Melissa C Lim

US Patent:

20160345132, Nov 24, 2016

Filed:

May 22, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/720136

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
AMOL WANKHEDE - Redmond WA, US
ERIC HORVITZ - Redmond WA, US
AJOY NANDI - Redmond WA, US
MELISSA N. LIM - Redmond WA, US
MANGESH DESHPANDE - Redmond WA, US
PAUL KOCH - Redmond WA, US
JOHN CHARLES KRUMM - Redmond WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/02
G01C 21/36
G01C 21/34
G06Q 10/10
H04M 1/725

Abstract:

Calendar and scheduling applications organize and display user events and provide event reminders. A method of triggering a reminder includes accessing a reminder which describes an event. An individual associated with the event, other than the user, is identified. A future time is predicted when the user will be within proximity of the individual. A time to trigger the reminder for presentation to the user is determined, such that the time to trigger the reminder occurs in advance of the predicted future time when the user will be within proximity of the individual. Based on a determination that the time for triggering the reminder has occurred, the reminder is triggered to be presented to the user.

US Patent:

20160321263, Nov 3, 2016

Filed:

Jun 23, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/747941

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
AYMAN FAROUQ MOHAMMAD ALMADHOUN - BELLEVUE WA, US
NIRAV ASHWIN KAMDAR - HYDERABAD, IN
TALON EDWARD IRELAND - KIRKLAND WA, US
MELISSA NICOLE LIM - SEATTLE WA, US
RAVIKIRAN ARUN ARANKE - HYDERABAD, IN
CATHERINE LYNN MARITAN - OTTAWA, CA
TUDOR BUZASU KLEIN - BELLEVUE WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/30
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

Methods and systems are provided for generating personalized greetings for presentation by a personal digital assistant on a client device. An indication is received from the client device associated with the user that the personal digital assistant has been launched on the client device. User-specific information and contextual information is retrieved by querying a user profile database and one or more services. A personalized greeting engine utilizes the user-specific information, such as user inferences and interests, and the contextual information to generate the personalized greetings for presentation by the digital assistant on the client device.

US Patent:

20160063874, Mar 3, 2016

Filed:

Aug 28, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/472113

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Melissa N. Lim - Seattle WA, US
Ran Gilad-Bachrach - Bellevue WA, US
Ivan Tashev - Kirkland WA, US
Margaret Mitchell - Seattle WA, US
MariaElaina Martinelli - Moscow ID, US
William B. Dolan - Kirkland WA, US

International Classification:

G09B 5/06
G06F 17/24

Abstract:

A digital personal assistant is described that determines a mental or emotional state of a user based on one or more signals and, based on the determined mental or emotional state, provides the user with feedback concerning an item of content generated thereby or an activity to be conducted thereby. An API is described that can be used by diverse applications and/or services to communicate with the digital personal assistant for the purpose of obtaining information about the current mental or emotional state of the user. Content tagging logic is described that identifies one or more items of content generated or interacted with by the user and stores metadata in association with the identified item(s) of content. The metadata includes information indicative of the current mental or emotional state of the user during the time period when the user generated or interacted with the content.

US Patent:

20150382147, Dec 31, 2015

Filed:

Jun 25, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/315049

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Deborah B. Harrison - Seattle WA, US
Susan Hendrich - Redmond WA, US
David Gardner - Seattle WA, US
Sogol Malekzadeh - Sammamish WA, US
Catherine L. Maritan - Ottawa, CA
Melissa Lim - Seattle WA, US
Mary P. Czerwinski - Kirkland WA, US
Ran Gilad-Bachrach - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/02
H04W 8/18

Abstract:

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described for implementing a digital personal assistant. The digital personal assistant is capable of determining that a user has asked a question or made a statement that is intended to engage with a persona of the digital personal assistant. In response to determining that the user has asked such a question or made such a statement, the digital personal assistant provides a response thereto by displaying or playing back a multimedia object associated with a popular culture reference within or by a user interface of the digital personal assistant. Additionally or alternatively, in response to determining that the user has asked such a question or made such a statement, the digital personal assistant provides the response thereto by generating or playing back speech that comprises an impersonation of a voice of a person associated with the popular culture reference.