Patents by Inventor Douglas W. Gillespie

Douglas W. Gillespie 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).

  • Electronic conference program
    Publication number: 20040001065
    Abstract: Electronic conferencing is provide over a computer network, such as the Internet, by passing streams of text with embedded explicit audio and graphics commands. Text is translated to audible speech at the end-user computers by a text-to-speech processor to reduce the amount of data transferred between computers. Implicit commands are generated from the text at the end-user computers as the audible speech is generated. Implicit command may control, for example, the animation of lips to provide a realistic image of the words of the text being spoken. Explicit commands can be used to control the voice characteristics by the text-to-speech processor or to control animation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2003
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: George D. Grayson, James W. Bell, French E. Hickman, Douglas W. Gillespie, Trent M. Wyatt
  • Network conference system using limited bandwidth to generate locally animated displays
    Patent number: 5963217
    Abstract: Electronic conferencing is provide over a computer network, such as the Internet, by passing streams of text with embedded explicit audio and graphics commands. Text is translated to audible speech at the end-user computers by a text-to-speech processor to reduce the amount of data transferred between computers. Implicit commands are generated from the text at the end-user computers as the audible speech is generated. Implicit command may control, for example, the animation of lips to provide a realistic image of the words of the text being spoken. Explicit commands can be used to control the voice characteristics by the text-to-speech processor or to control animation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: 7thStreet.com, Inc.
    Inventors: George D. Grayson, James W. Bell, French E. Hickman, Douglas W. Gillespie, Trent M. Wyatt