Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Balentine

Bruce E. Balentine 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).

  • Auditory user interface
    Patent number: 6704413
    Abstract: An auditory user interface provides auditory feedback concerning variable parameters of a device. Auditory user interface elements indicate modes corresponding to control functions and variable parameters. Additional auditory user interface elements indicate particular values for the parameters. Each control function is distinguished by particular auditory characteristics, such as distinct musical scales, so that the user can easily recognize which mode is active and discern the current value for the parameter corresponding to the mode. Center values and limit values are denoted by distinctive auditory elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Weeks, Bruce E. Balentine
  • Method and apparatus for extracting information-bearing portions of a signal for recognizing varying instances of similar patterns
    Patent number: 5025471
    Abstract: Speech signals are analyzed by correlating a sequence of samples to derive a sliding average magnitude difference function (SAMDF) whereby histograms are formed which are compressed and normalized to form histogram sequences representing the speech signal for comparison and recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Assignee: Scott Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Brian L. Scott, Lloyd A. Smith, J. Mark Newell, Bruce E. Balentine, Lisan S. Lin