Patents by Inventor Joshua Welshmeyer

Joshua Welshmeyer 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).

  • Voice activity detection and dialogue recognition for air traffic control
    Patent number: 11783810
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a method and system for communicating air traffic control information. An audio signal comprising voice activity is received. Air traffic control information in the voice activity is identified using an artificial intelligence algorithm. A text transcript of the air traffic control information is generated and displayed on a confirmation display. Voice activity in the audio signal may be detected by identifying portions of the audio signal that comprise speech based on a comparison between the power spectrum of the audio signal and the power spectrum of noise and forming speech segments comprising the portions of the audio signal that comprise speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Dame, Yu Qiao, Taylor A. Riccetti, David J. Ross, Joshua Welshmeyer, Matthew Sheridan-Smith, Su Ying Li, Zarrin Khiang-Huey Chua, Jose A. Medina, Michelle D. Warren, Simran Pabla, Jasper P. Corleis
  • VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION AND DIALOGUE RECOGNITION FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210020168
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a method and system for communicating air traffic control information. An audio signal comprising voice activity is received. Air traffic control information in the voice activity is identified using an artificial intelligence algorithm. A text transcript of the air traffic control information is generated and displayed on a confirmation display. Voice activity in the audio signal may be detected by identifying portions of the audio signal that comprise speech based on a comparison between the power spectrum of the audio signal and the power spectrum of noise and forming speech segments comprising the portions of the audio signal that comprise speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Dame, Yu Qiao, Taylor A. Riccetti, David J. Ross, Joshua Welshmeyer, Matthew Sheridan-Smith, Su Ying Li, Zarrin Khiang-Huey Chua, Jose A. Medina, Michelle D. Warren, Simran Pabla, Jasper P. Corleis