Patents by Inventor Sharon Wheless

Sharon Wheless 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: 11275555
    Abstract: Several aspects for resolving a device prompt are described. A processor detects a prompt at a first device connected to a network, wherein the prompt is configured to alert a user proximate to the first device. The prompt may also be configured to solicit one of a plurality of prompt responses from the user. A processor receives a user audio input at a second device connected to the network. A processor determines that the user audio input comprise a first prompt response of the plurality of prompt responses. Once the first prompt response is determined to be included in the user audio input, a processor transmits the first prompt response to the first device. Once received at the first device, a processor executes the first prompt response at the first device to resolve the prompt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.
    Inventors: Sharon Wheless, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Publication number: 20220057987
    Abstract: Several aspects for resolving a device prompt are described. A processor detects a prompt at a first device connected to a network, wherein the prompt is configured to alert a user proximate to the first device. The prompt may also be configured to solicit one of a plurality of prompt responses from the user. A processor receives a user audio input at a second device connected to the network. A processor determines that the user audio input comprise a first prompt response of the plurality of prompt responses. Once the first prompt response is determined to be included in the user audio input, a processor transmits the first prompt response to the first device. Once received at the first device, a processor executes the first prompt response at the first device to resolve the prompt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Sharon Wheless, Zachary A. Silverstein, Jacob Ryan Jepperson, Jeremy R. Fox