Patents by Inventor Logan Apple

Logan Apple 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).

  • Privacy-preserving voice control of devices
    Patent number: 11069349
    Abstract: The speech command issued to a voice activated/controlled system is anonymized so that biometric voice data of the speaker may not be received by the voice activated/controlled system. A spoken audio command is converted to text, which is then converted to a synthesized voice signal. The synthesized voice signal is then provided to the voice-activated/controlled device. The synthesized voice signal may be provided to the voice-activated device within a sound shield or enclosure so that the original speech command issued by the speaker may not be received by the voice-activated/controlled system. In this way, the speaker's actual voice and related data may be kept private and secure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: DILLARD-APPLE, LLC
    Inventors: Margaret Dillard, Logan Apple
  • PRIVACY-PRESERVING VOICE CONTROL OF DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190139548
    Abstract: The speech command issued to a voice activated/controlled system is anonymized so that biometric voice data of the speaker may not be received by the voice activated/controlled system. A spoken audio command is converted to text, which is then converted to a synthesized voice signal. The synthesized voice signal is then provided to the voice-activated/controlled device. The synthesized voice signal may be provided to the voice-activated device within a sound shield or enclosure so that the original speech command issued by the speaker may not be received by the voice-activated/controlled system. In this way, the speaker's actual voice and related data may be kept private and secure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Margaret Dillard, Logan Apple