Patents by Inventor Howard Mullings

Howard Mullings 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).

  • Automatic voiceover generation
    Patent number: 12315489
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a voice request to generate synthesized voiceover speech for a target advertisement having one or more advertising campaign attributes. The method also includes generating, based on the one or more advertising campaign attributes, a voiceover script that includes a sequence of text for the synthesized voiceover speech. The method also includes generating, using a text-to-speech (TTS) system, the synthesized voiceover speech. The TTS system is configured to receive, as input, the sequence of text for the voiceover script and generate, as output, the synthesized voiceover speech. Here, the synthesized voiceover speech has speech characteristics specified by a target TTS vertical. The method also includes overlaying the synthesized voiceover speech on the target advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Nick Rose, Brian Foster Allen, Howard Mullings, Ralph Leith, Sheenam Maheshwari
  • Automatic Voiceover Generation
    Publication number: 20230040015
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a voice request to generate synthesized voiceover speech for a target advertisement having one or more advertising campaign attributes. The method also includes generating, based on the one or more advertising campaign attributes, a voiceover script that includes a sequence of text for the synthesized voiceover speech. The method also includes generating, using a text-to-speech (TTS) system, the synthesized voiceover speech. The TTS system is configured to receive, as input, the sequence of text for the voiceover script and generate, as output, the synthesized voiceover speech. Here, the synthesized voiceover speech has speech characteristics specified by a target TTS vertical. The method also includes overlaying the synthesized voiceover speech on the target advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Nick Rose, Brian Foster Allen, Howard Mullings, Ralph Leith, Sheenam Maheshwari