Patents by Inventor Erik P. Summa

Erik P. Summa 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).

  • Systems and methods for selectively activating and interacting with a speech recognition service during application runtime without interrupting execution of the application
    Patent number: 10937425
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to allow an information handling system user to selectively activate and interact with a speech recognition service for system control during application runtime on the same system, and without interrupting the separate application on the same information handling system. The activated speech recognition service may respond to verbal commands to control one or more operating characteristics of the information handling system while the separate application (e.g., such as a computer game) is simultaneously executing without interruption on the same system. A user may be allowed to activate the speech recognition service using one or more different activation modes, e.g., using eye tracking, call word recognition, and/or hardware input/output actuation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Erik P. Summa, John S. Pruitt, Gregory J. Baluch, Simon W. Jackson
  • Systems And Methods For Selectively Activating And Interacting With A Speech Recognition Service During Application Runtime Without Interrupting Execution Of The Application
    Publication number: 20200227034
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to allow an information handling system user to selectively activate and interact with a speech recognition service for system control during application runtime on the same system, and without interrupting the separate application on the same information handling system. The activated speech recognition service may respond to verbal commands to control one or more operating characteristics of the information handling system while the separate application (e.g., such as a computer game) is simultaneously executing without interruption on the same system. A user may be allowed to activate the speech recognition service using one or more different activation modes, e.g., using eye tracking, call word recognition, and/or hardware input/output actuation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Erik P. Summa, John S. Pruitt, Gregory J. Baluch, Simon W. Jackson