Patents by Inventor Marcus Hennecke

Marcus Hennecke 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).

  • Patent number: 9153233
    Abstract: A voice-controlled data system is providing that has a storage medium for storing media files, the media files having associated file identification data for allowing the identification of the media files, the file identification data including phonetic data having phonetic information corresponding to the file identification data. The phonetic data is supplied to a speech recognition unit that compares the phonetic data to a speech command input into the speech recognition unit. The data system further includes a file selecting unit that selects one of the media files based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Marcus Hennecke, Gerhard Nüβle
  • Patent number: 8666727
    Abstract: A voice-controlled data system may include a data storage unit including media files having associated file identification data, and a vocabulary generating unit generating phonetic data corresponding to the file identification data, the phonetic data being supplied to a speech recognition unit as a recognition vocabulary, where one of the media files may be selected according to a recognized speech control command on the basis of the generated phonetic data, where the file identification data include a language identification part for identifying the language of the file identification data, and where the vocabulary generating unit generates the phonetic data for the file identification data of a media file based on its language identification part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Publication number: 20100302362
    Abstract: A method for detecting if a vehicle has exceeded a speed limit captures a vehicle feature characterizing a vehicle entering a monitoring section at a first time. A first coding value to be assigned to the vehicle feature is determined by one-way encryption. The vehicle feature of a vehicle leaving the monitoring section is captured at a second time. A second coding value to be assigned to the vehicle feature captured at the second point in time is determined by the one-way encryption. The first and second coding values are compared and if they match, the average speed of the vehicle is determined using the time required to travel through the monitoring section. The average speed is compared to a predefined maximum speed and the vehicle feature is only stored if the average speed exceeds the maximum speed. A corresponding device for carrying out the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Josef Alois Birchbauer, Jurgen Hatzl, Marcus Hennecke
  • Patent number: 7555533
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for receiving information via a mobile communication device including receiving a dialog script by the mobile communication device for performing a dialog between the mobile communication device and a user. The system runs the dialog script on the mobile communication device to perform a dialog between the mobile communication device and the user. The system also may include a server to provide a dialog script to the mobile communication device, for performing a dialog between the mobile communication device and a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Patent number: 7552221
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for providing information from a server via a mobile communication device. One implementation of a method includes the acts of automatically determining a preferred language of the mobile communication device by the server, and providing information in a preferred language for the mobile communication device by the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Publication number: 20090125311
    Abstract: A vehicular voice control system includes a first and a second microphone located on a vehicle external to a vehicle cabin. The microphones receive audio signals from an audio source external to the vehicle and generate microphone output signals. A signal processor processes the microphone output signals, generates a processed signal, and determines a location of the audio source. A speech recognition system receives the processed signal and obtains a recognition result. A controller controls one or more vehicular elements based on the recognition result and the determined location of the audio source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Tim Haulick, Markus Buck, Marcus Hennecke
  • Publication number: 20080249779
    Abstract: A speech dialog system includes a signal input unit that receives an acoustic input signal. A voice activity detector compares a portion of the received signal to a noise estimate to determine if the signal includes voice activity. A speech recognizer processes signals containing voice activity to determine if the signal contains speech. An output unit modifies signals when output of the system substantially coincides with the delivered speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Patent number: 7392189
    Abstract: A speech recognition system for processing voice inputs from a user to select a list element from a list or group of list elements. Recognition procedures are carried out on the voice input of the user. One recognition procedure separates the voice input of a whole word into at least one sequence of speech subunits to produce a vocabulary of list elements. Another recognition procedure compares the voice input of the whole word with the vocabulary of list elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Hennecke, Walter Koch, Gerhard Nüβle, Richard Reng
  • Publication number: 20080091426
    Abstract: A system improves speech recognition includes an interface linked to a speech recognition engine. A post-recognition processor coupled to the interface compares recognized speech data generated by the speech recognition engine to contextual information retained in a memory, generates a modified recognized speech data, and transmits the modified recognized speech data to a parsing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Rod Rempel, Phillip A. Hetherington, Marcus Hennecke, Daniel Willett
  • Publication number: 20070198268
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for controlling a speech dialog system, wherein an acoustic output signal is provided in response to an acoustic input signal, comprising the steps of receiving a further acoustic input signal, processing the further acoustic input signal by a voice activity detector, processing the further acoustic input signal or an output signal corresponding to the further acoustic input signal provided by the voice activity detector by a speech recognition unit to detect speech, if voice activity was detected by the voice activity detector, modifying the acoustic output signal if speech was detected by the speech recognition unit during the output of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Publication number: 20070198273
    Abstract: A voice-controlled data system may include a data storage unit including media files having associated file identification data, and a vocabulary generating unit generating phonetic data corresponding to the file identification data, the phonetic data being supplied to a speech recognition unit as a recognition vocabulary, where one of the media files may be selected according to a recognized speech control command on the basis of the generated phonetic data, where the file identification data include a language identification part for identifying the language of the file identification data, and where the vocabulary generating unit generates the phonetic data for the file identification data of a media file based on its language identification part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Publication number: 20070136060
    Abstract: A system recognizes speech using lexical lists. The lexical list may have entries that correspond to words or commands. The system includes an interface for receiving voiced speech and a recognition unit that generates string hypotheses based on the voiced speech. The recognition unit assigns a score to each of the string hypotheses. One of the string hypotheses is compared with an entry in the lexical list by a comparison unit. An assignment unit may then assign one of the string hypotheses to an entry in the lexical list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Marcus Hennecke, Volker Schless
  • Publication number: 20060206331
    Abstract: A speech recognition system is provided for selecting, via a speech input, an item from a list of items, includes at least using at least two different languages for recognizing at least two strings of subword units for the speech input. The speech recognition system including a subword comparing module for comparing the recognized strings of subword units with subword unit transcriptions of the list items and for generating a candidate list of the best matching items based on the comparison results; and a second speech recognition module for recognizing and selecting an item from the candidate list that best matches the speech input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Marcus Hennecke, Thomas Krippgans
  • Publication number: 20060206327
    Abstract: A voice-controlled data system is providing that has a storage medium for storing media files, the media files having associated file identification data for allowing the identification of the media files, the file identification data including phonetic data having phonetic information corresponding to the file identification data. The phonetic data is supplied to a speech recognition unit that compares the phonetic data to a speech command input into the speech recognition unit. The data system further includes a file selecting unit that selects one of the media files based on the comparison result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Marcus Hennecke, Gerhard Nussle
  • Publication number: 20050144255
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for providing information from a server via a mobile communication device. One implementation of a method includes the acts of automatically determining a preferred language of the mobile communication device by the server, and providing information in a preferred language for the mobile communication device by the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Publication number: 20050124322
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for receiving information via a mobile communication device including receiving a dialog script by the mobile communication device for performing a dialog between the mobile communication device and a user. The system runs the dialog script on the mobile communication device to perform a dialog between the mobile communication device and the user. The system also may include a server to provide a dialog script to the mobile communication device, for performing a dialog between the mobile communication device and a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventor: Marcus Hennecke
  • Publication number: 20040034527
    Abstract: A speech recognition system for processing voice inputs from a user to select a list element from a list or group of list elements. Recognition procedures are carried out on the voice input of the user. One recognition procedure separates the voice input of a whole word into at least one sequence of speech subunits to produce a vocabulary of list elements. Another recognition procedure compares the voice input of the whole word with the vocabulary of list elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Marcus Hennecke, Walter Koch, Gerhard Nussle, Richard Reng