Patents by Inventor John Carlock

John Carlock 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).

  • TRANSLATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE CONTENT
    Publication number: 20250022319
    Abstract: A communication system may include a communication device configured to receive a video stream including sign language content and any content indicators associated with the video stream during a real-time communication session within a single communication device or between a plurality of communication devices. The communication system may also include a translation engine configured to automatically translate the sign language content into word content during the real-time communication session without assistance of a human sign language interpreter. Further, the communication system may be configured to output the word content translation to a communication device during the real-time communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: John Carlock, Conrad Maxwell
  • Methods, systems, and machine-readable media for translating sign language content into word content and vice versa
    Patent number: 12131586
    Abstract: Communication systems, methods, and non-transitory machine-readable storage media are disclosed herein. A communication system may include a communication device configured to receive a video stream including sign language content and any content indicators associated with the video stream during a real-time communication session within a single communication device or between a plurality of communication devices. The communication system may also include a translation engine configured to automatically translate the sign language content into word content during the real-time communication session without assistance of a human sign language interpreter. Further, the communication system may be configured to output the word content translation to a communication device during the real-time communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Carlock, Conrad Maxwell
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, and MACHINE-READABLE MEDIA FOR TRANSLATING SIGN LANGUAGE CONTENT INTO WORD CONTENT and VICE VERSA
    Publication number: 20220327309
    Abstract: Communication systems, methods, and non-transitory machine-readable storage media are disclosed herein. A communication system may include a communication device configured to receive a video stream including sign language content and any content indicators associated with the video stream during a real-time communication session within a single communication device or between a plurality of communication devices. The communication system may also include a translation engine configured to automatically translate the sign language content into word content during the real-time communication session without assistance of a human sign language interpreter. Further, the communication system may be configured to output the word content translation to a communication device during the real-time communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: John Carlock, Conrad Maxwell