Patents by Inventor Gary J. Pietrocarlo

Gary J. Pietrocarlo 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, apparatus, and methods for creating alternate-mode applications
    Patent number: 7920681
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for creating alternate-mode interactive applications is provided. A system for creating an alternate-mode interactive application includes a selection module for selecting a voice-mode element from a set of voice-mode elements defining a voice-mode interactive application for accomplishing a predetermined user-directed task The system also includes a generation module for generating an alternate-mode element corresponding to the selected voice-mode element, the alternate-mode element having a modality different than the voice-mode element. The system further includes a construction module for constructing an alternate-mode interactive application based upon the generated alternate-mode element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ciprian Agapi, Felipe Gomez, James R. Lewis, Gary J. Pietrocarlo, Wallace J. Sadowski