Patents by Inventor Iain A. Conliffe

Iain A. Conliffe 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).

  • Wearable communication enhancement device
    Patent number: 9848260
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may include a wearable apparatus including a frame having a memory and processor associated therewith. The apparatus may include a camera associated with the frame and in communication with the processor, the camera configured to track an eye of a wearer. The apparatus may also include at least one microphone associated with the frame. The at least one microphone may be configured to receive a directional instruction from the processor. The directional instruction may be based upon an adaptive beamforming analysis performed in response to a detected eye movement from the infrared camera. The apparatus may also include a speaker associated with the frame configured to provide an audio signal received at the at least one microphone to the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain A. Conliffe
  • WEARABLE COMMUNICATION ENHANCEMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150088500
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may include a wearable apparatus including a frame having a memory and processor associated therewith. The apparatus may include a camera associated with the frame and in communication with the processor, the camera configured to track an eye of a wearer. The apparatus may also include at least one microphone associated with the frame. The at least one microphone may be configured to receive a directional instruction from the processor. The directional instruction may be based upon an adaptive beamforming analysis performed in response to a detected eye movement from the infrared camera. The apparatus may also include a speaker associated with the frame configured to provide an audio signal received at the at least one microphone to the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain A. Conliffe