Patents by Inventor Lawrence Davies

Lawrence Davies 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).

  • Publication number: 20140118147
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an RFID device that includes a motion sensing mechanism. The motion sensing mechanism is adapted to sense motion of the RFID device and then selectively allow or restrict the RFID device's ability to transmit messages, which may include sensitive data, when the RFID device is placed in an RF field. Thus, the motion sensing mechanism is utilized to control access to data on the RFID device to only instances when the holder of the RFID device moves the RFID device in a predefined sequence of motion(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Assa Abloy AB
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Davis
  • Publication number: 20130234836
    Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an RFID device that includes a motion sensing mechanism. The motion sensing mechanism is adapted to sense motion of the RFID device and then selectively allow or restrict the RFID device's ability to transmit messages, which may include sensitive data, when the RFID device is placed in an RF field. Thus, the motion sensing mechanism is utilized to control access to data on the RFID device to only instances when the holder of the RFID device moves the RFID device in a predefined sequence of motion(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence Davis
  • Publication number: 20130179414
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides for systems and/or methods for accessing and/or updating files by a first application in which the first application does not have direct accessibility to said file. In some embodiments, file host applications that are not directly accessible to said first application may be connected to through a file picker extensibility point that enable the first application to acquire files through an operating system user experience. In these various embodiments, the system may provide for one or more of the following functionalities: (1) refreshing content that is controlled by a file host application; (2) updating content that is controlled by a file host application; (3) exporting files from an application to a file host application; (4) a user interface for export operations and file host application intervention and (5) a file host extensibility point provided by the operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Scott David Hoogerwerf, David Charles Fields, Michael John Novak, Richard Jacob White, Dennis Lawrence Davis, Gabriel Shawn DeBacker, Jeffrey Jay Johnson, Manav Mishra, Steven James Ball
  • Publication number: 20120052851
    Abstract: An indication of an activated call forwarding feature is provided for a mobile telephone/computing device. When a call forwarding feature is activated, an indication may be presented on the device to indicate the call forwarding feature is currently active. The indication may be visual, audible or tactile. The indication serves as a reminder to the user of the device that the call forwarding feature is active. The indication may be presented on the device continuously until the user deactivates the feature, or the indication may be presented only when incoming calls are actually forwarded. Selectable functions may be enabled on the device for changing the call forwarding activation state and for overriding call forwarding for an in-progress forwarding call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Cox Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Lawrence Davis, Douglas David Gravino, Radhakrishnan Gopinath, Michael L. Poffenberger
  • Patent number: 8073694
    Abstract: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The invention in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for preparing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice for testing and verification. The method comprises processing a TTS voice to be ready for testing, synthesizing words utilizing the TTS voice, presenting to a person a smallest possible subset that contains at least N instances of a group of units in the TTS voice, receiving information from the person associated with corrections needed to the TTS voice and making corrections to the TTS voice according to the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Patent number: 7996226
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various aspects of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of tracking progress in developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises insuring that a corpus of recorded speech contains reading errors and matches an associated written text, creating a tuple for each utterance in the corpus and tracking progress for each utterance utilizing the tuple. Various parameters may be tracked using the tuple but the tuple provides a means for enabling multiple workers to efficiently process a database of utterance in preparation of a TTS voice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellecutal Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Patent number: 7951819
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one and oxazolo[4,5 b]pyridin-2-one compounds and analogs thereof, which, inter alia, inhibit RAF (e.g., B RAF) activity, inhibit cell proliferation, treat cancer, etc. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit RAF (e.g., B-RAF) activity, to inhibit receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) activity, to inhibit cell proliferation, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of RAF, RTK, etc., proliferative conditions such as cancer (e.g., colorectal cancer, melanoma), etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignees: Cancer Research Technology Limited, The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, Astex Therapeutics Limited
    Inventors: Dan Niculescu-Duvaz, Caroline Joy Springer, Richard Malcolm Marais, Harmen Dijkstra, Delphine Menard, Ion Niculescu-Duvaz, Lawrence Davies, Arnaud Nourry
  • Patent number: 7742921
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various innovations associated with a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The inventions in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of enabling human workers to find errors when developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises presenting a graphical user interface wherein after a first pass of automatic speech recognition (ASR) of a speech corpus is complete, the interface presents to a worker a graphical representation of an alignment of the ASR results, associated words and phonemes and the audio, receiving a graphical input from the worker associated with a selection of a word or phoneme and presenting the audio associated with the selected word or phoneme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Patent number: 7742919
    Abstract: The present invention provides various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. One embodiment of the invention relates to a method of correcting a database associated with the development of a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises generating a pronunciation dictionary for use with a TTS voice, generating a TTS voice to a stage wherein it is prepared to be tested before being deployed, identifying mislabeled phonetic units associated with the TTS voice, for each identified mislabeled phonetic unit, linking to an entry within the pronunciation dictionary to correct the entry and deleting utterances and all associated data for unacceptable utterances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Patent number: 7711562
    Abstract: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The invention in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for preparing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice for testing and verification. The method comprises processing a TTS voice to be ready for testing, synthesizing words utilizing the TTS voice, presenting to a person a smallest possible subset that contains at least N instances of a group of units in the TTS voice, receiving information from the person associated with corrections needed to the TTS voice and making corrections to the TTS voice according to the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Publication number: 20100100385
