Patents by Inventor Gregory Boland

Gregory Boland 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).

  • Voice generation based on characteristics of an avatar
    Patent number: 11289067
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating voices based on characteristics of an avatar. One or more characteristics of an avatar are obtained and one or more parameters of a voice synthesizer for generating a voice corresponding to the one or more avatar characteristics are determined. The voice synthesizer is configured based on the one or more parameters and a voice is generated using the parameterized voice synthesizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kristina Marie Brimijoin, Gregory Boland, Joseph Schwarz
  • VOICE GENERATION BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AVATAR
    Publication number: 20200410977
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating voices based on characteristics of an avatar. One or more characteristics of an avatar are obtained and one or more parameters of a voice synthesizer for generating a voice corresponding to the one or more avatar characteristics are determined. The voice synthesizer is configured based on the one or more parameters and a voice is generated using the parameterized voice synthesizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kristina Marie Brimijoin, Gregory Boland, Joseph Schwarz