Patents by Inventor William Hidden

William Hidden 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).

  • Automobile speech-recognition interface
    Patent number: 7826945
    Abstract: An automotive system provides an integrated user interface for control and communication functions in an automobile or other type of vehicle. The user interface supports voice enabled interactions, as well as other modes of interaction, such as manual interactions using controls such as dashboard or steering wheel mounted controls. The system also includes interfaces to devices in the vehicle, such as wireless interfaces to mobile devices that are brought into the vehicle. The system also provides interfaces to information sources such as a remote server, for example, for accessing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Inventors: You Zhang, Jeffery J. Faneuff, William Hidden, James T. Hotary, Steven C. Lee, Vasu Iyengar
  • Automobile interface
    Publication number: 20070005206
    Abstract: An automotive system provides an integrated user interface for control and communication functions in an automobile or other type of vehicle. The user interface supports voice enabled interactions, as well as other modes of interaction, such as manual interactions using controls such as dashboard or steering wheel mounted controls. The system also includes interfaces to devices in the vehicle, such as wireless interfaces to mobile devices that are brought into the vehicle. The system also provides interfaces to information sources such as a remote server, for example, for accessing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: You Zhang, Jeffery Faneuff, William Hidden, James Hotary, Steven Lee, Vasu Iyengar