Patents by Inventor Elida C. Smith

Elida C. Smith 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).

  • Audio monitor and event-conflict signaling system
    Patent number: 8983761
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for an audio monitoring and event-conflict signaling system. An embodiment operates by receiving airport audio communication originating from an airport control tower (ATCT) of an airport with one or more runways or a flight deck of an aircraft. The system determines one or more keywords corresponding to a runway event affecting operations of a particular runway of the airport. The system detects, within the airport audio communication, a conflict comprising a correspondence between the airport audio communication and one or more of the keywords, and notifies the ACT of the conflict.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Elida C. Smith, Herbert T. King, Robert M. Tarakan, Hunter Kopald, Shuo Chen
  • Audio Monitor and Event-Conflict Signaling System
    Publication number: 20140195139
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for an audio monitoring and event-conflict signaling system. An embodiment operates by receiving airport audio communication originating from an airport control tower (ATCT) of an airport with one or more runways or a flight deck of an aircraft. The system determines one or more keywords corresponding to a runway event affecting operations of a particular runway of the airport. The system detects, within the airport audio communication, a conflict comprising a correspondence between the airport audio communication and one or more of the keywords, and notifies the ACT of the conflict.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Elida C. Smith, Herbert T. King, Robert M. Tarakan, Hunter Kopald, Shuo Chen