Patents by Inventor Steven Nelson

Steven Nelson 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: 20240386895
    Abstract: A cognitive agent system provides a centralized capability for users to configure and deploy cognitive agents across multiple heterogeneous vendor platforms. The cognitive agent system provides a design environment that allows users to define skills, as well as a new conversation construct that supports more complex interactions with users. The cognitive agent system also includes a deployment environment that allows users to register users and cognitive agents, deploy skills and conversations, and monitor the activity of cognitive agents across multiple vendor platforms. These users may use the cognitive agent system to define skills and conversations once and then deploy the skills and conversations to multiple service endpoints across different vendor platforms. In addition, the cognitive agent system allows user to directly manage cognitive agents that are not specific to any particular vendor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 12057121
    Abstract: A cognitive agent system provides a centralized capability for users to configure and deploy cognitive agents across multiple heterogeneous vendor platforms. The cognitive agent system provides a design environment that allows users to define skills, as well as a new conversation construct that supports more complex interactions with users. The cognitive agent system also includes a deployment environment that allows users to register users and cognitive agents, deploy skills and conversations, and monitor the activity of cognitive agents across multiple vendor platforms. These users may use the cognitive agent system to define skills and conversations once and then deploy the skills and conversations to multiple service endpoints across different vendor platforms. In addition, the cognitive agent system allows user to directly manage cognitive agents that are not specific to any particular vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 11983637
    Abstract: Techniques related to electronic meeting intelligence are disclosed. An apparatus receives audio/video data including first meeting content data for an electronic meeting that includes multiple participants. The apparatus extracts the first meeting content data from the audio/video data. The apparatus generates meeting content metadata based on analyzing the first meeting content data. The apparatus includes the meeting content metadata in a report of the electronic meeting. If the apparatus determines that the audio/video data includes a cue for the apparatus to intervene in the electronic meeting, the apparatus generates intervention data including second meeting content data that is different from the first meeting content data. During the electronic meeting, the apparatus sends the intervention data to one or more nodes associated with at least one participant of the multiple participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitada, Steven A. Nelson, Lana Wong, Charchit Arora
  • Patent number: 11789682
    Abstract: Techniques for printing 3D anatomical models for diagnostic and/or non-diagnostic uses are provided. In one technique, a computing system (e.g., a 3D print portal) receives a first API call from a requester system via one or more APIs. The first API call indicates that a requester system has saved 3D printable files in a data repository. In response to receiving the first API call, the computing system sends, to the requester system, a user information form to initiate a production ordering process of printing the 3D printable files.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Fred Herold, Ryan Hess, Jeanette Wall, Patrick Gannon, Gary Turner
  • Publication number: 20230282330
    Abstract: Techniques for providing clearance, notification, and selection of use related to certification of 3D anatomical models for pre-surgical planning are provided. In one technique, a collection of sets of one or more files for generating a 3D anatomical model is stored. First input to print a 3D anatomical model based on a set of one or more files in the collection is received from a requester computer. In response to determining that the to-be-printed 3D anatomical model is not associated with a predetermined certification, a user interface is updated to indicate that the 3D anatomical model cannot be used for a diagnostic purpose. Second input that indicates that a user of the requester computer accepts using the 3D anatomical model for only non-diagnostic purposes is received. After receiving the second input, the 3D anatomical model is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Fred Herold, Ryan Hess, Jeanette Wall, Gary Turner, Patrick Gannon
  • Publication number: 20230280958
    Abstract: Techniques for printing 3D anatomical models for diagnostic and/or non-diagnostic uses are provided. In one technique, a computing system (e.g., a 3D print portal) receives a first API call from a requester system via one or more APIs. The first API call indicates that a requester system has saved 3D printable files in a data repository. In response to receiving the first API call, the computing system sends, to the requester system, a user information form to initiate a production ordering process of printing the 3D printable files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Fred Herold, Ryan Hess, Jeanette Wall, Patrick Gannon, Gary Turner
  • Patent number: 11720741
