Patents by Inventor Tirso M. Alonso

Tirso M. Alonso 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: 8589172
    Abstract: A method and system for reporting data from a spoken dialog service is disclosed. The method comprises extracting data regarding user dialogs using a dialog logging module in the spoken dialog service, analyzing the data to identify trends and reporting the trends. The data may be presented in a visual form for easier consumption. The method may also relate to identifying data within the control or outside the control of a service provider that is used to adjust the spoken dialog service to maximize customer retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Tirso M. Alonso, Shona Douglas, Mazin G. Rahim, Benjamin J. Stern
  • Publication number: 20120072222
    Abstract: A method and system for reporting data from a spoken dialog service is disclosed. The method comprises extracting data regarding user dialogs using a dialog logging module in the spoken dialog service, analyzing the data to identify trends and reporting the trends. The data may be presented in a visual form for easier consumption. The method may also relate to identifying data within the control or outside the control of a service provider that is used to adjust the spoken dialog service to maximize customer retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Tirso M. Alonso, Shona Douglas, Mazin G. Rahim, Benjamin J. Stern
  • Patent number: 8086462
    Abstract: A method and system for reporting data from a spoken dialog service is disclosed. The method comprises extracting data regarding user dialogs using a dialog logging module in the spoken dialog service, analyzing the data to identify trends and reporting the trends. The data may be presented in a visual form for easier consumption. The method may also relate to identifying data within the control or outside the control of a service provider that is used to adjust the spoken dialog service to maximize customer retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Tirso M. Alonso, Shona Douglas, Mazin G. Rahim, Benjamin J. Stern
  • Patent number: 7860713
    Abstract: Systems and methods for annotating speech data. The present invention reduces the time required to annotate speech data by selecting utterances for annotation that will be of greatest benefit. A selection module uses speech models, including speech recognition models and spoken language understanding models, to identify utterances that should be annotated based on criteria such as confidence scores generated by the models. These utterances are placed in an annotation list along with a type of annotation to be performed for the utterances and an order in which the annotation should proceed. The utterances in the annotation list can be annotated for speech recognition purposes, spoken language understanding purposes, labeling purposes, etc. The selection module can also select utterances for annotation based on previously annotated speech data and deficiencies in the various models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Tirso M. Alonso, Ilana Bromberg, Dilek Z. Hakkani-Tur, Barbara B. Hollister, Mazin G. Rahim, Giuseppe Riccardi, Lawrence Lyon Rose, Daniel Leon Stern, Gokhan Tur, James M. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20080270130
    Abstract: Systems and methods for annotating speech data. The present invention reduces the time required to annotate speech data by selecting utterances for annotation that will be of greatest benefit. A selection module uses speech models, including speech recognition models and spoken language understanding models, to identify utterances that should be annotated based on criteria such as confidence scores generated by the models. These utterances are placed in an annotation list along with a type of annotation to be performed for the utterances and an order in which the annotation should proceed. The utterances in the annotation list can be annotated for speech recognition purposes, spoken language understanding purposes, labeling purposes, etc. The selection module can also select utterances for annotation based on previously annotated speech data and deficiencies in the various models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Tirso M. Alonso, Ilana Bromberg, Dilek Z. Hakkani-Tur, Barbara B. Hollister, Mazin G. Rahim, Giuseppe Riccardi, Lawrence Lyon Rose, Daniel Leon Stern, Gokhan Tur, James M. Wilson
  • Patent number: 7412383
    Abstract: Systems and methods for annotating speech data. The present invention reduces the time required to annotate speech data by selecting utterances for annotation that will be of greatest benefit. A selection module uses speech models, including speech recognition models and spoken language understanding models, to identify utterances that should be annotated based on criteria such as confidence scores generated by the models. These utterances are placed in an annotation list along with a type of annotation to be performed for the utterances and an order in which the annotation should proceed. The utterances in the annotation list can be annotated for speech recognition purposes, spoken language understanding purposes, labeling purposes, etc. The selection module can also select utterances for annotation based on previously annotated speech data and deficiencies in the various models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: AT&T Corp
    Inventors: Tirso M. Alonso, Ilana Bromberg, Dilek Z. Hakkani-Tur, Barbara B. Hollister, Mazin G. Rahim, Giuseppe Riccardi, Lawrence Lyon Rose, Daniel Leon Stern, Gokhan Tur, James M. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6229881
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for enhanced speech recognition in a communication network in which a first input port is coupled to a first processor and receives a telephony signal from the communication network. A second input port, coupled to a second processor, receives the same telephony signal at substantially the same time as the first input port. Based on the telephony signal, the second processor generates recognized speech information. A control line coupled between the first and second processors lets the second processor send a command to the first processor, and the first processor changes state, such as by re-routing the telephony signal, based on the command. The second processor may also enter one of a plurality of states such that the state of the second processor corresponds to the state of the first processor at a given point during a telephone call. Instead of receiving the telephony signal, the second processor may receive speech data generated by the first processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: AT&T Corp
    Inventors: Tirso M. Alonso, Egbert Ammicht, Bruce Melvin Buntschuh