Patents by Inventor Kristopher D. Barr

Kristopher D. Barr 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).

  • Searching Spoken Media According to Phonemes Derived From Expanded Concepts Expressed As Text
    Publication number: 20110040774
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, searching media includes receiving a search query comprising search terms. At least one search term is expanded to yield a set of conceptually equivalent terms. The set of conceptually equivalent terms is converted to a set of search phonemes. Files that record phonemes are searched according to the set of search phonemes. A file that includes a phoneme that matches at least one search phoneme is selected and output to a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Bruce E. Peoples, Michael R. Johnson, Kristopher D. Barr