Patents by Inventor David James Byrne

David James Byrne 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).

  • Publication number: 20230343319
    Abstract: A computer implemented speech processing method for generating translated speech comprising: receiving a first speech signal corresponding to speech spoken in a second language; generating first text data from the first speech signal, the first text data corresponding to text in the second language; generating second text data from the first text data, the second text data corresponding to text in a first language; responsive to obtaining a second speech signal corresponding to the second text spoken in the first language and in a second voice: extracting first acoustic data from the second speech signal; modifying the first acoustic data based on one or more acoustic data characteristics corresponding to a first voice; and generating an output speech signal using a text to speech synthesis model taking the second text data as input and using the modified first acoustic data, the output speech signal corresponding to the second text spoken in the first language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Vivian Jin HU, Devang Savita Ram MOHAN, Teh Tian HUEY, Christopher George Roy WALLIS, David James BYRNE
  • Patent number: 8730845
    Abstract: A communications system may include a plurality of electronic devices having respective different device types and each configured to wirelessly communicate via a plurality of different wireless communications formats. The system may also include a mobile wireless communications device including a plurality of application modules associated with respective electronic device types and configured to communicate via a first one of the wireless communications formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David James Byrne, Alberto Daniel Zubiri, Tomasz Buczek, Kevin Paul Fernandes, Graham Pancio
  • Patent number: 8688038
    Abstract: A mobile communications device may include a near field communication (NFC) transceiver switchable between a plurality of modes including a first NFC mode and a second NFC mode, wherein the second NFC mode has a lower power consumption level associated therewith than the first NFC mode. The mobile communications device may further include a processor coupled with the NFC transceiver and capable of activating an application, switching the NFC transceiver to operate in the first NFC mode in response to activating the application, and switching the NFC transceiver to the second NFC mode based upon a failure to establish NFC communications within a threshold time of switching the NFC transceiver to the first NFC mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David James Byrne, Orlin Vesselinov Stoev
  • Publication number: 20130196595
    Abstract: A mobile communications device may include a near field communication (NFC) transceiver switchable between a plurality of modes including a first NFC mode and a second NFC mode, wherein the second NFC mode has a lower power consumption level associated therewith than the first NFC mode. The mobile communications may further include a processor coupled with the NFC transceiver and capable of activating an application, switching the NFC transceiver to operate in the first NFC mode in response to activating the application, and switching the NFC transceiver to the second NFC mode based upon a failure to establish NFC communications within a threshold time of switching the NFC transceiver to the first NFC mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: DAVID JAMES BYRNE, Orlin Vesselinov Stoev
  • Patent number: 8358596
    Abstract: A communications system may include a plurality of electronic devices having respective different device types and each configured to wirelessly communicate via a plurality of different wireless communications formats. The system may also include a mobile wireless communications device including a plurality of application modules associated with respective electronic device types and configured to communicate via a first one of the wireless communications formats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: David James Byrne, Alberto Daniel Zubiri, Tomasz Buczek, Kevin Paul Fernandes, Graham Pancio
  • Publication number: 20120069772
    Abstract: A communications system may include a plurality of electronic devices having respective different device types and each configured to wirelessly communicate via a plurality of different wireless communications formats. The system may also include a mobile wireless communications device including a plurality of application modules associated with respective electronic device types and configured to communicate via a first one of the wireless communications formats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: David James Byrne, Alberto Daniel Zubiri, Tomasz Buczek, Kevin Paul Fernandes, Graham Pancio