Patents by Inventor Hywel B. RICHARDS

Hywel B. RICHARDS 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).

  • DIGITAL ASSISTANT PROVIDING WHISPERED SPEECH
    Publication number: 20190122666
    Abstract: Systems and processes for detecting and/or providing a whispered speech response are provided. In one example process, speech is received from a user, and based on the speech input, determined that a whispered speech response is to be provided. Upon determining that a whispered speech response is to be provided, the whispered speech response is generated and provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Tuomo J. RAITIO, Melvyn J. HUNT, Hywel B. RICHARDS, Madhusudan CHINTHAKUNTA
  • Digital assistant providing whispered speech
    Patent number: 10192552
    Abstract: Systems and processes for detecting and/or providing a whispered speech response are provided. In one example process, speech is received from a user, and based on the speech input, determined that a whispered speech response is to be provided. Upon determining that a whispered speech response is to be provided, the whispered speech response is generated and provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tuomo J. Raitio, Melvyn J. Hunt, Hywel B. Richards, Madhusudan Chinthakunta
  • DIGITAL ASSISTANT PROVIDING WHISPERED SPEECH
    Publication number: 20170358301
    Abstract: Systems and processes for detecting and/or providing a whispered speech response are provided. In one example process, speech is received from a user, and based on the speech input, determined that a whispered speech response is to be provided. Upon determining that a whispered speech response is to be provided, the whispered speech response is generated and provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Tuomo J. RAITIO, Melvyn J. HUNT, Hywel B. RICHARDS, Madhusudan CHINTHAKUNTA