Patents by Inventor Mark Anikst

Mark Anikst 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).

  • Computer-based grapheme-to-speech conversion using a pointing device
    Patent number: 8930192
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for a computer based grapheme-to-speech conversion using a pointing device. In one aspect the method of grapheme-to-speech conversion comprises the steps of presenting a plurality of grapheme-labeled regions and touchscreen, receiving an indication that at least one grapheme-labeled region has been touched by a pointing device, producing a phoneme corresponding to the grapheme via an audio speaker, and setting an audible duration of the phoneme corresponding to the amount of time the grapheme has been touched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Colvard Learning Systems, LLC
    Inventors: William S. Meisel, Mark Anikst