Patents by Inventor Barry L. Margerum

Barry L. Margerum 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).

  • Using Audio to Alter Respiratory Rates
    Publication number: 20170173298
    Abstract: Apparatus having corresponding methods and computer-readable media comprise a controller configured to i) determine a desired respiratory rate of a person, and ii) generate an audio signal having a periodic component, wherein a rate of the periodic component is based on the desired respiratory rate; and a speaker configured to produce sound based on the audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Evan Harris Benway, Jacob T Meyberg, Barry L Margerum
  • Automated traversal of interactive voice response systems
    Patent number: 9420097
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for interactive voice response system traversal are disclosed. In one example, a user selectable dialer is created including a dial number for an interactive voice response (IVR) system and an ordered sequence of IVR response data operable to transmit to the IVR system perform a desired operation. A user selection of the user selectable dialer is received, and the dial number is automatically dialed to connect to the IVR system and the ordered sequence of IVR response data is automatically transmitted to perform the desired operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Perotti, Cary Bran, Barry L Margerum
  • Automated Traversal of Interactive Voice Response Systems
    Publication number: 20150215455
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for interactive voice response system traversal are disclosed. In one example, a user selectable dialer is created including a dial number for an interactive voice response (IVR) system and an ordered sequence of IVR response data operable to transmit to the IVR system perform a desired operation. A user selection of the user selectable dialer is received, and the dial number is automatically dialed to connect to the IVR system and the ordered sequence of IVR response data is automatically transmitted to perform the desired operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Perotti, Cary Bran, Barry L. Margerum