Patents by Inventor Jared L. Strawderman

Jared L. Strawderman 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).

  • Reducing speech session resource use in a speech assistant
    Patent number: 9767804
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a speech assistant, the speech assistant designed to provide a voice input and speech output capability, the method comprising, enabling the use of the speech assistant for communication with a user, and terminating the speech assistant when the communication is complete. The method further comprises receiving a notification from a native application associated with the communication, and activating a sub-portion of the speech assistant, to enable outputting of the notification using speech output, thereby enabling the use of speech output for periodic announcements without enabling the speech assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Dykstra-Erickson, Jared L. Strawderman
  • Reducing Speech Session Resource Use in a Speech Assistant
    Publication number: 20160358607
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a speech assistant, the speech assistant designed to provide a voice input and speech output capability, the method comprising, enabling the use of the speech assistant for communication with a user, and terminating the speech assistant when the communication is complete. The method further comprises receiving a notification from a native application associated with the communication, and activating a sub-portion of the speech assistant, to enable outputting of the notification using speech output, thereby enabling the use of speech output for periodic announcements without enabling the speech assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Dykstra-Erickson, Jared L. Strawderman
  • Reducing speech session resource use in a speech assistant
    Patent number: 9442693
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a speech assistant, the speech assistant designed to provide a voice input and speech output capability, the method comprising, enabling the use of the speech assistant for communication with a user, and terminating the speech assistant when the communication is complete. The method further comprises receiving a notification from a native application associated with the communication, and activating a sub-portion of the speech assistant, to enable outputting of the notification using speech output, thereby enabling the use of speech output for periodic announcements without enabling the speech assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Dykstra-Erickson, Jared L. Strawderman
  • REDUCING SPEECH SESSION RESOURCE USE IN A SPEECH ASSISTANT
    Publication number: 20140207469
    Abstract: A method of utilizing a speech assistant, the speech assistant designed to provide a voice input and speech output capability, the method comprising, enabling the use of the speech assistant for communication with a user, and terminating the speech assistant when the communication is complete. The method further comprises receiving a notification from a native application associated with the communication, and activating a sub-portion of the speech assistant, to enable outputting of the notification using speech output, thereby enabling the use of speech output for periodic announcements without enabling the speech assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Dykstra-Erickson, Jared L. Strawderman