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence is introduced into document review to identify content suggestions from input to generate suggested annotations for the reviewed document. An approach is provided for receiving an electronic document that contains original content from an original electronic document for review and electronic mark-ups provided by a first user. One or more electronic mark-ups that represent content suggestions proposed by the first user are identified from the electronic document. For each electronic mark-up of the one or more electronic mark-ups identified a document portion of the original content that corresponds to the electronic mark-up is identified, and an annotation is generated for the electronic mark-up comprising the electronic mark-up and a first user ID for the first user and associating the annotation to the document portion identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 11645630
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence is introduced into an electronic meeting context to perform various tasks before, during, and/or after electronic meetings. The artificial intelligence may analyze a wide variety of data such as data pertaining to other electronic meetings, data pertaining to organizations and users, and other general information pertaining to any topic. Capability is also provided to create, manage, and enforce meeting rules templates that specify requirements and constraints for various aspects of electronic meetings. Embodiments include improved approaches for translation and transcription using multiple translation/transcription services. Embodiments also include using sensors in conjunction with interactive whiteboard appliances to perform person detection, person identification, attendance tracking, and improved meeting start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 11573993
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence is introduced into document review to identify content suggestions from input to generate suggested annotations for the reviewed document. An approach is provided for receiving an electronic document that contains original content from an original electronic document for review and electronic mark-ups provided by a first user. One or more electronic mark-ups that represent content suggestions proposed by the first user are identified from the electronic document. For each electronic mark-up of the one or more electronic mark-ups identified a document portion of the original content that corresponds to the electronic mark-up is identified, and an annotation is generated for the electronic mark-up comprising the electronic mark-up and a first user ID for the first user and associating the annotation to the document portion identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 11456917
    Abstract: Techniques and architecture for determining compliance of a network with respect to a network design solution. The techniques may include determining a role for each network device of a network that comprises multiple network devices and determining one or more policies related to each network device with respect to other network devices of the network. The techniques may further include based at least in part on the roles for each network device and the one or more policies, determining a level of compliance of a configuration of the network with respect to a network design solution. Based at least in part on the level of compliance, a remedial action may be performed. In configurations, a machine learning model may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Steven Nelson, Derek William Engi, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Vijay Pillai
  • Publication number: 20220291660
    Abstract: A 3D portal facilitates revision, review, and approval of 3D printable files prior to printing. A collection of one or more 3D printable files of an object to be printed is revised and reviewed until a version of the collection that is not only accurate but optimized for printing, is finalized. Healthcare professional users and application engineer users are able to communicate, collaborate, and plan requirements for the print.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryan Hess, Fred Herold, Steven A. Nelson, Gary Turner, Patrick Gannon, Jeanette Wall, John Gramlich
  • Patent number: 11392754
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence is introduced into document review to identify content suggestions from input to generate suggested annotations for the reviewed document. An approach is provided for receiving an electronic document that contains original content from an original electronic document for review and electronic mark-ups provided by a first user. One or more electronic mark-ups that represent content suggestions proposed by the first user are identified from the electronic document. For each electronic mark-up of the one or more electronic mark-ups identified a document portion of the original content that corresponds to the electronic mark-up is identified, and an annotation is generated for the electronic mark-up comprising the electronic mark-up and a first user ID for the first user and associating the annotation to the document portion identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 11363239
    Abstract: An interactive whiteboard appliance includes the capability to integrate and manage, in a user-friendly manner, interactive electronic whiteboard sessions and videoconferencing sessions between the interactive whiteboard appliance and one or more client devices. An application manager executing on the interactive whiteboard appliance manages an interactive whiteboard application and a collaboration client executing on the interactive whiteboard appliance to maintain a videoconferencing session window on top of an interactive whiteboard session window during videoconferencing sessions. The application manager also provides graphical user interface controls displayed on the interactive whiteboard appliance that allow users to initiate and manage interactive electronic whiteboard sessions and videoconferencing sessions, including switching between interactive electronic whiteboard sessions and videoconferencing sessions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Steven Nelson, Lana Wong, Hiroshi Kitada
