls of the case body and positioned adjacent to the microphone when the handheld wireless device is received in the case body. A sound filter is disposed in the filter compartment and configured to reduce sound received by the microphone opening due to moving air.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: American Builder, LLCInventors: Robert A. Walker, Brian Gurry
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Publication number: 20080193229Abstract: A soil stabilization system comprised of recent courses of soil bags woven and/or intertwined with geogrid and soil stabilization bodies pierce the soil stabilization bodies and protrusions on sides which protrude into the soil bags of the adjacent courses. Protrusions on the soil stabilization bodies shall protrude through holes in the geogrid to help anchor the soil bags relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: William T. Graham, Mark Doudlah, William N. Isermann, Jay Settersten, Robert A. Walker, Paul Collins
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Patent number: 7284550Abstract: A method of combusting a fuel in a burn pot includes forming an ash column within the burn pot, and removing a portion of the ash column. The burn pot includes a first sidewall portion, a second sidewall portion, and a translatable plate interposed between the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion. The translatable plate is capable of at least two positions. The translatable plate has an opening therein corresponding substantially to a cross sectional area of an inside area of the first sidewall portion or the second sidewall portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Bixby Energy Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Walker, Ross Conrad Embertson
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Patent number: 7045701Abstract: An expression shoe includes a pedal, a base, and a bearing arrangement rotatably connecting the pedal to the base. A sensor arrangement produces a senor signal corresponding to a rotational position of the pedal with respect to the base. The sensor includes a hall-effect sensor mounted to one of the pedal and the base and a magnetic field producing device mounted to the other of the pedal and the base for producing a linear output signal in response to movement of the pedal relative to the base.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Walker Technical Co., Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Walker, Kevin H. Light, Jesse F. Dressler, Scott J. Johnson
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Publication number: 20040065206Abstract: Air filter assemblies comprise an air filter housing an air flow passageway extending therethrough, and a connection flange to facilitate attachment with an air filter member. The air filter member comprises an annular air filter element disposed concentrically around the housing. The filter member has a closed top at one end and a retaining band at an opposite band that includes a connection base that is configured to attach with the housing connection flange. An attachment assembly is positioned over the housing connection flange and air filter member connection base to releasibly attach the air filter member to the air filter housing. An O-ring seal is interposed between the air filter housing and member to provide a leak-tight fit therebetween. A sound attenuating chamber is disposed within the assembly to control unwanted intake air noise therein. A vacuum monitor can be attached to the assembly to assessing the remaining service life of the air filter element without need for visually inspection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2002Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventor: Robert A. Walker
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Patent number: 5752902Abstract: A collapsible exercise device having three U-shaped frame members pivotally connected at one pivot point, and each frame member being connected between free swingable portions by straps. A foot shaft is pivotally connected to a base frame member, and is also connected by a strap to the swingable portion of a middle frame member. A user positions himself on a floor or level surface within the apparatus, using his legs to depress the foot shaft, and creating tension on the straps, which pivots the frame members at the pivot point, thus lifting the head and torso therewith. The user exercises by alternatively depressing the foot shaft to lift up the head and torso into an engaged position, and then releasing pressure on the foot shaft to return the head and torso to a rest position.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 1997Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Inventor: Robert A. Walker
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Patent number: D519543Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Walker Technical Co., Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Walker, Kevin H. Light, Scott J. Johnson
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Patent number: D521133Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2003Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Bixby Energy Systems, Inc.Inventor: Robert A. Walker