Patents by Inventor Brian S. Brooks

Brian S. Brooks 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).

  • Patent number: 6499015
    Abstract: The present invention enables a computer user to select a function represented via a graphical user interface by speaking command related to the function into audio processing circuitry. A voice recognition program interprets the spoken words to determine the function that is desired for execution. The user may use the cursor to identify an element on the graphical user interface display or speak the name of that element. The computer responds to the identification of the element by displaying a menu of the voice commands associated with that element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Brooks, Keith P. Loring, Maria Milenkovic
  • Publication number: 20020169616
    Abstract: The present invention enables a computer user to select a function represented via a graphical user interface by speaking command related to the function into audio processing circuitry. A voice recognition program interprets the spoken works to determine the function that is desired for execution. The user may use the cursor to identify an element on the graphical user interface display or speak the name of that element. The computer responds to the identification of the element by displaying a menu of the voice commands associated with that element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 1999
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: BRIAN S. BROOKS, KEITH P. LORING, MARIA MILENKOVIC
  • Patent number: 6477493
    Abstract: A method and system for use with a computer recognition system to enroll a user. The method involves a series of steps. The invention provides a user with an enrollment script. The invention then receives a recording made with a transcription device of a dictation session in which the user has dictated at least a portion of the enrollment script. Additionally, the invention can enroll the user in the speech recognition system by decoding the recording and training the speech recognition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian S. Brooks, Waltraud Brunner, Carmi Gazit, Arthur Keller, Antonio R. Lee, Thomas Netousek, Kerry A. Ortega