  • Patent number: 11307735
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence is introduced into an electronic meeting context to perform various tasks before, during, and/or after electronic meetings. The tasks may include a wide variety of tasks, such as agenda creation, participant selection, real-time meeting management, meeting content supplementation, and post-meeting processing. The artificial intelligence may analyze a wide variety of data such as data pertaining to other electronic meetings, data pertaining to organizations and users, and other general information pertaining to any topic. Capability is also provided to create, manage, and enforce meeting rules templates that specify requirements and constraints for various aspects of electronic meetings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 11270060
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence is introduced into document review to identify content suggestions from input to generate suggested annotations for the reviewed document. An approach is provided for receiving an electronic document that contains original content from an original electronic document for review and electronic mark-ups provided by a first user. One or more electronic mark-ups that represent content suggestions proposed by the first user are identified from the electronic document. For each electronic mark-up of the one or more electronic mark-ups identified a document portion of the original content that corresponds to the electronic mark-up is identified, and an annotation is generated for the electronic mark-up comprising the electronic mark-up and a first user ID for the first user and associating the annotation to the document portion identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Patent number: 11263384
    Abstract: Artificial intelligence is introduced into document review to identify content suggestions from input to generate suggested annotations for the reviewed document. An approach is provided for receiving an electronic document that contains original content from an original electronic document for review and electronic mark-ups provided by a first user. One or more electronic mark-ups that represent content suggestions proposed by the first user are identified from the electronic document. For each electronic mark-up of the one or more electronic mark-ups identified a document portion of the original content that corresponds to the electronic mark-up is identified, and an annotation is generated for the electronic mark-up comprising the electronic mark-up and a first user ID for the first user and associating the annotation to the document portion identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven A. Nelson, Hiroshi Kitada, Lana Wong
  • Publication number: 20210377114
    Abstract: Techniques and architecture for determining compliance of a network with respect to a network design solution. The techniques may include determining a role for each network device of a network that comprises multiple network devices and determining one or more policies related to each network device with respect to other network devices of the network. The techniques may further include based at least in part on the roles for each network device and the one or more policies, determining a level of compliance of a configuration of the network with respect to a network design solution. Based at least in part on the level of compliance, a remedial action may be performed. In configurations, a machine learning model may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Howard Steven Nelson, Derek William Engi, Gonzalo Salgueiro, Vijay Pillai
  • Publication number: 20210357768
    Abstract: Techniques related to electronic meeting intelligence are disclosed. An apparatus receives audio/video data including first meeting content data for an electronic meeting that includes multiple participants. The apparatus extracts the first meeting content data from the audio/video data. The apparatus generates meeting content metadata based on analyzing the first meeting content data. The apparatus includes the meeting content metadata in a report of the electronic meeting. If the apparatus determines that the audio/video data includes a cue for the apparatus to intervene in the electronic meeting, the apparatus generates intervention data including second meeting content data that is different from the first meeting content data. During the electronic meeting, the apparatus sends the intervention data to one or more nodes associated with at least one participant of the multiple participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitada, Steven A. Nelson, Lana Wong, Charchit Arora
  • Patent number: 11120342
    Abstract: Techniques related to electronic meeting intelligence are disclosed. An apparatus receives audio/video data including first meeting content data for an electronic meeting that includes multiple participants. The apparatus extracts the first meeting content data from the audio/video data. The apparatus generates meeting content metadata based on analyzing the first meeting content data. The apparatus includes the meeting content metadata in a report of the electronic meeting. If the apparatus determines that the audio/video data includes a cue for the apparatus to intervene in the electronic meeting, the apparatus generates intervention data including second meeting content data that is different from the first meeting content data. During the electronic meeting, the apparatus sends the intervention data to one or more nodes associated with at least one participant of the multiple participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kitada, Steven A. Nelson, Lana Wong, Charchit Arora
  • Patent number: D929815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventor: Steven A. Nelson