Daniel H Hwang

US Patent:

D677692, Mar 12, 2013

Filed:

Jan 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/383587

Inventors:

Jeffrey C. Fong - Seattle WA, US
Kenji Nakamura - Seattle WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Newcastle WA, US
Jeffery G. Arnold - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

1404

US Classification:

D14488

US Patent:

20070005741, Jan 4, 2007

Filed:

Jun 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/172440

Inventors:

Daniel Hwang - Renton WA, US
Gary Hall - Redmond WA, US
Yaroslav Goncharov - Redmond WA, US
Jayant Ravalia - Redmond WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709223000

Abstract:

A system and method for managing radio communication availability in a mobile device is provided. A mobile device includes a communication management component that interacts with radio and network layer components on the mobile device to keep communications available. The interaction can correspond to the transmittal of instructions to the radio and network layer components, which can include instructions to send communications via a communication network.

US Patent:

20120185788, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Jun 1, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/150446

Inventors:

Jeffrey Cheng-Yao Fong - Seattle WA, US
Kenji Nakamura - Seattle WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Newcastle WA, US
Lee Dicks Clark - Seattle WA, US
Jeffery G. Arnold - Sammamish WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715765

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for displaying a user interface text element in an East-Asian mode so that system-based text can be displayed vertically on a user interface. In one embodiment, a device can dynamically switch between a Latin-based layout (horizontally displayed text elements) and an East-Asian based layout (vertically displayed text elements) based on global device settings, such as a language setting or a locale setting. Such settings can be dynamically modified by the user to change the display modes.

US Patent:

20180005634, Jan 4, 2018

Filed:

Sep 14, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/705037

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Aleksandar Uzelac - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan Campbell - Redmond WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Renton WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 17/22
G10L 15/26
G10L 15/22

Abstract:

Techniques are described for discovering capabilities of voice-enabled resources. A voice-controlled digital personal assistant can respond to user requests to list available voice-enabled resources that are capable of performing a specific task using voice input. The voice-controlled digital personal assistant can also respond to user requests to list the tasks that a particular voice-enabled resource can perform using voice input. The voice-controlled digital personal assistant can also support a practice mode in which users practice voice commands for performing tasks supported by voice-enabled resources.

US Patent:

20160225370, Aug 4, 2016

Filed:

Jan 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/611042

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Aleksandar Uzelac - Seattle WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Renton WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/06
G10L 15/22
G10L 15/18
G06F 3/16
G10L 15/00

Abstract:

A method for updating language understanding classifier models includes receiving via one or more microphones of a computing device, a digital voice input from a user of the computing device. Natural language processing using the digital voice input is used to determine a user voice request. Upon determining the user voice request does not match at least one of a plurality of pre-defined voice commands in a schema definition of a digital personal assistant, a GUI of an end-user labeling tool is used to receive a user selection of at least one of the following: at least one intent of a plurality of available intents and/or at least one slot for the at least one intent. A labeled data set is generated by pairing the user voice request and the user selection, and is used to update a language understanding classifier.

US Patent:

20160202957, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Jan 13, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/596048

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Vishwac Sena Kannan - Redmond WA, US
Aleksandar Uzelac - Seattle WA, US
Eric Christian Brown - Seattle WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Renton WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 17/30
G06F 17/24

Abstract:

A method for generating a reactive agent definition may include acquiring, by a reactive agent development environment (RADE) tool of a computing device, an extensible markup language (XML) schema template for defining a reactive agent of a digital personal assistant running on the computing device. The RADE tool may receive input identifying at least one domain-intent pair associated with a category of functions performed by the computing device. A multi-turn dialog flow defining a plurality of states associated with the domain-intent pair may be generated using a graphical user interface of the RADE tool. The XML schema template may be updated based on the received input and the multi-turn dialog flow to produce an updated XML schema specific to the domain-intent pair. The reactive agent definition may be generated using the updated XML schema.

US Patent:

20160203002, Jul 14, 2016

Filed:

Jan 9, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/593584

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Aleksandar Uzelac - Seattle WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Renton WA, US
Robert L. Chambers - Sammamish WA, US
Thomas Soemo - Redmond WA, US
Adina Magdalena Trufinescu - Redmond WA, US
Khuram Shahid - Seattle WA, US
Ali Emami - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G10L 15/18
G10L 15/22
G06F 3/16
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

Techniques are described for headlessly completing a task of an application in the background of a digital personal assistant. For example, a method can include receiving a voice input via a microphone. Natural language processing can be performed using the voice input to determine a user voice command. The user voice command can include a request to perform a task of the application. The application can be caused to execute the task as a background process without a user interface of the application appearing. A user interface of the digital personal assistant can provide a response to the user, based on a received state associated with the task, so that the response comes from within a context of the user interface of the digital personal assistant without surfacing the user interface of the application.

US Patent:

20160189717, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec 30, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/586449

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Aleksandar Uzelac - Seattle WA, US
Jonathan Campbell - Redmond WA, US
Daniel J. Hwang - Renton WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 17/22

Abstract:

Techniques are described for discovering capabilities of voice-enabled resources. A voice-controlled digital personal assistant can respond to user requests to list available voice-enabled resources that are capable of performing a specific task using voice input. The voice-controlled digital personal assistant can also respond to user requests to list the tasks that a particular voice-enabled resource can perform using voice input. The voice-controlled digital personal assistant can also support a practice mode in which users practice voice commands for performing tasks supported by voice-enabled resources.