Patents by Inventor Roger Graham Byford
Roger Graham Byford 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).
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Patent number: 9317037Abstract: A system and method for the operation and navigation of a moving vehicle in a warehouse environment includes a controller for controlling operation of the vehicle and an imaging device configured to capture an image representing a view from the vehicle. Location labels are configured for being positioned in the warehouse environment and include location indicia. A navigation processor is operatively coupled to the imaging device and configured to determine a location of the vehicle based at least in part on the image of the location label, the navigation processor further coupled with the controller to control the movement of the vehicle based on the determined location.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Roger Graham Byford, Anshul Solanki
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Patent number: 8842849Abstract: A headset terminal for speech applications includes a headband assembly, an earcup assembly and a power source assembly. Processing circuitry is positioned in at least one of the earcup assembly and the power source assembly and includes speech processing circuitry for recognizing and synthesizing speech. A radio communicates with a central system to process the activity information of the headset terminal user. A rotatable microphone boom assembly includes controls mounted on opposite sides of a rotation axis to maintain a consistent orientation on the boom assembly with respect to the head of a user. The boom assembly snaps together with the earcup assembly to rotate. The headband assembly includes at least one transverse band and a sliding arm coupled to the earcup assembly for dynamically adjusting the position of the earcup assembly. A latch of the power source assembly snaps into position to secure it with the assembly and slides between latched and unlatched positions to secure a battery.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: VOCOLLECT, Inc.Inventors: James Wahl, Andres Viduya, Ben Kessing, Roger Graham Byford, James Randall Logan, Dominic Tooze, Philip Shade, Graham Lacy
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Patent number: 8612032Abstract: A communication system comprises a terminal configured for being able to communicate with a computer and to operate according to at least one operational parameter. A peripheral device for use with the terminal has a characterizing parameter associated therewith. The terminal is operable for reading the characterizing parameter from the peripheral device when the device is coupled to the terminal. The terminal is further operable for configuring itself to operate according to an operational parameter associated with the characterizing parameter of the peripheral device.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Mark David Murawski, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, James Randall Logan, Roger Graham Byford, Lawrence R. Sweeney, Douglas Mark Zatezalo
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Patent number: 8417185Abstract: A wireless device for use with speech recognition applications comprises a frame generator for generating successive frames from digitized original audio signals, the frames representing portions of the digitized audio signals. An autocorrelation circuit generates a set of coefficients for each frame, the coefficient set being reflective of spectral characteristics of the audio signal portion represented by the frame. In one embodiment, the autocorrelation coefficients may be used to predict the original audio signal to be subtracted from the original audio signals and to generate residual signals A Bluetooth transceiver is configured for transmitting the set of coefficients and/or residual signals as data to another device, which utilizes the coefficients for speech applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2005Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Keith Braho, Roger Graham Byford, Thomas S. Kerr, Amro El-Jaroudi
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Patent number: 8255225Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The method may comprise storing at least one care plan in a voice assistant, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed, capturing speech input from the user, determining, from the speech input, a selected interaction with a care plan, and in response to the selected interaction, providing a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Alternatively, the method may comprise capturing speech input from a user, determining from the speech input, a first weight associated with a resident, associating the first weight with a care plan in turn associated with the resident, comparing the first weight to a second weight associated with the resident and the care plan, and providing a speech dialog regarding reweighting the resident based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc.Inventors: Roger Graham Byford, David M. Findlay, Michael Laughery, James R. Logan, Mark B. Mellott, James E. Shearon, Kathleen A. Tellish, Christopher M. Winters
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Publication number: 20110116672Abstract: A headset terminal for speech applications includes a headband assembly, an earcup assembly and a power source assembly. Processing circuitry is positioned in at least one of the earcup assembly and the power source assembly and includes speech processing circuitry for recognizing and synthesizing speech. A radio communicates with a central system to process the activity information of the headset terminal user. A rotatable microphone boom assembly includes controls mounted on opposite sides of a rotation axis to maintain a consistent orientation on the boom assembly with respect to the head of a user. The boom assembly snaps together with the earcup assembly to rotate. The headband assembly includes at least one transverse band and a sliding arm coupled to the earcup assembly for dynamically adjusting the position of the earcup assembly. A latch of the power source assembly snaps into position to secure it with the assembly and slides between latched and unlatched positions to secure a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2011Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: James Wahl, Andres Viduya, Ben Kessing, Roger Graham Byford, James Randall Logan, Dominic Tooze, Philip Shade, Graham Lacy
