Patents by Inventor Billy W. Hensley

Billy W. Hensley 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).

  • Transparent telephone access system using voice authorization
    Patent number: 5717743
    Abstract: A transparent telephone access system using voice authorization includes a method and system (30 and 60) to protect against the unauthorized use of telephone network (20). By receiving a spoken telephone number (14) from telephone unit (16) and recognizing the spoken phrase that corresponds to telephone number (24), the method and system permit transmission through telephone network (20) to telephone (22). The method and system record spoken phrase (14) in voice recognition server system (18). For the spoken phrase, a voice-template is formed and compared with a voice template formed from a composed phrase including pre-existing or stored spoken digits. In response to the comparison, use of telephone system (16) through telephone network (20) is permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael L. McMahan, Gerhard P. H. Deffner, Billy W. Hensley
  • Filtering event capture data for computer software evaluation
    Patent number: 5333302
    Abstract: A method for evaluating application software used with a computer system having a graphic user interface. The method is implemented as a computer program that runs simultaneously with the application software. The program continually checks a system-provided event record to determine if a user-initiated event has occurred. If so, the program relates the event to an on-screen object of the graphic user interface and to the time at which it occurred. Events and objects and their attributes are associated with identifiers so that the invention can be programmed to select only certain event data. The program outputs an event capture log, which may be used for subsequent analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Inventors: Billy W. Hensley, Monty L. Hammontree, Jeffrey J. Hendrickson
  • Event capturing for computer software evaluation
    Patent number: 5321838
    Abstract: A method for evaluating application software used with a computer system having a graphic user interface. The method is implemented as a computer program that runs simultaneously with the application software. The program continually checks a system-provided event record to determine if a user-initiated event has occurred. If so, the program relates the event to an on-screen object of the graphic user interface and to the time at which it occurred. The program outputs an event capture log, which may be used for subsequent analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventors: Billy W. Hensley, Monty L. Hammontree