David R Locke

US Patent:

7398209, Jul 8, 2008

Filed:

Jun 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/452147

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Kirkland WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/18
G10L 15/22
G06F 17/20

US Classification:

704255, 704257, 704275, 707 3

Abstract:

Systems and methods for receiving natural language queries and/or commands and execute the queries and/or commands. The systems and methods overcomes the deficiencies of prior art speech query and response systems through the application of a complete speech-based information query, retrieval, presentation and command environment. This environment makes significant use of context, prior information, domain knowledge, and user specific profile data to achieve a natural environment for one or more users making queries or commands in multiple domains. Through this integrated approach, a complete speech-based natural language query and response environment can be created. The systems and methods creates, stores and uses extensive personal profile information for each user, thereby improving the reliability of determining the context and presenting the expected results for a particular question or command.

US Patent:

7502738, Mar 10, 2009

Filed:

May 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/747547

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/18
G10L 15/22

US Classification:

704257, 704270, 704275

Abstract:

Systems and methods for receiving natural language queries and/or commands and execute the queries and/or commands. The systems and methods overcomes the deficiencies of prior art speech query and response systems through the application of a complete speech-based information query, retrieval, presentation and command environment. This environment makes significant use of context, prior information, domain knowledge, and user specific profile data to achieve a natural environment for one or more users making queries or commands in multiple domains. Through this integrated approach, a complete speech-based natural language query and response environment can be created. The systems and methods creates, stores and uses extensive personal profile information for each user, thereby improving the reliability of determining the context and presenting the expected results for a particular question or command.

US Patent:

7693720, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Jul 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/618633

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US
Stephen F. Elston - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Kirkland WA

International Classification:

G10L 21/00
G10L 15/18
G10L 13/00

US Classification:

704275, 257270, 2572701

Abstract:

Mobile systems and methods that overcomes the deficiencies of prior art speech-based interfaces for telematics applications through the use of a complete speech-based information query, retrieval, presentation and local or remote command environment. This environment makes significant use of context, prior information, domain knowledge, and user specific profile data to achieve a natural environment for one or more users making queries or commands in multiple domains. Through this integrated approach, a complete speech-based natural language query and response environment can be created. The invention creates, stores and uses extensive personal profile information for each user, thereby improving the reliability of determining the context and presenting the expected results for a particular question or command. The invention may organize domain specific behavior and information into agents, that are distributable or updateable over a wide area network. The invention can be used in dynamic environments such as those of mobile vehicles to control and communicate with both vehicle systems and remote systems and devices.

US Patent:

7809570, Oct 5, 2010

Filed:

Jul 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/168554

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/18
G06F 17/28
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

704257, 704240, 707706, 707721

Abstract:

Systems and methods for receiving natural language queries and/or commands and execute the queries and/or commands. The systems and methods overcomes the deficiencies of prior art speech query and response systems through the application of a complete speech-based information query, retrieval, presentation and command environment. This environment makes significant use of context, prior information, domain knowledge, and user specific profile data to achieve a natural environment for one or more users making queries or commands in multiple domains. Through this integrated approach, a complete speech-based natural language query and response environment can be created. The systems and methods creates, stores and uses extensive personal profile information for each user, thereby improving the reliability of determining the context and presenting the expected results for a particular question or command.

US Patent:

8015006, Sep 6, 2011

Filed:

May 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/130397

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/18
G10L 15/22
G10L 17/00
G06F 17/27
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

704236, 704244, 704246, 704257, 707709, 707723, 707771

Abstract:

Systems and methods for receiving natural language queries and/or commands and execute the queries and/or commands. The systems and methods overcomes the deficiencies of prior art speech query and response systems through the application of a complete speech-based information query, retrieval, presentation and command environment. This environment makes significant use of context, prior information, domain knowledge, and user specific profile data to achieve a natural environment for one or more users making queries or commands in multiple domains. Through this integrated approach, a complete speech-based natural language query and response environment can be created. The systems and methods creates, stores and uses extensive personal profile information for each user, thereby improving the reliability of determining the context and presenting the expected results for a particular question or command.

US Patent:

8112275, Feb 7, 2012

Filed:

Apr 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/765733

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/06
G10L 15/18
G10L 15/22

US Classification:

704240, 704244, 704246, 704257

Abstract:

The systems and methods described herein may recognize natural language utterances that include queries and/or commands and execute the queries and/or commands based on user-specific profiles. The systems and methods described herein may include a complete speech-based information query, retrieval, presentation and command environment that makes significant use of context, prior information, domain knowledge, and the user-specific profiles to achieve a natural environment for one or more users making queries or commands in multiple domains. Through this integrated approach, a complete speech-based natural language query and response environment can be created and tailored to specific users. For example, the systems and methods described herein may create, store, and use extensive personal profile information for different users, thereby improving the reliability of determining the context and presenting the results that the specific users may expect for a particular question or command.

US Patent:

8140327, Mar 20, 2012

Filed:

Apr 22, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/765753

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/20
G10L 21/02

US Classification:

704226, 704233, 381 7114, 381 92, 37940608

Abstract:

The systems and methods described herein may filter and eliminate noise from natural language utterances to improve accuracy associated with speech recognition and parsing capabilities. In particular, the systems and methods described herein may use a microphone array to provide directional signal capture, noise elimination, and cross-talk reduction associated with an input speech signal. Furthermore, a filter arranged between the microphone array and a speech coder may use band shaping, notch filtering, and adaptive echo cancellation to optimize a signal-to-noise ratio associated with the speech signal. The speech signal may then be sent to the speech coder, which may use adaptive lossy audio compression to optimize bandwidth requirements associated with transmitting the speech signal to a main unit that provides the speech recognition, parsing, and other natural language processing capabilities.

US Patent:

8155962, Apr 10, 2012

Filed:

Jul 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/838982

Inventors:

Robert A. Kennewick - Seattle WA, US
David Locke - Redmond WA, US
Richard Kennewick - Woodinville WA, US
Tom Freeman - Mercer Island WA, US

Assignee:

VoiceBox Technologies, Inc. - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/18
G10L 15/22
G06F 17/20
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

704257, 704236, 7042701, 707709, 707723

Abstract:

The methods and systems described herein may asynchronously process natural language utterances to provide real-time response performance and natural interaction with users. In particular, the methods and systems described herein may use various natural language speech recognition and interpretation components to identify a request (e. g. , a query or command) in an utterance. The request identified in the utterance may then be processed with one or more domain agents, which may submit duplicate queries to multiple different data sources to process the request. The domain agents may then asynchronously evaluate responses to the duplicate queries to return results to users in a timely and natural manner, and further to account the fact that the different data sources may respond to the queries at different speeds, provide unsatisfactory responses to the queries, or fail to respond to the queries at all.