Patents by Inventor STEPHANIE DE LA FUENTE

STEPHANIE DE LA FUENTE 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).

  • Zone based presence determination via voiceprint location awareness
    Patent number: 9401058
    Abstract: A speech from a speaker proximate to one or more microphones within an environment can be received. The microphones can be a directional microphone or an omni-directional microphone. The speech can be processed to produce an utterance to determine the identity of the speaker. The identity of the speaker can be associated with a voiceprint. The identity can be associated with a user's credentials of a computing system. The credentials can uniquely identify the user within the computing system. The utterance can be analyzed to establish a zone in which the speaker is present. The zone can be a bounded region within the environment. The zone can be mapped within the environment to determine a location of the speaker. The location can be a relative or an absolute location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephanie De La Fuente, Gregory S. Jones, John S. Pannell
  • ZONE BASED PRESENCE DETERMINATION VIA VOICEPRINT LOCATION AWARENESS
    Publication number: 20130195285
    Abstract: A speech from a speaker proximate to one or more microphones within an environment can be received. The microphones can be a directional microphone or an omni-directional microphone. The speech can be processed to produce an utterance to determine the identity of the speaker. The identity of the speaker can be associated with a voiceprint. The identity can be associated with a user's credentials of a computing system. The credentials can uniquely identify the user within the computing system. The utterance can be analyzed to establish a zone in which the speaker is present. The zone can be a bounded region within the environment. The zone can be mapped within the environment to determine a location of the speaker. The location can be a relative or an absolute location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: STEPHANIE DE LA FUENTE, GREGORY S. JONES, JOHN S. PANNELL