Patents by Inventor John W. Slocum

John W. Slocum 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).

  • Hybrid live captioning systems and methods
    Patent number: 11735186
    Abstract: A computer system configured to generate captions is provided. The computer system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to access a first buffer configured to store text generated by an automated speech recognition (ASR) process; access a second buffer configured to store text generated by a captioning client process; identify either the first buffer or the second buffer as a source buffer of caption text; generate caption text from the source buffer; and communicate the caption text to a target process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher S. Antunes, Stephanie A. Laing, John W. Slocum, Nicholas R. Moutis, Theresa M. Kettelberger
  • HYBRID LIVE CAPTIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230077037
    Abstract: A computer system configured to generate captions is provided. The computer system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to access a first buffer configured to store text generated by an automated speech recognition (ASR) process; access a second buffer configured to store text generated by a captioning client process; identify either the first buffer or the second buffer as a source buffer of caption text; generate caption text from the source buffer; and communicate the caption text to a target process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: 3Play Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher S. Antunes, Stephanie A. Laing, John W. Slocum, Nicholas R. Moutis, Theresa M. Kettelberger