Patents by Inventor Thomas Jay Leonard

Thomas Jay Leonard 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).

  • Patent number: 11388208
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between virtual agents associated with users of electronic devices connected via at least one network. A first user may instruct an associated first virtual agent to invoke a communication session with a second virtual agent associated with a second user. To invoke the communication session, the first virtual agent may send an outgoing communication to the second virtual agent and the outgoing communication may instruct the second virtual agent to perform at least one action on behalf of the first user. Virtual agents associated with different users may alternatively communicate with each other in the absence of user interaction to perform a collaborative action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Phillips, John Nguyen, Thomas Jay Leonard, David Grannan
  • Publication number: 20210306388
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between virtual agents associated with users of electronic devices connected via at least one network. A first user may instruct an associated first virtual agent to invoke a communication session with a second virtual agent associated with a second user. To invoke the communication session, the first virtual agent may send an outgoing communication to the second virtual agent and the outgoing communication may instruct the second virtual agent to perform at least one action on behalf of the first user. Virtual agents associated with different users may alternatively communicate with each other in the absence of user interaction to perform a collaborative action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Phillips, John Nguyen, Thomas Jay Leonard, David Grannan
  • Patent number: 10999335
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between virtual agents associated with users of electronic devices connected via at least one network. A first user may instruct an associated first virtual agent to invoke a communication session with a second virtual agent associated with a second user. To invoke the communication session, the first virtual agent may send an outgoing communication to the second virtual agent and the outgoing communication may instruct the second virtual agent to perform at least one action on behalf of the first user. Virtual agents associated with different users may alternatively communicate with each other in the absence of user interaction to perform a collaborative action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Phillips, John Nguyen, Thomas Jay Leonard, David Grannan
  • Publication number: 20190109880
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between virtual agents associated with users of electronic devices connected via at least one network. A first user may instruct an associated first virtual agent to invoke a communication session with a second virtual agent associated with a second user. To invoke the communication session, the first virtual agent may send an outgoing communication to the second virtual agent and the outgoing communication may instruct the second virtual agent to perform at least one action on behalf of the first user. Virtual agents associated with different users may alternatively communicate with each other in the absence of user interaction to perform a collaborative action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Phillips, John Nguyen, Thomas Jay Leonard, David Grannan
  • Patent number: 10154070
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between virtual agents associated with users of electronic devices connected via at least one network. A first user may instruct an associated first virtual agent to invoke a communication session with a second virtual agent associated with a second user. To invoke the communication session, the first virtual agent may send an outgoing communication to the second virtual agent and the outgoing communication may instruct the second virtual agent to perform at least one action on behalf of the first user. Virtual agents associated with different users may alternatively communicate with each other in the absence of user interaction to perform a collaborative action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Phillips, John Nguyen, Thomas Jay Leonard, David Grannan
  • Publication number: 20140047001
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between virtual agents associated with users of electronic devices connected via at least one network. A first user may instruct an associated first virtual agent to invoke a communication session with a second virtual agent associated with a second user. To invoke the communication session, the first virtual agent may send an outgoing communication to the second virtual agent and the outgoing communication may instruct the second virtual agent to perform at least one action on behalf of the first user. Virtual agents associated with different users may alternatively communicate with each other in the absence of user interaction to perform a collaborative action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Phillips, John Nguyen, Thomas Jay Leonard, David Grannan