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Patent number: 7885419Abstract: A headset terminal for speech applications includes a headband assembly, an earcup assembly and a power source assembly. Processing circuitry is positioned in at least one of the earcup assembly and the power source assembly and includes speech processing circuitry for recognizing and synthesizing speech. A radio communicates with a central system to process the activity information of the headset terminal user. A rotatable microphone boom assembly includes controls mounted on opposite sides of a rotation axis to maintain a consistent orientation on the boom assembly with respect to the head of a user. The boom assembly snaps together with the earcup assembly to rotate. The headband assembly includes at least one transverse band and a sliding arm coupled to the earcup assembly for dynamically adjusting the position of the earcup assembly. A latch of the power source assembly snaps into position to secure it with the assembly and slides between latched and unlatched positions to secure a battery.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2006Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: James Wahl, Andres Viduya, Ben Kessing, Roger Graham Byford, James Randall Logan, Dominic Tooze, Philip Shade, Graham Lacy
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Publication number: 20100235168Abstract: A communication system comprises a terminal configured for being able to communicate with a computer and to operate according to at least one operational parameter. A peripheral device for use with the terminal has a characterizing parameter associated therewith. The terminal is operable for reading the characterizing parameter from the peripheral device when the device is coupled to the terminal. The terminal is further operable for configuring itself to operate according to an operational parameter associated with the characterizing parameter of the peripheral device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Mark David Murawski, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, James Randall Logan, Roger Graham Byford, Lawrence R. Sweeney, Douglas Mark Zatezalo
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Patent number: 7734361Abstract: A communication system comprises a terminal configured for being able to communicate with a computer and to operate according to at least one operational parameter. A peripheral device for use with the terminal has a characterizing parameter associated therewith. The terminal is operable for reading the characterizing parameter from the peripheral device when the device is coupled to the terminal. The terminal is further operable for configuring itself to operate according to an operational parameter associated with the characterizing parameter of the peripheral device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2003Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Mark David Murawski, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, James Randall Logan, Roger Graham Byford, Lawrence R. Sweeney, Douglas Mark Zatezalo
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Publication number: 20100036667Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The method may comprise storing at least one care plan in a voice assistant, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed, capturing speech input from the user, determining, from the speech input, a selected interaction with a care plan, and in response to the selected interaction, providing a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Alternatively, the method may comprise capturing speech input from a user, determining from the speech input, a first weight associated with a resident, associating the first weight with a care plan in turn associated with the resident, comparing the first weight to a second weight associated with the resident and the care plan, and providing a speech dialog regarding reweighting the resident based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Inventors: Roger Graham Byford, David M. Findlay, Michael Laughery, James R. Logan, Mark B. Mellott, James E. Shearon, Kathleen A. Tellish, Christopher M. Winters
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Patent number: 7496387Abstract: A headset for communication with a device is configured for processing audio signals captured by the headset to detect user speech and transmitting, to the device, sampled representations of the captured audio signals generally only when user speech is detected.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Roger Graham Byford, Arthur Eugene McNair, James Randall Logan, Ryan Anthony Zoschg
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Publication number: 20040059579Abstract: A communication system comprises a terminal configured for being able to communicate with a computer and to operate according to at least one operational parameter. A peripheral device for use with the terminal has a characterizing parameter associated therewith. The terminal is operable for reading the characterizing parameter from the peripheral device when the device is coupled to the terminal. The terminal is further operable for configuring itself to operate according to an operational parameter associated with the characterizing parameter of the peripheral device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Applicant: Vocollect, Inc.Inventors: Mark David Murawski, Ryan Anthony Zoschg, James Randall Logan, Roger Graham Byford, Lawrence R. Sweeney, Douglas Mark Zatezalo