    Abstract: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The invention in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for preparing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice for testing and verification. The method comprises processing a TTS voice to be ready for testing, synthesizing words utilizing the TTS voice, presenting to a person a smallest possible subset that contains at least N instances of a group of units in the TTS voice, receiving information from the person associated with corrections needed to the TTS voice and making corrections to the TTS voice according to the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Publication number: 20100094632
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various aspects of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of tracking progress in developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises insuring that a corpus of recorded speech contains reading errors and matches an associated written text, creating a tuple for each utterance in the corpus and tracking progress for each utterance utilizing the tuple. Various parameters may be tracked using the tuple but the tuple provides a means for enabling multiple workers to efficiently process a database of utterance in preparation of a TTS voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T Corp,
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schultz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Patent number: 7693716
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various aspects of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of tracking progress in developing a text-to-speech (TTS) voice. The method comprises insuring that a corpus of recorded speech contains reading errors and matches an associated written text, creating a tuple for each utterance in the corpus and tracking progress for each utterance utilizing the tuple. Various parameters may be tracked using the tuple but the tuple provides a means for enabling multiple workers to efficiently process a database of utterance in preparation of a TTS voice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Publication number: 20090325945
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to certain imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-one and oxazolo[4,5 b]pyridin-2-one compounds and analogs thereof, which, inter alia, inhibit RAF (e.g., B RAF) activity, inhibit cell proliferation, treat cancer, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Dan Niculescu-Duvaz, Caroline Joy Springer, Richard Malcolm Marais, Harmen Dijkstra, Delphine Menard, Ion Niculescu-Duvaz, Lawrence Davies, Arnaud Nourry
  • Patent number: 7630898
    Abstract: Disclosed are various elements of a toolkit used for generating a TTS voice for use in a spoken dialog system. The embodiments in each case may be in the form of the system, a computer-readable medium or a method for generating the TTS voice. One embodiment of the invention relates to a method of generating a database for a TTS voice. The method comprises matching every spoken word associated with a TTS voice database with a smallest set of possible pronunciations for each word. The smallest set is generated by automatically determining a dialect and linguistic context using linguistic rules, empirically determining idiosyncratic speaker characteristics and determining a subject domain. The method further comprises dynamically generating a pronunciation dictionary on a word-by-word basis using the smallest set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven Lawrence Davis, Shane Fetters, David Eugene Schulz, Beverly Gustafson, Louise Loney
  • Patent number: 7543509
    Abstract: A device for measuring the mass rate of flow which operates according to the Coriolis principle, with a measurement tube (1) and a magnet coil (7) of a bobbin (9) and a winding (10) attached to it for exciting and/or detecting vibrations of the measurement tube (1). The bobbin (9) of the magnet coil (7) has a specific thermal conductivity of at least 1 W/(K m). This enables the heat which forms in the magnet coil (7) to be efficiently dissipated to the surrounding vicinity without cooling elements, such as cooling fins, being necessary. In this way, the efficiency of the device for measuring the mass rate of flow using the Coriolis principle is altogether improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Krohne AG
    Inventor: Lawrence Davies
  • Publication number: 20070014575
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for facilitating asymmetric line rates in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) which includes a central node and at least one remote node. During operation, the system provides a downstream code-group clock, wherein each cycle thereof corresponds to a code group transmitted from the central node to a remote node. The system also provides an upstream code-group clock, wherein each cycle thereof corresponds to a code group received at the central node from a remote node. In addition, the system provides a multi-point control protocol (MPCP) clock, wherein the frequency ratio of the MPCP clock to the downstream code-group clock is different from the frequency ratio of the MPCP clock to the upstream code-group clock, thereby allowing the downstream transmission to be performed at a faster line rate than the upstream transmission line rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Glen Kramer, Edward Boyd, Ryan Hirth, Lawrence Davis, Lowell Lamb
  • Patent number: 7035716
    Abstract: An active-constraint robot (4), particularly for surgical use, is controlled by means of a series of motorized joints to provide a surgeon with real-time tactile feedback of an operation in progress. The robot system holds, in memory, a series of constraint surfaces beyond which it would be dangerous for the surgeon to go, and a resistive force is applied to the cutting tool (14) as the surgeon approaches any such surface. To improve the overall quality of feedback experienced by the surgeon, the resistive force applied to the cutting tool (14) depends upon the point of intersection (I) between the force factor applied by the surgeon and the surface. Further improvements are achieved by adjusting the tangential resistive force, when the tool is adjacent to the surface, in dependence upon the surrounding shape of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: The Acrobot Company Limited
    Inventors: Simon James Harris, Brian Lawrence Davies, Matjaz Jakopec
  • Publication number: 20060039390
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for forwarding packets in an Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) which includes a central node and at least one remote node. During operation, the system associates a logical link identifier (LLID) to a logical link between the central node and a remote node, wherein the logical link corresponds to a priority level based on a certain service level agreement (SLA). After receiving a packet to be forwarded to a remote node, the system then determines the value of one or more fields within the packet which is used to indicate a priority level for the packet. Subsequently, the system assigns an LLID to the packet based on the value of the one or more fields, thereby facilitating differentiated service qualities within the EPON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Boyd, Thyagarajan Subramanian, Lawrence Davis
  • Patent number: 6948379
    Abstract: A Coriolis mass flowmeter that incorporates a straight Coriolis measuring tube, two straight connecting pipes, at least one oscillator stimulating the tube, a measuring sensor associated with the tube and a compensating cylinder, where the tube is positioned within the cylinder, the two end sections of the cylinder are solidly connected to the respective end sections of the tube, the tube transitions with either end section into a connecting pipe, the connecting pipes extending outside the compensating cylinder, and by means of mounting flanges provided on the external ends of the connecting pipes, the mass flowmeter can be installed in a pipeline system. Each connecting pipe meets the requirements of the formula M ? ? ? f 2 e ? ? ? i / l 3 > 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Krohne AG
    Inventors: Yousif A. Hussain, Chris N. Rolph, Neil Harrison, Vincent Cook, Lawrence Davies