Patents by Inventor Tara Ramanan

Tara Ramanan 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).

  • Active Listening for Assistant Systems
    Publication number: 20250087211
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first user input comprising a wake word associated with an assistant xbot from a first client system, setting the assistant xbot into a listening mode, wherein a continuous non-visual feedback is provided via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, receiving a second user input comprising a user utterance from the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, determining the second user input has ended based on a completion of the user utterance, and setting the assistant xbot into an inactive mode, wherein the non-visual feedback is discontinued via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the inactive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Leif Haven Martinson, David Levison, Heath William Black, Ryan Frederick Stewart, Tara Ramanan, Samuel Steele Noertker
  • Active listening for assistant systems
    Patent number: 12131733
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first user input comprising a wake word associated with an assistant xbot from a first client system, setting the assistant xbot into a listening mode, wherein a continuous non-visual feedback is provided via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, receiving a second user input comprising a user utterance from the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, determining the second user input has ended based on a completion of the user utterance, and setting the assistant xbot into an inactive mode, wherein the non-visual feedback is discontinued via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the inactive mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Leif Haven Martinson, David Levison, Heath William Black, Ryan Frederick Stewart, Tara Ramanan, Samuel Steele Noertker
  • Active Listening for Assistant Systems
    Publication number: 20220366904
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a first user input comprising a wake word associated with an assistant xbot from a first client system, setting the assistant xbot into a listening mode, wherein a continuous non-visual feedback is provided via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, receiving a second user input comprising a user utterance from the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the listening mode, determining the second user input has ended based on a completion of the user utterance, and setting the assistant xbot into an inactive mode, wherein the non-visual feedback is discontinued via the first client system while the assistant xbot is in the inactive mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Leif Haven Martinson, David Levison, Heath William Black, Ryan Frederick Stewart, Tara Ramanan, Samuel Steele Noertker