Patents by Inventor John C. Coggshall

John C. Coggshall 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).

  • Telephony-based speech recognition for providing information for sorting mail and packages
    Patent number: 6885991
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a telephony-based speech recognition system for sorting packages and letters. The invention includes a wireless telephony set in communication with a computer through a telephony system or network. Sortation information spoken by a user is sent by the wireless telephony set to a speech device or modem. A signal containing the spoken sortation information is sent by the speech device or modem through the telephony system or network to a computer. A stored set of instructions such as a speech recognition program interprets the signal to obtain the spoken sortation information. The computer generates a return signal, such as a data signal, an encoded voice signal, or both, in response to the spoken sortation information. A second modem encodes the return signal and sends the return signal through the telephony system or network to the speech device or modem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl M. Skonberg, John C. Coggshall, Jennifer M. Edwards
  • Telephony-based speech recognition for providing information for sorting mail and packages
    Publication number: 20020072897
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a telephony-based speech recognition system for sorting packages and letters. The invention includes a wireless telephony set in communication with a computer through a telephony system or network. Sortation information spoken by a user is sent by the wireless telephony set to a speech device or modem. A signal containing the spoken sortation information is sent by the speech device or modem through the telephony system or network to a computer. A stored set of instructions such as a speech recognition program interprets the signal to obtain the spoken sortation information. The computer generates a return signal, such as a data signal, an encoded voice signal, or both, in response to the spoken sortation information. A second modem encodes the return signal and sends the return signal through the telephony system or network to the speech device or modem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Carl M. Skonberg, John C. Coggshall, Jennifer M. Edwards