Patents by Inventor Franco Carminati

Franco Carminati 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).

  • Methods and systems for sight impaired wireless capability
    Patent number: 8195466
    Abstract: A method for sending data to a sight impaired user, the method comprising, receiving data from a data resource, determining whether the data is compatible with a Symbian API, transcoding the data into a first format compatible with the Symbian API, determining whether the data is compatible with a TALKS filter, transcoding the data into a second format compatible with the TALKS filter, determining whether the data is usable by a sight impaired user, transcoding the data into a third format usable by a sight impaired user responsive to determining that the data is not usable by a sight impaired user, converting a data type definition associated with the data into a format compatible with a user profile, sending the received data to a user mobile device, wherein the mobile device is operative to convert the data into an audible output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Franco Carminati, Francesco Levantini, Giuseppe Vendramin
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SIGHT IMPAIRED WIRELESS CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20090313021
    Abstract: A method for sending data to a sight impaired user, the method comprising, receiving data from a data resource, determining whether the data is compatible with a Symbian API, transcoding the data into a first format compatible with the Symbian API, determining whether the data is compatible with a TALKS filter, transcoding the data into a second format compatible with the TALKS filter, determining whether the data is usable by a sight impaired user, transcoding the data into a third format usable by a sight impaired user responsive to determining that the data is not usable by a sight impaired user, converting a data type definition associated with the data into a format compatible with a user profile, sending the received data to a user mobile device, wherein the mobile device is operative to convert the data into an audible output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franco Carminati, Francesco Levantini, Giuseppe Vendramin