Patents by Inventor Marc Biedert

Marc Biedert 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).

  • Speech recognition method for selecting a combination of list elements via a speech input
    Patent number: 8666743
    Abstract: The invention provides a speech recognition method for selecting a combination of list elements via a speech input, wherein a first list element of the combination is part of a first set of list elements and a second list element of the combination is part of a second set of list elements, the method comprising the steps of receiving the speech input, comparing each list element of the first set with the speech input to obtain a first candidate list of best matching list elements, processing the second set using the first candidate list to obtain a subset of the second set, comparing each list element of the subset of the second set with the speech input to obtain a second candidate list of best matching list elements, and selecting a combination of list elements using the first and the second candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Schwarz, Matthias Schulz, Marc Biedert, Christian Hillebrecht, Franz Gerl, Udo Haiber
  • Speech Recognition Method for Selecting a Combination of List Elements via a Speech Input
    Publication number: 20100305947
    Abstract: The invention provides a speech recognition method for selecting a combination of list elements via a speech input, wherein a first list element of the combination is part of a first set of list elements and a second list element of the combination is part of a second set of list elements, the method comprising the steps of receiving the speech input, comparing each list element of the first set with the speech input to obtain a first candidate list of best matching list elements, processing the second set using the first candidate list to obtain a subset of the second set, comparing each list element of the subset of the second set with the speech input to obtain a second candidate list of best matching list elements, and selecting a combination of list elements using the first and the second candidate list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Markus Schwarz, Matthias Schulz, Marc Biedert, Christian Hillebrecht, Franz Gerl, Udo Haiber