Inventor
Ghotbi Nikrouz
US24 patents
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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
13 patentsUS10361981B2Jul 23, 2019
Automatic extraction of commitments and requests from communications and content
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US10522143B2Dec 31, 2019
Empathetic personal virtual digital assistant
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC11 citations82
US11064044B2Jul 13, 2021
Intent-based scheduling via digital personal assistant
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations71
US11568337B2Jan 31, 2023
Identifying task assignments
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC3 citations70
US10818287B2Oct 27, 2020
Automated quick task notifications via an audio channel
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations69
US10516637B2Dec 24, 2019
Smart communications assistant with audio interface
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC5 citations67
US11907272B2Feb 20, 2024
Real-time personalized suggestions for communications between participants
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC2 citations65
US12457272B2Oct 28, 2025
Intent-based scheduling via digital personal assistant
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations60
US11570275B2Jan 31, 2023
Intent-based calendar updating via digital personal assistant
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations60
US11178248B2Nov 16, 2021
Intent-based calendar updating via digital personal assistant
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations60
US11178082B2Nov 16, 2021
Smart communications assistant with audio interface
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC1 citations56
US11307764B2Apr 19, 2022
Contextually inferred talking points for improved communication
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations52
US10726209B2Jul 28, 2020
Identification and notification of correctness and contradiction in communications
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC0 citations41
APPLE INC
11 patentsUS11183193B1Nov 23, 2021
Digital assistant hardware abstraction
APPLE INC40 citations97
US11043220B1Jun 22, 2021
Digital assistant hardware abstraction
APPLE INC46 citations97
US11038934B1Jun 15, 2021
Digital assistant hardware abstraction
APPLE INC70 citations97
US11924254B2Mar 5, 2024
Digital assistant hardware abstraction
APPLE INC4 citations84
US11765209B2Sep 19, 2023
Digital assistant hardware abstraction
APPLE INC4 citations84
US12045437B2Jul 23, 2024
Digital assistant user interfaces and response modes
APPLE INC2 citations67
US11386892B2Jul 12, 2022
Voice assistant discoverability through on-device targeting and personalization
APPLE INC1 citations54
US12277935B2Apr 15, 2025
Accessory device based authentication for digital assistant requests
APPLE INC0 citations53
US11942090B2Mar 26, 2024
Accessory device based authentication for digital assistant requests
APPLE INC0 citations53
US12301635B2May 13, 2025
Digital assistant hardware abstraction
APPLE INC0 citations51
US12198695B2Jan 14, 2025
Voice assistant discoverability through on-device targeting and personalization
APPLE INC0 citations44