Patents by Inventor Meg Niman

Meg Niman 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).

  • Visual feedback for speech recognition system
    Patent number: 9721587
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to providing visual feedback in a speech recognition system. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method including displaying a graphical feedback indicator having a variable appearance dependent upon a state of the speech recognition system. The method further comprises receiving a speech input, modifying an appearance of the graphical feedback indicator in a first manner if the speech input is heard and understood by the system, and modifying the appearance of the graphical feedback indicator in a different manner than the first manner if the speech input is heard and not understood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Klein, Meg Niman
  • VISUAL FEEDBACK FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140207452
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to providing visual feedback in a speech recognition system. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method including displaying a graphical feedback indicator having a variable appearance dependent upon a state of the speech recognition system. The method further comprises receiving a speech input, modifying an appearance of the graphical feedback indicator in a first manner if the speech input is heard and understood by the system, and modifying the appearance of the graphical feedback indicator in a different manner than the first manner if the speech input is heard and not understood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Klein, Meg Niman
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D684988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Gardner, Meg Niman, Jeremy Richard Hill
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D687051
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Gardner, Meg Niman, Jeremy Richard Hill
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D694775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Gardner, Meg Niman, Jeremy Richard Hill