Patents by Inventor Eric N. Badger

Eric N. Badger 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).

  • Identification and selection of a software application via speech
    Publication number: 20090006100
    Abstract: An audible indication of a user's position within a given speech grammar framework is provided for a speech-enabled software application, and recognition of speech grammars are limited to use only when a software application that has requested a given set of speech grammars is in focus by a user of an associated mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric N. Badger, Cameron Ali Etezadi
  • Personality-Based Device
    Publication number: 20080291325
    Abstract: A personality-based theme may be provided. An application program may query a personality resource file for a prompt corresponding to a personality. Then the prompt may be received at a speech synthesis engine. Next, the speech synthesis engine may query a personality voice font database for a voice font corresponding to the personality. Then the speech synthesis engine may apply the voice font to the prompt. The voice font applied prompt may then be produced at an output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh A. Teegan, Eric N. Badger, Drew E. Linerud