Patents by Inventor Robert D. Sims

Robert D. Sims 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).

  • Modular Speech Recognition Architecture
    Publication number: 20110307250
    Abstract: A speech recognition system is provided. The speech recognition system includes a speech recognition module; a plurality of domain specific dialog manager modules that communicate with the speech recognition module to perform speech recognition; and a speech interface module that that communicates with the plurality of domain specific dialog manager modules to selectively enable the speech recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert D. Sims
  • INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110218711
    Abstract: An embodiment an infotainment system for an automobile includes a navigation system, an entertainment system, an audio output device and a control system coupled to the navigation system, the entertainment system and the audio output device. The control system controls access by the navigation system and the entertainment system to the audio output device and includes a conversation recognizer that determines if a conversation is being conducted. The control system of this embodiment varies operation of the audio output device in the event a conversation is being conducted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Bhavna Mathur, Andrew W. Gellatly, Cody R. Hansen, John P. Weiss, Matthew M. Highstrom, Robert D. Sims