Patents by Inventor Sadie Mackay

Sadie Mackay 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: 11627006
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for to utilizing a virtual assistant to as a meeting agenda facilitator. The virtual assistant may start the meeting, control the flow of the meeting, introduce agenda items, receive comments, display meeting materials associated with the meeting, generate/keep track of follow-up actions, create a meeting record, and the like. In some examples, virtual assistant accesses a meeting agenda to determine what agenda items are to be discussed, what content is to be presented, as well as summaries of the meeting and the agenda items. The meeting agenda may also include an expected duration of each of the agenda items that may be used to keep the meeting on time. The virtual assistant may also generate follow-up actions to be performed. Still yet, the virtual assistant may create a meeting record that can include information recorded from the meeting and is associated with the agenda items discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hwee Hong Christopher Chew, Chhaya Pandey, Divyang Mahendrabhai Upadhyay, Brad Murphy, Sadie Mackay
  • Patent number: 11545024
    Abstract: Input data, such as audio and/or video data, may be captured from a first room, for example via microphones and/or cameras within the first room. A first quantity of people within the first room may be determined based at least in part on the input data. An alert may be provided when the first quantity of people exceeds a threshold quantity of people. Additionally, locations of people within the room may also be detected based at least in part on the input data. A first proximity of a first person in the room to a second person in the room may be determined. An alert may also be provided when the first proximity is less than a threshold proximity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Milo Oostergo, Sadie Mackay