Abstract: The present invention relates to genetic mutations in mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase genes that segregate with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The invention provides methods for detecting such mutations, as a diagnostic for Alzheimer's Disease, either before or after the onset of clinical symptoms. The invention further provides treatment of cytochrome c oxidase dysfunction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 30, 1995
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2001
Assignee:
Mitokor
Inventors:
Corinna Herrnstadt, William Davis Parker
Abstract: A method and system in a computer system for communicating instructions to an application program in response to spoken commands received by a spoken command input facility is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a list of available commands is displayed under the control of the spoken command input facility. Each available command has an instruction associated with it that causes the application program to take some action. The spoken command input facility then determines whether a command spoken by a user is an available command. The spoken command input facility then communicates the instruction associated with the determined available command to the application program. If the spoken command is an available command, the spoken command input facility then revises the displayed list of available commands.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 8, 1993
Date of Patent:
March 30, 1999
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation
Inventors:
Michael Hinkley Van Kleeck, Shannon Scott Hysom