Patents by Inventor Scott D. Hammerschmidt

Scott D. Hammerschmidt 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).

  • Publication number: 20090171665
    Abstract: Techniques are described for enabling flexible and dynamic creation and/or modification of voice data for a position-determining device. In some embodiments, a voice package is provided that includes a language database and a plurality of audio files. The language database specifies appropriate syntax and vocabulary for information that is intended for audio output by a position-determining device. The audio files include words and/or phrases that may be accessed by the position-determining device to communicate the information via audible output. Some embodiments utilize a voice package toolkit to construct and/or customize one or more parts of a voice package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: GARMIN LTD.
    Inventors: Scott D. Hammerschmidt, Jacob W. Caire, Michael P. Russell, David W. Wiskur, Scott J. Brunk