Patents by Inventor Jeffery F. Knighton

Jeffery F. Knighton 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).

  • Patent number: 10891489
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for identifying captions in captioned video. A method includes receiving audio and video content from a caption device where the video content includes captioned text, extracting frames of video from the received video content where the frames of video include captioned text, recognizing text from the captioned text in the extracted frames of video, and generating a descriptive textual file including timing information for the recognized text and timing information for the captioned text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: NEDELCO, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Seth Merrill Marks, Jeffery F. Knighton, Charles Scott Toller
  • Publication number: 20200320308
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for identifying captions in captioned video. A method includes receiving audio and video content from a caption device where the video content includes captioned text, extracting frames of video from the received video content where the frames of video include captioned text, recognizing text from the captioned text in the extracted frames of video, and generating a descriptive textual file including timing information for the recognized text and timing information for the captioned text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Nedelco, Incorporated
    Inventors: Seth Merrill Marks, Jeffery F. Knighton, Charles Scott Toller
  • Patent number: 9571638
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an audio signal. The method further includes determining segments of audio from the audio signal. The method further includes sending a first segment of the audio signal to a first communication assistant (CA) device. The method further includes sending a second segment of the audio signal to a second CA device. The method further includes receiving a first text string associated with the first segment from the first CA device. The method further includes sending the first text string to a text display device. The method further includes receiving a second text string associated with the second segment from the second CA device. The method further includes sending the second text string to the text display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: NEDELCO, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffery F. Knighton, Seth Marks, William Chad Sumsion, Dixie Ziegler
  • Patent number: 9324324
    Abstract: Adaptive telephone relay service systems. Embodiments herein provide technical solutions for improving text captioning of Captioned Telephone Service calls, including computer systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for automating the text captioning of CTS calls. These technical solutions include, among other things, embodiments for generating text captions from speech data using an adaptive captioning service to provide full automated text captioning and/or operator assisted automated text captioning, embodiments for intercepting and modifying a calling sequence for calls to captioned telephone service users, and embodiments for generating progressive text captions from speech data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Nedelco, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffery F. Knighton
  • Publication number: 20150341486
    Abstract: Adaptive telephone relay service systems. Embodiments herein provide technical solutions for improving text captioning of Captioned Telephone Service calls, including computer systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products for automating the text captioning of CTS calls. These technical solutions include, among other things, embodiments for generating text captions from speech data using an adaptive captioning service to provide full automated text captioning and/or operator assisted automated text captioning, embodiments for intercepting and modifying a calling sequence for calls to captioned telephone service users, and embodiments for generating progressive text captions from speech data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffery F. Knighton