Patents by Inventor Chris Beckman

Chris Beckman 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: 11361780
    Abstract: Information loss in speech to text conversion and Inability to preserve vocal emotion information without changing the artificial intelligence model infrastructure in a conventional speech to speech translation system are essential drawback of the conventional techniques. Embodiments of the invention provide direct speech to speech translation system is disclosed. Direct speech to speech translation system uses a one-tier approach, creating a unified-model for whole application. The single-model ecosystem takes in audio (mel spectrogram) as an input and gives out audio (mel spectrogram) as an output. This solves the bottleneck problem by not converting speech directly to text but having text as a byproduct of speech to speech translation, preserving phonetic information along the way. This model also uses pre-processing and post-processing scripts but only for the whole model. This model needs parallel audio samples in two languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Sandeep Dhawan, Kapil Dhawan, Dennis Reutter, Chris Beckman, Ahsan Memon
  • Publication number: 20220115028
    Abstract: Information loss in speech to text conversion and Inability to preserve vocal emotion information without changing the artificial intelligence model infrastructure in a conventional speech to speech translation system are essential drawback of the conventional techniques. Embodiments of the invention provide direct speech to speech translation system is disclosed. Direct speech to speech translation system uses a one-tier approach, creating a unified-model for whole application. The single-model ecosystem takes in audio (mel spectrogram) as an input and gives out audio (mel spectrogram) as an output. This solves the bottleneck problem by not converting speech directly to text but having text as a byproduct of speech to speech translation, preserving phonetic information along the way. This model also uses pre-processing and post-processing scripts but only for the whole model. This model needs parallel audio samples in two languages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Sandeep Dhawan, Kapil Dhawan, Dennis Reutter, Chris Beckman, Ahsan Memon
  • Patent number: 10038341
    Abstract: New wireless power transmission techniques are disclosed. In some aspects of the invention, an ambient wave or field is used as a scaffold for building new, superposed waveforms, using an additional, intermediate transmitter or resonator. In other aspects of the invention, devices incorporating such intermediate transmitters or resonators are awarded monetary credit and offsets by a management system, according to their contribution to power transmission to a power-receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Inventor: Chris Beckman
  • Patent number: 9496740
    Abstract: New power output control systems are provided that maintain optimal voltage, current, and other electrical characteristics. In some aspects of the invention, a lagging or deteriorated power supply aspect is at least partially replaced to avoid limitations while the output of a specialized, stronger aspect is altered and addressed to supply the resulting power, voltage, current charge or other gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Inventor: Chris Beckman
  • Patent number: 9321329
    Abstract: New optic control systems are provided that manage camera, user or environmental movement and other factors impacting optical and resulting image quality. In some aspects of the invention, a variably, directionally shadable screen and actuating system is provided, which prevents and limits problematic glare for an observation point. In other aspects of the invention, a matrix of specialized pixels creates variably-directed light from a plurality of angle-directable, shiftable sources, which aids in creating virtual, 3-D objects of greater realism than conventional 3-D imaging methods and aid in reducing the appearance of distracting interceding objects (e.g., finger blocking a touch screen). In these aspects, existing images and objects viewed through a screen may be enhanced and overlaid with effects and demonstrative information related to the overlaid images and objects and an environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: Chris Beckman
  • Publication number: 20150146856
    Abstract: New techniques for radiotherapy and radiosurgery are provided. In some aspects of the invention, multiple sources of radiation with characteristics that are projected to constructively interfere at a treatment target are provided. In other aspects, hardware directs multiple radiation sources from the same side of a treatment target, and focuses the initiation of substantial interference on a leading structure in the target. In other aspects, refractive models updated by live feedback are used to improve dosage distribution by, among other things, optimizing the number, length, superposition, overlap, angle and nature of radiation beams. In additional aspects, interstitial beacons and radiation path diversion structures are inserted to improve dosage distribution to a target and avoid critical neighboring structures. In particle therapy, regionally actuable external magnetic fields are also provided, to improve dosage accuracy and avoid collateral damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Chris Beckman
  • Publication number: 20150084438
    Abstract: New wireless power transmission techniques are disclosed. In some aspects of the invention, an ambient wave or field is used as a scaffold for building new, superposed waveforms, using an additional, intermediate transmitter or resonator. In other aspects of the invention, devices incorporating such intermediate transmitters or resonators are awarded monetary credit and offsets by a management system, according to their contribution to power transmission to a power-receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Chris Beckman
  • Publication number: 20150077826
    Abstract: New optic control systems are provided that manage camera, user or environmental movement and other factors impacting optical and resulting image quality. In some aspects of the invention, a variably, directionally shadable screen and actuating system is provided, which prevents and limits problematic glare for an observation point. In other aspects of the invention, a matrix of specialized pixels creates variably-directed light from a plurality of angle-directable, shiftable sources, which aids in creating virtual, 3-D objects of greater realism than conventional 3-D imaging methods and aid in reducing the appearance of distracting interceding objects (e.g., finger blocking a touch screen). In these aspects, existing images and objects viewed through a screen may be enhanced and overlaid with effects and demonstrative information related to the overlaid images and objects and an environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Chris Beckman
  • Publication number: 20140368168
    Abstract: New power output control systems are provided that maintain optimal voltage, current, and other electrical characteristics. In some aspects of the invention, a lagging or deteriorated power supply aspect is at least partially replaced to avoid limitations while the output of a specialized, stronger aspect is altered and addressed to supply the resulting power, voltage, current charge or other gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Chris Beckman