IP Library Granted Patent US 10,665,237
Granted Patent B2
US 10,665,237 · App. 16/134,083 · Granted May 26, 2020

Adaptive digital assistant and spoken genome

Inventors: Christopher J. Hardee (Raleigh, NC); Steve Joroff (Rivervale, NJ); Pamela A. Nesbitt (Ridgefield, CT); Scott E. Schneider (Rolesville, NC)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 10,665,237
App. No.
16/134,083
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include a context sensitive adaptive digital assistant for personalized interaction. Embodiments of the invention also include a spoken genome for characterization and analysis of human voice. Aspects of the invention include selecting a starter vocabulary, receiving voice communications from a user, and modifying the starter vocabulary to generate a personalized lexicon. Aspects of the invention also include analyzing and categorizing human voice according to a plurality of characteristics, and creating a spoken genome database.

Claims (24)

1. A computer program product for characterization and analysis of human voice, wherein the computer program product comprises:

a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing program instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:

receiving a plurality of media files, wherein the plurality of media files comprise spoken words;

categorizing the plurality of media files according to spoken genome properties of voices within the media files to create a categorized spoken genome database;

receiving, from a demographic group, a user media preference for the spoken genome properties of the voices in the categorized spoken genome database;

determining, for the demographic group, a user media profile based at least in part on the user media preference, wherein the user media profile comprises a preferred spoken genome property; and

providing a media recommendation based at least in part on the user media profile and the categorized spoken genome database.

2. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is gender.

3. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is pitch.

4. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is cadence.

5. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is tonality.

6. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is rhythm.

7. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is accent.

8. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is timing.

9. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is slurring.

10. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is elocution.

11. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the media recommendation comprises a recommended television program.

12. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the media recommendation comprises a recommended movie.

13. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the media recommendation is a recommended audio book.

14. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the media recommendation is internet content.

15. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is a characteristic that affects how a listener perceives a speaker.

16. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the spoken genome property is a characteristic that affects how a listener pays attention to a speaker.

17. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of media files includes telephone calls.

18. The computer program product of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of media files includes social media posts.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2024
From: BEIJING PIANRUOJINGHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066565/0952 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2023
From: AWEMANE LTD.
To: BEIJING PIANRUOJINGHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064501/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: AWEMANE LTD.
Reel/Frame 057991/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2018
From: HARDEE, CHRISTOPHER J.; JOROFF, STEVE; NESBITT, PAMELA A.; SCHNEIDER, SCOTT E.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046899/0766 →