Patents by Inventor Diane V. Gourd

Diane V. Gourd 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: 6845251
    Abstract: A method for controlling a phone system having speech recognition capabilities is disclosed. The method includes entering a phone number into a phone system using a first voice command, dialing the phone number using a second voice command, associating the phone number with a tag using a third voice command, and storing the tag into the phone directory using a fourth voice command. The phone system of the present invention repeats the voice commands after the system receives each of the commands from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Everhart, Diane V. Gourd, Rajeev M. Joshi, John Kefalos
  • Publication number: 20030121809
    Abstract: The present invention involves a retaining device to retain an object having indicia for display. The retaining device includes first and second side walls spaced opposite each other, wherein each side wall has opposite ends. The retaining device further includes first and second retaining walls connecting the side walls together. Each retaining wall is connected to one end of each side wall to space apart the retaining walls opposite each other forming an inner space. Each retaining wall has outer and inner surfaces, wherein the inner surface of the first retaining wall has an aperture therethrough and a first lip extending from the inner surface toward the inner space to contact the object when retained within the inner space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: James T. Gourd, Diane V. Gourd
  • Publication number: 20020065661
    Abstract: A method for controlling a phone system having speech recognition capabilities is disclosed. The method includes entering a phone number into a phone system using a first voice command, dialing the phone number using a second voice command, associating the phone number with a tag using a third voice command, and storing the tag into the phone directory using a fourth voice command. The phone system of the present invention repeats the voice commands after the system receives each of the commands from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Charles A. Everhart, Diane V. Gourd, Rajeev M. Joshi, John Kefalos