Patents by Inventor Ian J Gould

Ian J Gould 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).

  • Communication devices and methods for temporal analysis of voice calls
    Patent number: 10418046
    Abstract: Headsets having corresponding audio adapters and methods comprise: a microphone configured to generate analog audio for a voice call; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog audio to digital audio; a voice activity detector configured to detect speech in the digital audio; a processor configured to i) determine a temporal characteristic of the speech, and ii) generate a message based on the temporal characteristic of the speech and a temporal characteristic of the voice call; and a transmitter configured to transmit the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A Ewer, Nicholas K Eisner, Ian J Gould, Robert J Kelly
  • Communication Devices and Methods for Temporal Analysis of Voice Calls
    Publication number: 20190074024
    Abstract: Headsets having corresponding audio adapters and methods comprise: a microphone configured to generate analog audio for a voice call; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog audio to digital audio; a voice activity detector configured to detect speech in the digital audio; a processor configured to i) determine a temporal characteristic of the speech, and ii) generate a message based on the temporal characteristic of the speech and a temporal characteristic of the voice call; and a transmitter configured to transmit the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Ewer, Nicholas K. Eisner, Ian J. Gould, Robert J. Kelly
  • Communication devices and methods for temporal analysis of voice calls
    Patent number: 10141002
    Abstract: Headsets having corresponding audio adapters and methods comprise: a microphone configured to generate analog audio for a voice call; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog audio to digital audio; a voice activity detector configured to detect speech in the digital audio; a processor configured to i) determine a temporal characteristic of the speech, and ii) generate a message based on the temporal characteristic of the speech and a temporal characteristic of the voice call; and a transmitter configured to transmit the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A Ewer, Nicholas K Eisner, Ian J Gould, Robert J Kelly
  • Communication Devices and Methods for Temporal Analysis of Voice Calls
    Publication number: 20150371652
    Abstract: Headsets having corresponding audio adapters and methods comprise: a microphone configured to generate analog audio for a voice call; an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog audio to digital audio; a voice activity detector configured to detect speech in the digital audio; a processor configured to i) determine a temporal characteristic of the speech, and ii) generate a message based on the temporal characteristic of the speech and a temporal characteristic of the voice call; and a transmitter configured to transmit the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: PLANTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul A Ewer, Nicholas K Eisner, Ian J Gould, Robert J Kelly