Patents by Inventor Daniel M. Begel

Daniel M. Begel 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).

  • Method and system to identify, quantify, and display acoustic transformational structures in speech
    Patent number: 8155967
    Abstract: The invention for processing speech that is described herein measures the simultaneous periodic changes of multiple acoustic features in a digitized utterance without regard for lexical, sublexical, or prosodic elements. These measurements of periodic, simultaneous changes of multiple acoustic features represent transformational structures contained in speech. Various types of transformational structures are identified, quantified, and displayed by the invention. The invention is useful for the study of such speaker characteristics as cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and behavioral functioning, and may be employed in the study of other phenomena of interest to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Daniel M. Begel
  • Method and system to identify, quantify, and display acoustic transformational structures in speech
    Publication number: 20100145681
    Abstract: The invention for processing speech that is described herein measures the periodic changes of multiple acoustic features in a digitized utterance without regard for lexical, sublexical, or prosodic features. These measurements of periodic, simultaneous changes of multiple acoustic features are assembled into transformational structures. Various types of transformational structures are identified, quantified, and displayed by the invention. The invention is useful for the study of such speaker characteristics as cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and behavioral functioning, and may be employed in the study of other phenomena of interest to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Daniel M. Begel