Patents by Inventor Sandra Lemon

Sandra Lemon 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: 11574633
    Abstract: Enhanced graphical user interfaces for transcription of audio and video messages is disclosed. Audio data may be transcribed, and the transcription may include emphasized words and/or punctuation corresponding to emphasis of user speech. Additionally, the transcription may be translated into a second language. A message spoken by a user depicted in one or more images of video data may also be transcribed and provided to one or more devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Lemon, Nancy Yi Liang
  • Publication number: 20220165268
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to recipient information. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server determines a second speech-controlled device of the recipient and sends a signal to the recipient's second speech-controlled device representing a message is forthcoming. The recipient's second speech-controlled device outputs and indication representing a message is forthcoming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Patent number: 11264030
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to recipient information. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server determines a second speech-controlled device of the recipient and sends a signal to the recipient's second speech-controlled device representing a message is forthcoming. The recipient's second speech-controlled device outputs and indication representing a message is forthcoming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Publication number: 20200143811
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to recipient information. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server determines a second speech-controlled device of the recipient and sends a signal to the recipient's second speech-controlled device representing a message is forthcoming. The recipient's second speech-controlled device outputs and indication representing a message is forthcoming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Patent number: 10580404
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to recipient information. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server determines a second speech-controlled device of the recipient and sends a signal to the recipient's second speech-controlled device representing a message is forthcoming. The recipient's second speech-controlled device outputs and indication representing a message is forthcoming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Patent number: 10453449
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting visual indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to a voice message to a second speech-controlled device. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server performs speech processing on the audio data to determine a recipient and message content. The server then determines a second speech-controlled device associated with the recipient and sends the message content to the recipient's second speech-controlled device. Thereafter, the server receives an indication from the recipient's speech-controlled device that the second device is detecting speech, presumably in response to the original message. The server then causes a visual indication to be output by the first speech-controlled device, with the visual indication representing the recipient-speech controlled device is detecting speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Patent number: 10431216
    Abstract: Enhanced graphical user interfaces for transcription of audio and video messages is disclosed. Audio data may be transcribed, and the transcription may include emphasized words and/or punctuation corresponding to emphasis of user speech. Additionally, the transcription may be translated into a second language. A message spoken by a user depicted in one or more images of video data may also be transcribed and provided to one or more devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Lemon, Nancy Yi Liang
  • Patent number: 10412206
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for dynamic mode switching and management of communications between devices. Example methods include receiving a first event from a first application on a first device, determining a first application identifier of the first application, and determining that the first device is in a communal mode. Example methods may include determining a communal mode profile for the first device, where the communal mode profile is associated with a first user account identifier that is associated with the first device, determining a set of user account identifiers associated with an accessory device identifier of the accessory device, and associating the set of user account identifiers and the accessory device identifier with the communal mode profile. Example methods may include receiving an indication of a second event, and disassociating the set of user account identifiers from the communal mode profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy Yi Liang, Sandra Lemon, II, James Marvin Freeman, II
  • Patent number: 10074369
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for escalating voice-based interactions via speech-controlled devices are described. Speech-controlled devices capture audio, including wakeword portions and payload portions, for sending to a server to relay messages between speech-controlled devices. In response to determining the occurrence of an escalation event, such as repeated messages between the same two devices, the system may automatically change a mode of a speech-controlled device, such as no longer requiring a wakeword, no longer requiring an indication of a desired recipient, or automatically connecting two speech-controlled devices in a voice-chat mode. In response to determining the occurrence of further escalation events, the system may initiate a real-time call between the speech-controlled devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Publication number: 20180061404
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to recipient information. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server determines a second speech-controlled device of the recipient and sends a signal to the recipient's second speech-controlled device representing a message is forthcoming. The recipient's second speech-controlled device outputs and indication representing a message is forthcoming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciabotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Publication number: 20180061402
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for escalating voice-based interactions via speech-controlled devices are described. Speech-controlled devices capture audio, including wakeword portions and payload portions, for sending to a server to relay messages between speech-controlled devices. In response to determining the occurrence of an escalation event, such as repeated messages between the same two devices, the system may automatically change a mode of a speech-controlled device, such as no longer requiring a wakeword, no longer requiring an indication of a desired recipient, or automatically connecting two speech-controlled devices in a voice-chat mode. In response to determining the occurrence of further escalation events, the system may initiate a real-time call between the speech-controlled devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon
  • Publication number: 20180061403
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for outputting visual indications regarding voice-based interactions are described. A first speech-controlled device detects spoken audio corresponding to a voice message to a second speech-controlled device. The first device captures the audio and sends audio data corresponding to the captured audio to a server. The server performs speech processing on the audio data to determine a recipient and message content. The server then determines a second speech-controlled device associated with the recipient and sends the message content to the recipient's second speech-controlled device. Thereafter, the server receives an indication from the recipient's speech-controlled device that the second device is detecting speech, presumably in response to the original message. The server then causes a visual indication to be output by the first speech-controlled device, with the visual indication representing the recipient-speech controlled device is detecting speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Christo Frank Devaraj, Manish Kumar Dalmia, Tony Roy Hardie, Ran Mokady, Nick Ciubotariu, Sandra Lemon