Patents by Inventor Sheena Stevens

Sheena Stevens 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).

  • Inferring cues for use with digital assistant
    Patent number: 10997512
    Abstract: Systems and methods for inferring user traits based on indirect questions. Indirect questions may be generated based on one or more triggers. The answers to the indirect questions provide cues to a system as to whether a user has one or more attributes associated with a trait. This information may be used to personalize a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Margaret Novotny, Jacob Miller, William Wagner, Yelisaveta Pesenson, Aryn Shelander, Sheena Stevens, Claudio Russo, Thore Graepel, Andrew D. Gordon, Christopher E. Miles
  • INFERRING CUES FOR USE WITH DIGITAL ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20160350667
    Abstract: Systems and methods for inferring user traits based on indirect questions. Indirect questions may be generated based on one or more triggers. The answers to the indirect questions provide cues to a system as to whether a user has one or more attributes associated with a trait. This information may be used to personalize a computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Margaret Novotny, Jacob Miller, William Wagner, Yelisaveta Pesenson, Aryn Shelander, Sheena Stevens, Claudio Russo, Thore Graepel, Andrew D. Gordon, Christopher E. Miles