Patents by Inventor Thomas Fabian James CLELFORD

Thomas Fabian James CLELFORD 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).

  • Computer-implemented method for providing care
    Patent number: 12293819
    Abstract: A conversational agent is provided for maintaining or improving the wellbeing of a user presenting with mental health needs by the delivery of a care protocol. The conversational agent comprises: a plurality of sub-dialogue units, each configured to deliver an element of the care protocol, and an orchestrator configured to present the sub-dialogue units to the user, sequentially, wherein each sub-dialogue unit and the orchestrator comprises: a natural language understanding module configured to receive an input and/or reply and determine at least one intent and, where present, at least one slot within the input and/or reply; a dialogue planning module configured to determine an output based, at least in part, on the at least one intent and/or slot associated within the input and/or reply, and a natural language generation module configured to provide the output to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: IESO DIGITAL HEALTH LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Blackwell, Danah Tangen, Michael Ewbank, Thomas Fabian James Clelford, Mihai Valentin Tablan, Jennifer Gentile, Sabine Nicole Buchholz, Stephen Freer, Ana Maria Ferreira Paradela Catarino Wingfield, Ronan Patrick Cummins, Shaun Mehew, Emily Marshall
  • PROVIDING CARE TO USERS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS
    Publication number: 20240242815
    Abstract: A conversational agent is provided for maintaining or improving the wellbeing of a user presenting with diabetes and mental health needs by the delivery of a care protocol. The conversational agent comprises: a plurality of sub-dialogue units, each configured to deliver an element of the care protocol, and an orchestrator configured to present the sub-dialogue units to the user, sequentially, wherein each sub-dialogue unit and the orchestrator comprises: a natural language understanding module configured to receive an input and/or reply and determine at least one intent and, where present, at least one slot within the input and/or reply: a dialogue planning module configured to determine an output based, at least in part, on the at least one intent and/or slot associated within the input and/or reply, and a natural language generation module configured to provide the output to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew BLACKWELL, Danah Barbara TANGEN, Michael EWBANK, Thomas Fabian James CLELFORD, Mihai Valentin TABLAN, Jennifer GENTILE, Sabine Nicole BUCHHOLZ, Stephen FREER, Ana Maria Ferreira Paradela Catarino WINGFIELD, Ronan Patrick CUMMINS, Shaun MEHEW, Emily MARSHALL
  • A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PROVIDING CARE
    Publication number: 20240221908
    Abstract: A conversational agent is provided for maintaining or improving the wellbeing of a user presenting with mental health needs by the delivery of a care protocol. The conversational agent comprises: a plurality of sub-dialogue units, each configured to deliver an element of the care protocol, and an orchestrator configured to present the sub-dialogue units to the user, sequentially, wherein each sub-dialogue unit and the orchestrator comprises: a natural language understanding module configured to receive an input and/or reply and determine at least one intent and, where present, at least one slot within the input and/or reply; a dialogue planning module configured to determine an output based, at least in part, on the at least one intent and/or slot associated within the input and/or reply, and a natural language generation module configured to provide the output to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: IESO Digital Health Limited
    Inventors: Andrew BLACKWELL, Danah Barbara TANGEN, Michael EWBANK, Thomas Fabian James CLELFORD, Mihai Valentin TABLAN, Jennifer GENTILE, Sabine Nicole BUCHHOLZ, Stephen FREER, Ana Maria Ferreira Paradela Catarino WINGFIELD, Ronan Patrick CUMMINS, Shaun MEHEW, Emily MARSHALL