Patents by Inventor Ron M. Hecht

Ron M. Hecht 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: 20140136202
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adapting a speech system. In one example a method includes: logging speech data from the speech system; processing the speech data for a pattern of a user competence associated with at least one of task requests and interaction behavior; and selectively updating at least one of a system prompt and an interaction sequence based on the user competence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: ROBERT D. SIMS, III, TIMOTHY J. GROST, RON M. HECHT, UTE WINTER
  • Publication number: 20140136201
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adapting a speech system. In one example a method includes: logging speech data from the speech system; detecting a user characteristic from the speech data; and selectively updating a language model based on the user characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: RON M. HECHT, TIMOTHY J. GROST, ROBERT D. SIMS, III, UTE WINTER
  • Publication number: 20140136200
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adapting a speech system. In one example a method includes: processing a spoken command with one or more models of one or more model types to achieve model results; evaluating a frequency of the model results; and selectively updating the one or more models of the one or more model types based on the evaluating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: UTE WINTER, RON M. HECHT, TIMOTHY J. GROST, ROBERT D. SIMS, III
  • Publication number: 20140136204
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a speech system of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the method includes: generating an utterance signature from a speech utterance received from a user of the speech system without a specific need for a user identification interaction; developing a user signature for a user based on the utterance signature; and managing a dialog with the user based on the user signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: RON M. HECHT, OMER TSIMHONI, UTE WINTER, ROBERT D. SIMS, III
  • Publication number: 20140122385
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for statistical data learning under privacy constraints. The method includes: receiving, by a processor, a plurality of pieces of statistical information relating to a statistical object and aggregating, by the processor, the plurality of pieces of statistical information so as to provide an estimation of the statistical object. Each piece of statistical information includes an uncertainty variable, the uncertainty variable being a value determined from a function having a predetermined mean. The number of pieces of statistical information aggregated is proportional to the reliability of the estimation of the statistical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: General Motors LLC
    Inventors: Aharon Bar Hillel, Ron M. Hecht, Nadav Lavi
  • Publication number: 20140019135
    Abstract: A method of speech synthesis including receiving a text input sent by a sender, processing the text input responsive to at least one distinguishing characteristic of the sender to produce synthesized speech that is representative of a voice of the sender, and communicating the synthesized speech to a recipient user of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
    Inventors: Gaurav Talwar, Xufang Zhao, Ron M. Hecht