Patents by Inventor Konstantin Markov

Konstantin Markov 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).

  • Foreign language learning apparatus, foreign language learning method, and medium
    Patent number: 7401018
    Abstract: A speech recognition unit (114) and a processor unit (116) of a foreign language learning device (100) receive sentence speech information corresponding to a sentence pronounced by a learner (2) to separate the information into word speech information on the basis of words included in the sentence. The processor unit (116) evaluates the degree of matching (likelihood) of each word speech information with a model speech, and a resultant evaluation is indicated on a display unit (120) on the basis of each word.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
    Inventors: Reiko Yamada, Takahiro Adachi, Konstantin Markov, Shigeru Katagiri, Eric McDermott
  • Foreign language learning apparatus, foreign language learning method, and medium
    Publication number: 20020160341
    Abstract: A speech recognition unit (114) and a processor unit (116) of a foreign language learning device (100) receive sentence speech information corresponding to a sentence pronounced by a learner (2) to separate the information into word speech information on the basis of words included in the sentence. The processor unit (116) evaluates the degree of matching (likelihood) of each word speech information with a model speech, and a resultant evaluation is indicated on a display unit (120) on the basis of each word.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Reiko Yamada, Takahiro Adachi, Konstantin Markov, Shigeru Katagiri, Eric McDermott