Patents by Inventor David Bjorn Roe
David Bjorn Roe 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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Publication number: 20150088310Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for social behavior of a telepresence robot are disclosed herein. A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an object detection system, and a social behaviors component. The drive system is configured to move the telepresence robot. The control system is configured to control the drive system to drive the telepresence robot around a work area. The object detection system is configured to detect a human in proximity to the telepresence robot. The social behaviors component is configured to provide instructions to the control system to cause the telepresence robot to operate according to a first set of rules when a presence of one or more humans is not detected and operate according to a second set of rules when the presence of one or more humans is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Marco Pinter, Fuji Lai, Daniel Steven Sanchez, James Ballantyne, David Bjorn Roe, Yulun Wang, Charles S. Jordan, Orjeta Taka, Cheuk Wah Wong
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Publication number: 20150038983Abstract: A remote control station that accesses one of at least two different robots that each have at least one unique robot feature. The remote control station receives information that identifies the robot feature of the accessed robot. The remote station displays a display user interface that includes at least one field that corresponds to the robot feature of the accessed robot. The robot may have a laser pointer and/or a projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Yulun Wang, Marco Pinter, Kevin Hanrahan, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Charles S. Jordan, David Bjorn Roe, James Rosenthal, Derek Walters
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Publication number: 20150012136Abstract: A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. the location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: David Bjorn Roe, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Marco Pinter, Derek Walters, Charles S. Jordan
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Patent number: 8897920Abstract: A remote control station that accesses one of at least two different robots that each have at least one unique robot feature. The remote control station receives information that identifies the robot feature of the accessed robot. The remote station displays a display user interface that includes at least one field that corresponds to the robot feature of the accessed robot. The robot may have a laser pointer and/or a projector.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Intouch Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yulun Wang, Marco Pinter, Kevin Hanrahan, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Charles S. Jordan, David Bjorn Roe, James Rosenthal, Derek Walters
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Patent number: 8861750Abstract: A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. the location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Intouch Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David Bjorn Roe, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Marco Pinter, Derek Walters, Charles S. Jordan
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Publication number: 20120259623Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition application over an Internet Protocol network is disclosed. The ASR application communicates over a packet network such as an Internet Protocol network or a wireless network. A grammar for recognizing received speech from a user over the IP network is selected from a plurality of grammars according to a user-selected application. A server receives information representing speech over the IP network, performs speech recognition using the selected grammar, and returns information based upon the recognized speech. Sub-grammars may be included within the grammar to recognize speech from sub-portions of a dialog with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Properties II, L.P.Inventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Publication number: 20120191246Abstract: A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. the location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: David Bjorn Roe, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Marco Pinter, Derek Walters, Charles S. Jordan
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Patent number: 8209184Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition application over an Internet Protocol network is disclosed. The ASR application communicates over a packet network such as an Internet Protocol network or a wireless network. A grammar for recognizing received speech from a user over the IP network is selected from a plurality of grammars according to a user-selected application. A server receives information representing speech over the IP network, performs speech recognition using the selected grammar, and returns information based upon the recognized speech. Sub-grammars may be included within the grammar to recognize speech from sub-portions of a dialog with the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Patent number: 8170241Abstract: A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. The location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Intouch Technologies, Inc.Inventors: David Bjorn Roe, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Marco Pinter, Derek Walters, Charles S. Jordan
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Publication number: 20110187875Abstract: A robot system that includes a robot face with a monitor, a camera, a speaker and a microphone. The system may include a removable handle attached to the robot face. The robot face may be controlled through a remote controller. The handle can be remove and replaced with another handle. The remote controller can be covered with a sterile drape or sterilized after each use of the system. The handle and remote controller allow the robot to be utilized in a clean environment such as an operating room without requiring the robot face to be sterilized after a medical procedure. The robot face can be attached to a boom with active joints. The robot face may include a user interface that allows a user to individually move the active joints of the boom.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: InTouch Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Steven Sanchez, Kevin Hanrahan, Charles S. Jordan, David Bjorn Roe, Yulun Wang, Marco Pinter, Blair Whitney
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Publication number: 20110190930Abstract: A robot system that includes a remote control station and a robot that has a camera, a monitor and a microphone. The robot includes a user interface that allows a user to link the remote control station to access the robot. By way of example, the user interface may include a list of remote control stations that can be selected by a user at the robot site to link the robot to the selected control station. The user interface can display a connectivity prompt that allows a user at the robot site to grant access to the robot. The connectivity prompt is generated in response to a request for access by a remote control station. The robot may include a laser pointer and a button that allows a user at the robot site to turn the laser pointer on and off.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: InTouch Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Hanrahan, Marco Pinter, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Blair Whitney, David Bjorn Roe, Charles S. Jordan, Yulun Wang
