Patents by Inventor Kent Layher

Kent Layher 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: 7567904
    Abstract: A method for use on a hand-held mobile self-powered wireless device including a listing program is provided. The listing programs extracts commands from a user's voice streams and initiates subroutines in response to those commands. For example, the method of the present invention allows a user to navigate through a hierarchy of files and folders, create new files and folders, and manage the contents thereof without the inconvenience of physically manipulating keys or a stylus and without paying visual attention to the device. Further, the method of the present invention allows a user to save voice streams in a desired file and to easily locate and play back the voice streams at a convenient time and place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Inventor: Kent Layher
  • Publication number: 20070088555
    Abstract: A method for use on a hand-held mobile self-powered wireless device including a listing program is provided. The listing programs extracts commands from a user's voice streams and initiates subroutines in response to those commands. For example, the method of the present invention allows a user to navigate through a hierarchy of files and folders, create new files and folders, and manage the contents thereof without the inconvenience of physically manipulating keys or a stylus and without paying visual attention to the device. Further, the method of the present invention allows a user to save voice streams in a desired file and to easily locate and play back the voice streams at a convenient time and place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventor: Kent Layher