Patents by Inventor John D. Puterbaugh

John D. Puterbaugh 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).

  • Method of translating a voice signal to a series of discrete tones
    Patent number: 7346500
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Nellymoser, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Puterbaugh, Eric J. Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert A. Baxter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Patent number: 7027983
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Nellymoser, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Puterbaugh, Eric J. Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert A. Baxter
  • System and method for programming portable devices from a remote computer system
    Patent number: 6662163
    Abstract: An interactive voice response system includes a server and a set of mobile clients. The server and clients include RF transceivers for exchanging messages over an RF channel. Each mobile client includes a microphone, a speaker or headset, a processor and a voice browser. The voice browser interprets voice pages received from the server. Upon receiving a particular voice page from the server, the voice browser outputs via the speaker voice prompts specified by the voice page. A speech recognition engine used by the voice browser converts voice responses from a user into a text response. The voice browser then performs an action based on the text response. The action taken may be to request a new voice page from the server, or to continue to interpret the current voice page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Voxware, Inc.
    Inventors: Ray Albayrak, Sherri L. Meade, John D. Puterbaugh, Lee Stewart, Craig Vanderborgh, David C. Vetter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20030125957
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Nellymoser, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Puterbaugh, Eric J. Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert A. Baxter