Patents by Inventor Lothar Armbrecht

Lothar Armbrecht 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).

  • Voice controller and voice-controller system having a voice-controller apparatus
    Patent number: 7006974
    Abstract: A voice controller controls a voice-controlled apparatus, such as a television set, and includes a receiver for receiving sound information from a corresponding transmitter, which is associated with at least one sound source, for example an amplifier or the television set itself. A processor coupled to a microphone and the receiver corrects the sound signal registered by the microphone in accordance with the sound information received by the receiver in order to eliminate a component of the sound signal corresponding to the sound information. The sound signal corrected in this way is subjected to voice recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Micronas GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Burchard, Lothar Armbrecht
  • Voice controller and voice-controller system having a voice-controller apparatus
    Publication number: 20010039494
    Abstract: A voice controller controls a voice-controlled apparatus, such as a television set, and includes a receiver for receiving sound information from a corresponding transmitter, which is associated with at least one sound source, for example an amplifier or the television set itself. A processor coupled to a microphone and the receiver corrects the sound signal registered by the microphone in accordance with the sound information received by the receiver in order to eliminate a component of the sound signal corresponding to the sound information. The sound signal corrected in this way is subjected to voice recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Bernd Burchard, Lothar Armbrecht