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Publication number: 20100268383Abstract: A remote control station that accesses one of at least two different robots that each have at least one unique robot feature. The remote control station receives information that identifies the robot feature of the accessed robot. The remote station displays a display user interface that includes at least one field that corresponds to the robot feature of the accessed robot. The robot may have a laser pointer and/or a projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: October 21, 2010Inventors: Yulun Wang, Marco Pinter, Kevin Hanrahan, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Charles S. Jordan, David Bjorn Roe, James Rosenthal, Derek Walters
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Publication number: 20100019715Abstract: A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote control station. The robot includes a binaural microphone system that is coupled to a speaker system of the remote control station. The binaural microphone system may include a pair of microphones located at opposite sides of a robot head. The location of the microphones roughly coincides with the location of ears on a human body. Such microphone location creates a mobile robot that more effectively simulates the tele-presence of an operator of the system. The robot may include two different microphone systems and the ability to switch between systems. For example, the robot may also include a zoom camera system and a directional microphone. The directional microphone may be utilized to capture sound from a direction that corresponds to an object zoomed upon by the camera system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: David Bjorn Roe, Daniel Steven Sanchez, Marco Pinter, Derek Walters, Charles S. Jordan
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Patent number: 7139715Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition application over an Internet Protocol network is disclosed. The ASR application communicates over a packet network such as an Internet Protocol network or a wireless network. A grammar for recognizing received speech from a user over the IP network is selected from a plurality of grammars according to a user-selected application. A server receives information representing speech over the IP network, performs speech recognition using the selected grammar, and returns information based upon the recognized speech. Sub-grammars may be included within the grammar to recognize speech from sub-portions of a dialog with the user.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Patent number: 6856960Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition service using a client-server architecture is used to make automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text to speech (TTS) services accessible at a client location remote from the location of the main ASR and TTS engines. The present invention utilizes client-server communications over a packet network, such as the Internet or a wireless network, where the ASR/TTS server receives a grammar from the client or selects from a locally second plurality of grammars, receives information representing speech from the client, performs speech recognition, and returns information based upon the recognized speech to the client.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: AT & T Corp.Inventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Patent number: 6604077Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition service using a client-server architecture is used to make automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text to speech (TTS) services accessible at a client location remote from the location of the main ASR and TTS engines. The present invention utilizes client-server communications over a packet network, such as the Internet or a wireless network, where the ASR/TTS server receives a grammar from the client or selects from a locally stored plurality of grammars, receives information representing speech from the client, performs speech recognition, and returns information based upon the recognized speech to the client.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 5, 2003Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Publication number: 20020091528Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition service using a client-server architecture is used to make automatic speech recognition (ASR) and text to speech (TTS) services accessible at a client location remote from the location of the main ASR and TTS engines. The present invention utilizes client-server communications over a packet network, such as the Internet or a wireless network, where the ASR/TTS server receives a grammar from the client or selects from a locally stored plurality of grammars, receives information representing speech from the client, performs speech recognition, and returns information based upon the recognized speech to the client.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2002Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Pamela Leigh Daragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Patent number: 6366886Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition service using a client-server architecture is used to make ASR services accessible at a client location remote from the location of the main ASR engine. The present invention utilizes client-server communications over a packet network, such as the Internet, where the ASR server receives a grammar from the client, receives information representing speech from the client, performs speech recognition, and returns information based upon the recognized speech to the client.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2000Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: AT&T Corp.Inventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Patent number: 6078886Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition service using a client-server architecture is used to make ASR services accessible at a client location remote from the location of the main ASR engine. The present invention utilizes client-server communications over a packet network, such as the Internet, where the ASR server receives a grammar from the client, receives information representing speech from the client, performs speech recognition, and returns information based upon the recognized speech to the client.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1997Date of Patent: June 20, 2000Assignee: AT&T CorporationInventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
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Patent number: 5737723Abstract: A speech recognition system may be trained with data that is independent from previous acoustics. This method of training is quicker and more cost effective than previous training methods. In training the system, after a vocabulary word is input into the system, a first set of phonemes representative of the vocabulary word is determined. Next, the first set of phonemes is compared with a second set of phonemes representative of a second vocabulary word. The first vocabulary word and the second vocabulary word are different. The comparison generates a confusability index. The confusability index for the second word is a measure of the likelihood that the second word will be mistaken as another vocabulary word, e.g., the first word, already in the system. This process may be repeated for each newly desired vocabulary word.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 1994Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.Inventors: Michael Dennis Riley, David Bjorn Roe