Mark Edward Epstein
32Patents
17h-index
36Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 23, 1990 → Apr 17, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5987404A | Statistical natural language understanding using hidden clumpings | Physics | 407 | Expired |
| US7475015B2 | Semantic language modeling and confidence measurement | Physics | 272 | Expired |
| US9437189B2 | Generating language models | Physics | 235 | Active |
| US6327343A | System and methods for automatic call and data transfer processing | Electricity | 230 | Expired |
| US6442522B1 | Bi-directional natural language system for interfacing with multiple back-end applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 135 | Expired |
| US9747895B1 | Building language models for a user in a social network from linguistic information | Physics | 117 | Active |
| US6983239B1 | Method and apparatus for embedding grammars in a natural language understanding (NLU) statistical parser | Physics | 77 | Expired |
| US6754626B2 | Creating a hierarchical tree of language models for a dialog system based on prompt and dialog context | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US6556972B1 | Method and apparatus for time-synchronized translation and synthesis of natural-language speech | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US7191119B2 | Integrated development tool for building a natural language understanding application | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US6963831B1 | Including statistical NLU models within a statistical parser | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US8612226B1 | Determining advertisements based on verbal inputs to applications on a computing device | Physics | 32 | Active |
| US7542907B2 | Biasing a speech recognizer based on prompt context | Physics | 31 | Active |
| US6859778B1 | Method and apparatus for translating natural-language speech using multiple output phrases | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5522011A | Speech coding apparatus and method using classification rules | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US5415811A | Cleaning composition and method for utilizing same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 23 | Expired |
| US5293451A | Method and apparatus for generating models of spoken words based on a small number of utterances | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US9286892B2 | Language modeling in speech recognition | Physics | 17 | Active |
| US9047271B1 | Mining data for natural language system | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US6735560B1 | Method of identifying members of classes in a natural language understanding system | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7254539B2 | Bi-directional natural language system for interfacing with multiple back-end applications | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Expired |
| US6845356B1 | Processing dual tone multi-frequency signals for use with a natural language understanding system | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6889219B2 | Method of tuning a decision network and a decision tree model | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US9318128B1 | Methods and systems for determining instructions for applications that are recognizable by a voice interface | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US6959095B2 | Method and apparatus for providing multiple output channels in a microphone | Electricity | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.