Patents by Inventor Roberta McAlpine

Roberta McAlpine 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: 11170800
    Abstract: Techniques for adjusting user experiences for participants of a multiuser session by deploying vocal-characteristic models to analyze audio streams received in association with the participants are disclosed herein. The vocal-characteristic models are used to identify emotional state indicators corresponding to certain vocal properties being exhibited by individual participants. Based on the identified emotional state indicators, probability scores are generated indicating a likelihood that individual participants are experiencing a predefined emotional state. For example, a specific participant's voice may be continuously received and analyzed using a vocal-characteristic model designed to detect whether vocal properties are consistent with a predefined emotional state. Probability scores may be generated based on how strongly the detected vocal properties correlate with the vocal-characteristic model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Roberta McAlpine, Christopher Edward Frederick Geddes
  • Publication number: 20210272584
    Abstract: Techniques for adjusting user experiences for participants of a multiuser session by deploying vocal-characteristic models to analyze audio streams received in association with the participants. The vocal-characteristic models are used to identify emotional state indicators corresponding to certain vocal properties being exhibited by individual participants. Based on the identified emotional state indicators, probability scores are generated indicating a likelihood that individual participants are experiencing a predefined emotional state. For example, a specific participant's voice may be continuously received and analyzed using a vocal-characteristic model designed to detect vocal properties are consistent with a predefined emotional state. Probability scores may be generated based on how strongly the detected vocal properties correlate with the vocal-characteristic model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Roberta MCALPINE, Christopher Edward Frederick GEDDES
  • Publication number: 20190052471
    Abstract: Toxicity-shield modules are activated with respect to participants of a multiuser virtual environment to shield individual participants from toxic behaviors. The toxicity-shield modules may be customized for each participant of the multiuser virtual environment based on tolerances of each participant for exposure to predetermined toxic behavior(s). The toxicity-shield modules may be activated during the multiuser virtual environment to monitor communications data (e.g., voice-based and/or text-based “chats” and/or a video stream) between the participants and to manage the exposure level of individual participants to the predetermined toxic behavior(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jennifer PANATTONI, Colin Stafford WILLY, Andreas Keith HOLBROOK, Roberta McALPINE, Paul David SNYDER, Kailas Baban BOBADE, Jason Gene COON
  • Publication number: 20180341877
    Abstract: A method disclosed herein provides for escalation of machine learning content selection for content moderation use. The method includes requesting reaction feedback from users of an online social community platform in association with each of a number of user-provided content items appearing in the online social community platform. The reaction feedback is analyzed to identify a subset of the user-provided content items satisfying reaction consensus criteria, and content moderation logic is then trained based on the subset of content items identified from the analysis of the reaction feedback to facilitate selective implementation of content moderation actions based on the trained content moderation logic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer A. PANATTONI, Roberta MCALPINE, Kailas B. BOBADE, Matt J. WILSON, Colin WILLY
  • Patent number: 7698543
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring configuration information of computing devices is provided. The monitoring system generates a desired configuration monitor (“DCM”) document for each computing device that is to have its configuration monitored. The DCM document specifies configuration settings to be monitored along with rules that specify how to determine whether a configuration setting is correct. Each computing device may include a comparison engine that inputs the DCM document and applies the rules of the DCM document to determine which configuration settings of the computing device are not in compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edhi Sarwono, Frank J. Zakrajsek, Roberta McAlpine
  • Patent number: 7506143
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring configuration information of computing devices is provided. The monitoring system generates a desired configuration monitor (“DCM”) document for each computing device that is to have its configuration monitored. The DCM document specifies configuration settings to be monitored along with rules that specify how to determine whether a configuration setting is correct. Each computing device may include a comparison engine that inputs the DCM document and applies the rules of the DCM document to determine which configuration settings of the computing device are not in compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edhi Sarwono, Frank J. Zakrajsek, Gregory P. Gicewicz, Roberta McAlpine
  • Publication number: 20070168493
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring configuration information of computing devices is provided. The monitoring system generates a desired configuration monitor (“DCM”) document for each computing device that is to have its configuration monitored. The DCM document specifies configuration settings to be monitored along with rules that specify how to determine whether a configuration setting is correct. Each computing device may include a comparison engine that inputs the DCM document and applies the rules of the DCM document to determine which configuration settings of the computing device are not in compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edhi Sarwono, Frank Zakrajsek, Gregory Gicewicz, Roberta McAlpine
  • Publication number: 20070112831
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring configuration information of computing devices is provided. The monitoring system generates a desired configuration monitor (“DCM”) document for each computing device that is to have its configuration monitored. The DCM document specifies configuration settings to be monitored along with rules that specify how to determine whether a configuration setting is correct. Each computing device may include a comparison engine that inputs the DCM document and applies the rules of the DCM document to determine which configuration settings of the computing device are not in compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edhi Sarwono, Frank Zakrajsek, Roberta McAlpine