Patents by Inventor John E. Fitzpatrick

John E. Fitzpatrick 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: 7899675
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for handling unregistered callers in a voice recognition framework. Initially, it is determined whether a user is registered. If it is determined that the user is not registered, a registration process is executed. Once registered, utterances may be received from the user and recognized for the purpose of providing a service to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Bevocal LLC
    Inventors: John E. Fitzpatrick, Monica E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20100222785
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for securing an anchor in a target area of the skull of a living subject to a predetermined driving depth. In one embodiment, the surgical instrument has a driver member, a bit member, a cap member that has a body portion forming a bore therein along a longitudinal axis, wherein inside the bore, a first inner surface is formed with an engagement length and a shape that is complimentary to a shaped surface of a driving engagement portion of the driver member to allow it to have a slidable engagement with the cap member, and a base member that has a body portion and an anchor engagement portion, wherein the engagement length of the first inner surface of the cap member equals the predetermined driving depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: John E. Fitzpatrick, Jason E. Mitchell, Robert F. Labadie, J. M. Fitzpatrick
  • Patent number: 7283963
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for handling unregistered callers in a voice recognition framework. Initially, it is determined whether a user is registered. If it is determined that the user is not registered, a registration process is executed. Once registered, utterances may be received from the user and recognized for the purpose of providing a service to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: BeVocal, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Fitzpatrick, Monica E. Smith
  • Patent number: 7174297
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for dynamically configuring a speech recognition portal. A session with a user is conducted utilizing a speech recognition portal which provides access to a network during the session. Utterances are received from the user during the session via the speech recognition portal. A speech recognition process is performed on the utterances to interpret the utterances. During the session, one or more aspects of the speech recognition portal are dynamically configured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: BeVocal, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa M. Guerra, John E. Fitzpatrick, Mark D. Womack
  • Patent number: 7083132
    Abstract: A comminuting device is provided having a support structure, a set of intermeshing scissor rolls, at least two entrance openings, and a bulkhead. The support structure has an enclosure. The set of intermeshing scissor rolls are rotatably carried by the support structure. The at least two entrance openings are provided in the enclosure. The bulkhead is interposed between a first one of the entrance openings and a second one of the entrance openings. The bulkhead provides a first entrance shoot and a second entrance shoot, with the bulkhead including a mouth portion configured to transfer scrap products between the first entrance shoot and the second entrance shoot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Inventors: Jere F. Irwin, John E. Fitzpatrick, Bruce E. Crawford
  • Patent number: 7016843
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for handling unregistered callers in a voice recognition framework. Initially, it is determined whether a user is registered. If it is determined that the user is not registered, a registration process is executed. Once registered, utterances may be received from the user and recognized for the purpose of providing a service to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: BeVocal, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Fitzpatrick, Monica E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20020193997
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for providing dynamic billing in a speech recognition framework in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. An utterance from a user is received via a speech recognition portal. The utterance is representative of a request for a service. The request for the service associated with the utterance is recognized utilizing a speech recognition process. Subsequently, an event for executing the requested service is issued utilizing a tag associated with an extensible markup language. The requested service is executed utilizing the tag. The tag is also utilized to generate a bill for the execution of the requested service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: John E. Fitzpatrick, Tom Schmidt, Michael A. Pogue
  • Publication number: 20020188451
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are disclosed for dynamically configuring a speech recognition portal. A session with a user is conducted utilizing a speech recognition portal which provides access to a network during the session. Utterances are received from the user during the session via the speech recognition portal. A speech recognition process is performed on the utterances to interpret the utterances. During the session, one or more aspects of the speech recognition portal are dynamically configured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Lisa M. Guerra, John E. Fitzpatrick, Mark D. Womack
  • Publication number: 20020184033
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for handling unregistered callers in a voice recognition framework. Initially, it is determined whether a user is registered. If it is determined that the user is not registered, a registration process is executed. Once registered, utterances may be received from the user and recognized for the purpose of providing a service to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: John E. Fitzpatrick, Monica E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20020169614
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product for alarm management in a speech recognition system are disclosed. In response to a received utterance, a network is accessed utilizing an extensible markup language. An alarm is then subsequently triggered utilizing a tag associated with the extensible markup language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: John E. Fitzpatrick, Tom Schmidt, Joe Schmid, Karunakar Chemudugunta, Michael Pogue