Patents by Inventor Charles Galles

Charles Galles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method to graphically facilitate speech enabled user interfaces
    Patent number: 8495562
    Abstract: A graphical development environment for developing the program flow of an application, The environment is controlled by a plurality of icons, some of which are detailed sub-routines used to control the proper returns in systems in which speech recognition is utilized. In one embodiment, a loop construct is used with branches arranged by the sub-routine icons to ensure that a proper return is achieved based upon an expected grammar for that branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Intervoice Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Myra Hambleton, Charles Galles, John Fuentes
  • System and Method to Graphically Facilitate Speech Enabled User Interfaces
    Publication number: 20080098353
    Abstract: A graphical development environment for developing the program flow of an application, The environment is controlled by a plurality of icons, some of which are detailed sub-routines used to control the proper returns in systems in which speech recognition is utilized. In one embodiment, a loop construct is used with branches arranged by the sub-routine icons to ensure that a proper return is achieved based upon an expected grammar for that branch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Intervoice Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Myra Hambleton, Charles Galles, John Fuentes
  • System and method to graphically facilitate speech enabled user interfaces
    Patent number: 7331036
    Abstract: A graphical development environment for developing the program flow of an application, The environment is controlled by a plurality of icons, some of which are detailed sub-routines used to control the proper returns in systems in which speech recognition is utilized. In one embodiment, a loop construct is used with branches arranged by the sub-routine icons to ensure that a proper return is achieved based upon an expected grammar for that branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Intervoice Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Myra Hambleton, Charles Galles, John Fuentes
  • Enhanced graphical development environment for controlling mixed initiative applications
    Publication number: 20040217986
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method which promotes conversational mixed initiative applications by taking advantage of additional grammars that are active. In one embodiment, the development environment allows an application designer to define a navigational grammar, a universal grammar, and a directed dialog call flow grammar. The grammars can be active throughout the call flow or at selected times and are weighted to work with all of the directed grammars. The processing that is followed by each of these grammars is defined separately so that each grammar can be context sensitive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Myra Hambleton, Charles Galles, John Fuentes