Patents by Inventor Eric MONTAGUE

Eric MONTAGUE 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).

  • System and method for managing a mute button setting for a conference call
    Patent number: 10776073
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable storage device are disclosed for managing a mute and unmute feature on a device which is used to communicate data in a communication conference. The method includes detecting, when the device is set to mute, whether the user is speaking and whether the speech is meant for the conference. Background noises are distinguished from the speech of the user. If the user is speaking and the device is set to mute, the device will automatically switch to and unmute setting such that people in the indication conference can hear the user speak. Facial recognition, and gaze detection or other data can also be used to determine when to automatically mute or unmute the device and can aid in inferring an intent of the user to speak to the conference participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Eric Montague, William F. Ganong, III
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A MUTE BUTTON SETTING FOR A CONFERENCE CALL
    Publication number: 20200110572
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable storage device are disclosed for managing a mute and unmute feature on a device which is used to communicate data in a communication conference. The method includes detecting, when the device is set to mute, whether the user is speaking and whether the speech is meant for the conference. Background noises are distinguished from the speech of the user. If the user is speaking and the device is set to mute, the device will automatically switch to and unmute setting such that people in the indication conference can hear the user speak. Facial recognition, and gaze detection or other data can also be used to determine when to automatically mute or unmute the device and can aid in inferring an intent of the user to speak to the conference participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nils LENKE, Eric MONTAGUE, William F. GANONG, III