Patents by Inventor Dirk K. Becker

Dirk K. Becker 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).

  • DOS compatible dictation and voice mail system
    Patent number: 5699411
    Abstract: A hardware add-on including an interface to external I/O, a voice processor, and a micro-controller along with a terminate and stay resident program allow a digital dictation and voice mail system to run transparently on a PC operating under DOS. A hardware DTMF transceiver and software template files which equate strings representing DTMF tone signals to DOS commands permits dictation through a touch-tone phone. Voice sampling and playback speed are controlled with a reference signal and a feedback loop to an oscillator controlling the sampling rate of the voice processor. Dictation, template, and message files are DOS formatted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignees: BCB Technologies Inc., Robert Cook
    Inventors: Dirk K. Becker, Robert H. Cook