Patents by Inventor Gary L. Latshaw

Gary L. Latshaw 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).

  • Patent number: 6161092
    Abstract: Information (e.g. traffic information) is retrieved from a server. The content of the information is reviewed in order to determine which of a plurality of prestored speech files should be used to report the information. The selected speech files are concatenated to form an audio presentation. The speech files may include phrases identifying incident types, locations, severity and/or timing information, as well as other filler words that improve the audio presentation. In some embodiments, the audio presentation is accompanied by video and/or graphics that can be referenced by the audio presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Etak, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary L. Latshaw, Monica A. Sardesai