Patents by Inventor John Maddox

John Maddox 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).

  • System and method for voice authentication
    Patent number: 10681032
    Abstract: A system and a method for single sign-on voice authentication that provides access to multiple voice recognition and artificial intelligence platforms, to multiple devices and to multiple third party web service systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: OV LOOP, INC.
    Inventors: John Maddox, Richard A. Smith, William W. Graylin
  • Headset mode selection
    Patent number: 10560774
    Abstract: An audio headset that provides a “chat” mode to temporarily adjusts audio to preset levels to emphasize ambient sound, and includes a beamformer to provide directional speech isolation. The headset may include active noise cancellation and/or passive noise isolation. When entering chat mode, three or more relative audio levels are individually adjusted to presets, allowing the wearer to hear ambient noise and their own isolated voice, while attenuating other audio sources. This user-configurable combination of levels temporarily adjust the mix of signals that will be output to a wearer via the stereo headphone speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: OV LOOP, INC.
    Inventors: William Wang Graylin, John Maddox
  • HEADSET MODE SELECTION
    Publication number: 20180167715
    Abstract: An audio headset that provides a “chat” mode to temporarily adjusts audio to preset levels to emphasize ambient sound, and includes a beamformer to provide directional speech isolation. The headset may include active noise cancellation and/or passive noise isolation. When entering chat mode, three or more relative audio levels are individually adjusted to presets, allowing the wearer to hear ambient noise and their own isolated voice, while attenuating other audio sources. This user-configurable combination of levels temporarily adjust the mix of signals that will be output to a wearer via the stereo headphone speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: ONVOCAL, INC.
    Inventors: William Wang Graylin, John Maddox
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20170359334
    Abstract: A system and a method for single sign-on voice authentication that provides access to multiple voice recognition and artificial intelligence platforms, to multiple devices and to multiple third party web service systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: ONVOCAL, INC.
    Inventors: John Maddox, Richard A. Smith, William W. Graylin