Patents by Inventor Michael D. Bergman

Michael D. Bergman 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: 7962331
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the performance of a speech recognition system. In some embodiments a tuner module and/or a tester module are configured to cooperate with a speech recognition system. The tester and tuner modules can be configured to cooperate with each other. In one embodiment, the tuner module may include a module for playing back a selected portion of a digital data audio file, a module for creating and/or editing a transcript of the selected portion, and/or a module for displaying information associated with a decoding of the selected portion, the decoding generated by a speech recognition engine. In other embodiments, the tester module can include an editor for creating and/or modifying a grammar, a module for receiving a selected portion of a digital audio file and its corresponding transcript, and a scoring module for producing scoring statistics of the decoding based at least in part on the transcript.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Lumenvox, LLC
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, James F. Blake, II, Keith C. Herold, Michael D. Bergman, Kyle N. Danielson, Alexandra L. Auckland
  • Patent number: 7877261
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for embodiments of a speech recognition system call flow object model. The systems and methods organize and execute, for example, multiple question directed dialogs, overview dialogs, or natural language directed dialogs. In certain embodiments, the organizing and executing of the natural language directed dialogs uses primary and secondary concepts without requiring a structured response. The systems and methods enable the call flow designers to define particular call flows without requiring the designers to perform any programming or coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lumen Vox, LLC
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, Kyle N. Danielson, James F. Blake, II, Michael D. Bergman, Sidney Schipper
  • Publication number: 20090043576
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the performance of a speech recognition system. In some embodiments a tuner module and/or a tester module are configured to cooperate with a speech recognition system. The tester and tuner modules can be configured to cooperate with each other. In one embodiment, the tuner module may include a module for playing back a selected portion of a digital data audio file, a module for creating and/or editing a transcript of the selected portion, and/or a module for displaying information associated with a decoding of the selected portion, the decoding generated by a speech recognition engine. In other embodiments, the tester module can include an editor for creating and/or modifying a grammar, a module for receiving a selected portion of a digital audio file and its corresponding transcript, and a scoring module for producing scoring statistics of the decoding based at least in part on the transcript.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: LumenVox, LLC
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, James F. Blake, II, Keith C. Herold, Michael D. Bergman, Kyle N. Danielson, Alexandra L. Auckland
  • Patent number: 7440895
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving the performance of a speech recognition system. In some embodiments a tuner module and/or a tester module are configured to cooperate with a speech recognition system. The tester and tuner modules can be configured to cooperate with each other. In one embodiment, the tuner module may include a module for playing back a selected portion of a digital data audio file, a module for creating and/or editing a transcript of the selected portion, and/or a module for displaying information associated with a decoding of the selected portion, the decoding generated by a speech recognition engine. In other embodiments, the tester module can include an editor for creating and/or modifying a grammar, a module for receiving a selected portion of a digital audio file and its corresponding transcript, and a scoring module for producing scoring statistics of the decoding based at least in part on the transcript.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Lumenvox, LLC.
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, James F. Blake, II, Keith C. Herold, Michael D. Bergman, Kyle N. Danielson, Alexandra L. Auckland
  • Patent number: 7359860
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for embodiments of a speech recognition system call flow object model. The systems and methods organize and execute, for example, multiple question directed dialogs, overview dialogs, or natural language directed dialogs. In certain embodiments, the organizing and executing of the natural language directed dialogs uses primary and secondary concepts without requiring a structured response. The systems and methods enable the call flow designers to define particular call flows without requiring the designers to perform any programming or coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Lumen Vox, LLC
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, Kyle N. Danielson, James F. Blake, II, Michael D. Bergman, Sidney Schipper
  • Publication number: 20040111259
    Abstract: A system and method for a speech recognition system application program interface (API). The system and method additionally enable the application programmer to generate multiple grammars and voice channels, such that the audio data in any voice channel may be decoded utilizing any active grammar. The system and method enable the dynamic updating of grammars without reloading or rebooting the system. Additionally, the grammar can be implemented to include multiple grammars having multiple concepts. Still further, each concept can be implemented to include multiple phrases, and the system and method are configured to decode flexible phrase formats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Edward S. Miller, James F. Blake, Kyle N. Danielson, Michael D. Bergman, Keith C. Herold
  • Patent number: D255910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Inventor: Michael D. Bergman