Patents by Inventor Kirk Hendrickson

Kirk Hendrickson 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: 12711328
    Abstract: A method for managing a cloud-based meeting between participants that speak and understand different languages is disclosed. The method includes receiving, via a microphone at a first client device, first audio content in a first language preference of a first meeting participant; transcribing the first audio content into a first transcribed text by using the first language preference; receiving, from a second client device, a second language preference that is different from the first language preference; translating the first transcribed text into a second transcribed text by using the second language preference; and transmitting the first and second transcribed text to the second client device. The second client device is configured to concurrently display the first transcribed text and the second transcribed text on a display device. The second client device can also be configured to provide a second audio content from the second transcribed text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: WORDLY, INC.
    Inventors: Lakshman Rathnam, Robert James Firby, Shawn Nikkila, Kirk Hendrickson
  • Patent number: 12598092
    Abstract: A method for switching between spoken languages during a cloud-based meeting between participants that speak and understand different languages is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a graphical user interface, a selection of a first language in which a speaker may speak during a session of the cloud-based meeting; and receiving, at the graphical user interface, a selection of a second language in which the speaker may speak during the session of the cloud-based meeting, wherein the first language and the second language are different languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: WORDLY, INC.
    Inventors: Lakshman Rathnam, Robert James Firby, Shawn Nikkila, Kirk Hendrickson
  • Publication number: 20240194193
    Abstract: A method for managing a cloud-based meeting involving multiple languages. The method includes assigning one or more glossaries to a first speaker, wherein the one or more glossaries for the first speaker configure one or more servers to boost, filter, or replace transcribed terms transcribed from speech of the first speaker; receiving, from a microphone at the first client device, first audio content which originated from the first speaker; transcribing the first audio content for the first speaker into text in the language of the first speaker; and generating first altered text by altering, according to the one or more glossaries, the text in the language of the first speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Wordly, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshman Rathnam, Robert James Firby, Shawn Nikkila, Kirk Hendrickson
  • Publication number: 20220414349
    Abstract: A method for determining an official transcription and speaker language from a plurality of transcripts of text in different languages. The method includes receiving a preselection of a plurality of different languages in which a first speaker can speak during a session of a cloud-based meeting; receiving, from a microphone, first audio content which originated from the first speaker; transcribing the first audio content of the first speaker into text of all the plurality of languages in which the first speaker can speak to generate a first plurality of text transcripts; identifying a first untranslated speech bubble as making the most sense among the first plurality of transcripts for the first speaker; and adding the first untranslated speech bubble to a master transcript for the first speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Wordly, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshman Rathnam, Robert James Firby, Shawn Nikkila, Kirk Hendrickson
  • Publication number: 20220405492
    Abstract: A method for managing a cloud-based meeting between participants that speak and understand different languages is disclosed. The method includes receiving, via a microphone at a first client device, first audio content in a first language preference of a first meeting participant; transcribing the first audio content into a first transcribed text by using the first language preference; receiving, from a second client device, a second language preference that is different from the first language preference; translating the first transcribed text into a second transcribed text by using the second language preference; and transmitting the first and second transcribed text to the second client device. The second client device is configured to concurrently display the first transcribed text and the second transcribed text on a display device. The second client device can also be configured to provide a second audio content from the second transcribed text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Wordly, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshman Rathnam, Robert James Firby, Shawn Nikkila, Kirk Hendrickson
  • Publication number: 20220286310
    Abstract: A method for switching between spoken languages during a cloud-based meeting between participants that speak and understand different languages is disclosed. The method includes receiving, at a graphical user interface, a selection of a first language in which a speaker may speak during a session of the cloud-based meeting; and receiving, at the graphical user interface, a selection of a second language in which the speaker may speak during the session of the cloud-based meeting, wherein the first language and the second language are different languages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Wordly, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshman Rathnam, Robert James Firby, Shawn Nikkila, Kirk Hendrickson