Patents by Inventor Hary E. Blanchard

Hary E. Blanchard 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).

  • Menu hierarchy skipping dialog for directed dialog speech recognition
    Patent number: 8862477
    Abstract: A method and a processing device for managing an interactive speech recognition system is provided. Whether a voice input relates to expected input, at least partially, of any one of a group of menus different from a current menu is determined. If the voice input relates to the expected input, at least partially, of any one of the group of menus different from the current menu, skipping to the one of the group of menus is performed. The group of menus is different from the current menu include menus at multiple hierarchical levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventor: Hary E. Blanchard
  • Menu Hierarchy Skipping Dialog for Directed Dialog Speech Recognition
    Publication number: 20130268276
    Abstract: A method and a processing device for managing an interactive speech recognition system is provided. Whether a voice input relates to expected input, at least partially, of any one of a group of menus different from a current menu is determined. If the voice input relates to the expected input, at least partially, of any one of the group of menus different from the current menu, skipping to the one of the group of menus is performed. The group of menus is different from the current menu include menus at multiple hierarchical levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Hary E. Blanchard