Patents by Inventor William Bille

William Bille 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).

  • Proactive multi-modal automotive concierge
    Patent number: 12437014
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing information services to a user in a vehicle includes an automotive concierge, a prompter, and an interaction mode. The automotive concierge is hosted by an infotainment system in the vehicle and engages in an interaction with the user based on context. The prompter generates a prompt for a model in response to an instruction from the automotive concierge, the instruction being based on the context information and the prompt being selected to cause the model to generate content that invites a choice from the user. The interaction mode delivers the content to the user and provides information from the user to the automotive concierge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignee: Cerence Operating Company
    Inventors: Evans Castonguay, Balakrishna Venkata Jagannadha Kolluru, Christian Benien, William Bille, Iqbal Arshad, Ricky Hoobler
  • Proactive Multi-Modal Automotive Concierge
    Publication number: 20250124091
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing information services to a user in a vehicle includes an automotive concierge, a prompter, and an interaction mode. The automotive concierge is hosted by an infotainment system in the vehicle and engages in an interaction with the user based on context. The prompter generates a prompt for a model in response to an instruction from the automotive concierge, the instruction being based on the context information and the prompt being selected to cause the model to generate content that invites a choice from the user. The interaction mode delivers the content to the user and provides information from the user to the automotive concierge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Evans Castonguay, Balakrishna Venkata Jagannadha Kolluru, Christian Benien, William Bille, Iqbal Arshad, Ricky Hoobler