Patents by Inventor Merrilee Freeburg Tomlinson

Merrilee Freeburg Tomlinson 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).

  • Graphical adjustment recommendations for vocalization
    Patent number: 11688106
    Abstract: Audio of a user speaking is gathered while spatial data of the face of the user is gathered. Positions of elements of the face of are identified, wherein relative positions of the elements cause a plurality of qualities of the user voice. A subset of positions of the elements are identified to have caused a detected first quality of the user voice during the period of time. Alternate positions of the one or more elements are identified that are determined to cause the user voice to have a second quality rather than the first quality. A graphical representation of the face that depicts one or more adjustments from the subset of the positions to the alternate positions is provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Christian Compton, Merrilee Freeburg Tomlinson, Christina Lynn Wetli, Jeremy R. Fox
  • GRAPHICAL ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VOCALIZATION
    Publication number: 20220309716
    Abstract: Audio of a user speaking is gathered while spatial data of the face of the user is gathered. Positions of elements of the face of are identified, wherein relative positions of the elements cause a plurality of qualities of the user voice. A subset of positions of the elements are identified to have caused a detected first quality of the user voice during the period of time. Alternate positions of the one or more elements are identified that are determined to cause the user voice to have a second quality rather than the first quality. A graphical representation of the face that depicts one or more adjustments from the subset of the positions to the alternate positions is provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Trudy L. Hewitt, Christian Compton, Merrilee Freeburg Tomlinson, Christina Lynn Wetli, Jeremy R. Fox