Patents by Inventor Daniel Mark Schumacher
Daniel Mark Schumacher 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).
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Patent number: 9691388Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Thomas James Watson, Daniel Mark Schumacher
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Patent number: 9378187Abstract: Creating a presentation document includes creating, in dependence upon an original document, a structured document comprising one or more structural elements and creating a presentation grammar for the structured document, wherein the presentation grammar for the structured document includes grammar elements each of which includes a structural element identifier for at least one structural element of the structured document.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Publication number: 20150206536Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Thomas James Watson, Daniel Mark Schumacher
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Patent number: 8965761Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Thomas James Watson, Daniel Mark Schumacher
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Patent number: 8954844Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, where the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming speech to the user from one or more users participating in the presentation; converting the speech to text; detecting a total sound level for the user; and determining whether to display the text in dependence upon the total sound level for the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2007Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Publication number: 20140188469Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Thomas James Watson, Daniel Mark Schumacher
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Publication number: 20140019129Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: William K. Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel Gene Eisenhauer, Thomas James Watson, Daniel Mark Schumacher
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Patent number: 8578263Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery with a presenter alterable session copy of a user profile. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; providing a session copy of a user profile including a user classification; receiving, from a presenter, a user classification instruction to change a user classification in the session copy of a user profile; changing the user classification in the session copy of a user profile in dependence upon the presenter's instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon a user classification in the session copy of a user profile of a user in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Patent number: 8504364Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William K. Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Thomas James Watson, Daniel Mark Schumacher
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Patent number: 8499232Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery with a participant alterable session copy of a user profile. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, where the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; providing a session copy of a participant's user profile including a user classification; receiving, from the participant, a user classification instruction to change a user classification in the session copy of the participant's user profile; changing the user classification in the session copy of the participant's user profile in dependence upon the participant's user classification instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon a user classification in the session copy of the participant's user profile in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the participant.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2004Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Publication number: 20130013307Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Publication number: 20120136981Abstract: Example embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices. Such example embodiments include receiving a domain state object, identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object, and executing the action. In many example embodiments, receiving a domain state object includes receiving a signal to download the domain state object from a mobile sensor, and downloading the domain state object from the mobile sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Patent number: 8185814Abstract: More particularly, methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation; presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant; and receiving from the prospective user participant an indication of interest in the selected structural element. Typical embodiments also include recording the indication of interest in association with the selected structural element.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Patent number: 8180885Abstract: Method for administering devices, including creating a user metric vector including a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a plurality of user metric spaces, each user metric space including a plurality of metric ranges, and selecting, from the plurality of user metric spaces, a user metric space. Methods also include determining whether the user metric vector is outside the selected user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector, if the user metric vector is outside the selected user metric space, and executing the action.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2007Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel Gene Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas James Watson
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Patent number: 8145743Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for administering devices that include creating a user metric vector including a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space including a plurality of metric ranges, determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, and executing the action.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel Gene Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas James Watson
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Patent number: 8112509Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method for administering devices. Such exemplary embodiments include receiving a domain state object, identifying an action in dependence upon the domain state object, and executing the action. In many exemplary embodiments, receiving a domain state object includes receiving a signal to download the domain state object from a mobile sensor, and downloading the domain state object from the mobile sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Patent number: 8112499Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for administering devices that include creating a user metric vector including a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space including a plurality of metric ranges, determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space, identifying an action in dependence upon the user metric vector if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, and executing the action.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2007Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel Gene Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas James Watson
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Patent number: 8010885Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery with a presenter alterable session copy of a user profile. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; providing a session copy of a user profile including a user classification; receiving, from a presenter, a user classification instruction to change a user classification in the session copy of a user profile; changing the user classification in the session copy of a user profile in dependence upon the presenter's instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon a user classification in the session copy of a user profile of a user in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Patent number: 8001454Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a prerecorded presentation control instruction; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon the prerecorded presentation control instruction and in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; and presenting the selected structural element to the user. In typical embodiments, the prerecorded presentation control instruction has an associated time stamp.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2004Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson
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Patent number: 7921362Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments of the present invention include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a preview designation; and presenting the selected structural element to a prospective user participant. In many embodiments, selecting a classified structural element bearing a preview designation further comprises selecting a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a prospective user participant.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2004Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William Kress Bodin, Michael John Burkhart, Daniel G. Eisenhauer, Daniel Mark Schumacher, Thomas J. Watson