Patents by Inventor Steven Lutz

Steven Lutz 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).

  • Publication number: 20240084747
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for controlling operation of dual fuel engines are disclosed that regulate the fuelling amounts provided by a first fuel and a second fuel during operation of the engine. The first fuel can be a liquid fuel and the second fuel can be a gaseous fuel. The fuelling amounts are controlled to improve operational outcomes of the duel fuel engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: C. Larry Bruner, Phanindra V. Garimella, Geomy George, Timothy P. Lutz, J. Steven Kolhouse, Edmund P. Hodzen, Robert Charles Borregard, Mark A. Rosswurm, Axel Otto zur Loye
  • Patent number: 10446134
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying special information within a voice recording is provided. Training to identify a speaker is performed. A voice recording including utterances by at least two speakers is processed to identify segments of the voice recording provided by the speaker. Remaining segments of the voice recording are designated as provided by another speaker. A text element that corresponds to a request for information is identified in at least one of the segments of the voice recording provided by the speaker. A predetermined duration associated with the identified text element is applied to one of the segments of the voice recording of the other speaker occurring immediately after the segment of the voice recording from the regular speaker with the identified text element. The utterances from the other speaker occurring within the predetermined duration are identified as special information and rendered unintelligible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Intellisist, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard M. Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Publication number: 20180151174
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying special information within a voice recording is provided. Training to identify a speaker is performed. A voice recording including utterances by at least two speakers is processed to identify segments of the voice recording provided by the speaker. Remaining segments of the voice recording are designated as provided by another speaker. A text element that corresponds to a request for information is identified in at least one of the segments of the voice recording provided by the speaker. A predetermined duration associated with the identified text element is applied to one of the segments of the voice recording of the other speaker occurring immediately after the segment of the voice recording from the regular speaker with the identified text element. The utterances from the other speaker occurring within the predetermined duration are identified as special information and rendered unintelligible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Howard M. Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Patent number: 9881604
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying special information is provided. Endpoints are defined within a voice recording. One or more of the endpoints are identified within the voice recording and the voice recording is partitioned into segments based on the identified endpoints. Elements of text are identified by applying speech recognition to each of the segments and a list of prompt list candidates are applied to the text elements. The segments with text elements that match one or more prompt list candidates are identified. Portions of the voice recording following the prompt list candidates that include special information are identified and the special information is rendered unintelligible within the voice recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Intellisist, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard M. Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Publication number: 20150302849
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying special information is provided. Endpoints are defined within a voice recording. One or more of the endpoints are identified within the voice recording and the voice recording is partitioned into segments based on the identified endpoints. Elements of text are identified by applying speech recognition to each of the segments and a list of prompt list candidates are applied to the text elements. The segments with text elements that match one or more prompt list candidates are identified. Portions of the voice recording following the prompt list candidates that include special information are identified and the special information is rendered unintelligible within the voice recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Howard M. Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Patent number: 8954332
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for masking special data is provided. Speakers of a call recording are identified. The call recording is separated into strands corresponding to each of the speakers. A prompt list of elements that prompt the speaker of the other strand to utter special information is applied to one of the strands. At least one of the elements of the prompt list is identified in the one strand. A special information candidate is identified in the other strand and is located after a location in time where the element was found in the voice recording of the one strand. A confidence score is assigned to the element located in the one strand and to the special information candidate in the other strand. The confidence scores are combined and a threshold is applied. The special information candidate is rendered unintelligible when the combined confidence scores satisfy the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Intellisist, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard M. Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Publication number: 20140129219
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for masking special data is provided. Speakers of a call recording are identified. The call recording is separated into strands corresponding to each of the speakers. A prompt list of elements that prompt the speaker of the other strand to utter special information is applied to one of the strands. At least one of the elements of the prompt list is identified in the one strand. A special information candidate is identified in the other strand and is located after a location in time where the element was found in the voice recording of the one strand. A confidence score is assigned to the element located in the one strand and to the special information candidate in the other strand. The confidence scores are combined and a threshold is applied. The special information candidate is rendered unintelligible when the combined confidence scores satisfy the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Intellisist, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard M. Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Patent number: 8577684
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described to secure information contained within voice recordings. A voice recording is loaded into a data processing system, wherein the voice recording results from an utterance of a human during an interaction between the human and an interface of a business entity. The voice recording is processed to recognize at least one element of text in the voice recording. The data processing system determines if the at least one element of text represents special information that pertains to the human. A segment in the voice recording is rendered unintelligible if the at least one element of text represents special information that pertains to the human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Intellisist, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard M. Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Publication number: 20070016419
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described to secure information contained within voice recordings. A voice recording is loaded into a data processing system, wherein the voice recording results from an utterance of a human during an interaction between the human and an interface of a business entity. The voice recording is processed to recognize at least one element of text in the voice recording. The data processing system determines if the at least one element of text represents special information that pertains to the human. A segment in the voice recording is rendered unintelligible if the at least one element of text represents special information that pertains to the human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Hyperquality, LLC
    Inventors: Howard Lee, Steven Lutz, Gilad Odinak
  • Patent number: D653914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Inventor: Mark Steven Lutz