Patents by Inventor Glen Edward Wilson
Glen Edward Wilson 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).
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Patent number: 11393461Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command based on performing a plurality of processing stages on the acoustic input, wherein at least one of the plurality of processing stages is performed while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, and using at least one contextual cue to assist in detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANYInventors: William F Ganong, III, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Vladimir Sejnoha, Glen Edward Wilson
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Patent number: 11087750Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command based on performing a plurality of processing stages on the acoustic input, wherein at least one of the plurality of processing stages is performed while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, and using at least one contextual cue to assist in detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANYInventors: William F. Ganong, III, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Vladimir Sejnoha, Glen Edward Wilson
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Patent number: 9940936Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving, by the mobile device, acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command from a user without requiring receipt of an explicit trigger from the user, and initiating responding to the detected voice command.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Sejnoha, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Glen Edward Wilson, William F. Ganong, III
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Publication number: 20160358605Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command based on performing a plurality of processing stages on the acoustic input, wherein at least one of the plurality of processing stages is performed while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, and using at least one contextual cue to assist in detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William F. Ganong, III, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Vladimir Sejnoha, Glen Edward Wilson
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Patent number: 9361885Abstract: Some aspects include a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device operating in a low power mode, the mobile device having a first and second processor, the method comprises receiving acoustic input while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, performing at least one first processing stage on the acoustic input using the first processor, prior to engaging the second processor, to evaluate whether the acoustic input includes a voice command, performing at least one second processing stage on the acoustic input using the second processor to evaluate whether the acoustic input includes a voice command if further processing is needed to determine whether the acoustic input includes a voice command, and initiating responding to the voice command when either the at least one first processing stage or the at least one second processing stage determines that the acoustic input includes a voice command.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: William F. Ganong, III, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Vladimir Sejnoha, Glen Edward Wilson
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Publication number: 20150340042Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving, by the mobile device, acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command from a user without requiring receipt of an explicit trigger from the user, and initiating responding to the detected voice command.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Sejnoha, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Glen Edward Wilson, William F. Ganong, III
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Patent number: 9112984Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving, by the mobile device, acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command from a user without requiring receipt of an explicit trigger from the user, and initiating responding to the detected voice command.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Sejnoha, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Glen Edward Wilson, William F. Ganong, III
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Publication number: 20140274211Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving, by the mobile device, acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command from a user without requiring receipt of an explicit trigger from the user, and initiating responding to the detected voice command.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Vladimir Sejnoha, Paul Adrian Van Mulbregt, Glen Edward Wilson, William F. Ganong, III