Patents & Publications
(sort order: topic area > most recent year > alpha)
Automotive UI / HMI
Operational safety mode
US patent
Schubert et al., 2018
Low-attention gestural user interface
International patents pending
Weinberg et al., 2013
Bullseye: an automotive touch interface that’s always on target
Conference proceedings paper
Weinberg et al., 2012
Evaluation of two types of in-vehicle music retrieval and navigation systems
Conference proceedings paper
Zhang et al., 2012
Tutorial: Voice and Multimodal Interaction in the Car
Conference adjunct proceedings paper
Weinberg, 2012
Dialogs Are Dead, Long Live Dialogs: Building a Multimodal Automotive Application for Both Novices and Experts
Conference adjunct proceedings paper
Weinberg, 2011
Evaluating the usability of a head-up display for selection from choice lists in cars
Conference proceedings paper
Weinberg et al., 2011
Investigating HUDs for the presentation of choice lists in car navigation systems
Conference proceedings paper
Weinberg et al., 2011
Multimodal input in the car, today and tomorrow
Journal article
Müller and Weinberg, 2011
Text browsing, editing and correction methods for automotive applications
US and international patent
Curin et al., 2011
Contextual push-to-talk: shortening voice dialogs to improve driving performance
Conference proceedings paper
Weinberg et al., 2010
Evaluation of different speech and touch interfaces to in-vehicle music retrieval systems
Journal article
Garay-Vega et al., 2010
Object-oriented multimodality for safer in-vehicle interfaces
Conference adjunct proceedings paper
Weinberg and Harsham, 2010
Developing a low-cost driving simulator for the evaluation of in-vehicle technologies
Conference proceedings paper
Weinberg and Harsham, 2009
Display style considerations for in-car multimodal music search
Conference proceedings paper
Weinberg and Kondili, 2008
Conversational Patterns and Mechanics
Systems and techniques for using a digital assistant with an enhanced endpointer
US and international patent
Lee et al., 2024
Digital assistant interaction in a communication session
US and international patent
Lasko et al., 2022
Digital assistant response modes
US patent pending
Tennant et al., 2022
Sonic responses
US patent
Castellani et al., 2022
Continuous dialog with a digital assistant
US and international patent
Weinberg and Saddler, 2021
Multiple state digital assistant for continuous dialog
US patent
Maddika et al., 2021
Generating responses to user interaction data based on user interaction-styles
US patent; international pending
Theobald et al., 2020
Mirroring to build trust in digital assistants
Conference proceedings paper
Metcalf et al., 2019
Intelligent automated assistant for media exploration
US and international patent
Graham et al., 2018
Intelligent automated assistant
US and international patent
Saddler et al., 2016
Intelligent list reading
US and international patent
Booker et al., 2016
Extended Reality (Virtual + Augmented)
Digital assistant placement in extended reality
US and international patents pending
Krivoruchko et al., 2023
Extended reality based digital assistant interactions
US patent pending
Streja et al., 2023
Methods for improving user environmental awareness
US and international patents pending
Kawashima et al., 2023
Methods for quick message response and dictation in a three-dimensional environment
US patent; international pending
Akmal et al., 2023
Digital assistant object placement
US and international patents pending
Herman et al., 2022
Devices and methods for invoking digital assistants
US patent
Weinberg et al., 2022
Multimodal Interaction
(in a non-automotive context)
Gaze based dictation
US patent pending
Paek et al., 2022
Intelligent message delivery
US patent
Lebrecht et al., 2022
Multi-modal inputs for voice commands
US and international patent
Piernot and Weinberg, 2018
Speech and Signal Processing
Generating emojis from user utterances
US and international patents pending
Greborio and Weinberg, 2022
User interfaces for assigning and responding to user inputs
US patent
Nefulda et al., 2022
Method and System for Automatic Speech Recognition with Multiple Contexts
International patents pending
Weinberg, 2009
Multi-purpose contextual control
US patent; international pending
Weinberg, 2009
Method for indexing for retrieving documents using particles
US patent; international pending
Ramakrishnan et al., 2008
Method for interacting with users of speech recognition systems
US and international patent
Weinberg et al., 2008
Two New Techniques for Natural Spoken User Interfaces
Conference adjunct proceedings papper
Weinberg et al., 2006