Patents by Inventor Michael Rodenbücher

Michael Rodenbücher 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).

  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REAL-TIME CONVERSATION AND REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20240205328
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a real-time communication between at least two participants on a real-time conversation and collaboration platform by means of a digital assistant unit, wherein clients are connected to a conferencing application via a communications network establishing the communication, the method comprising the steps of identifying, from the at least two participants, a first participant as an active speaker in the conversation by using audio signals received from the first participant via a microphone, activating the digital assistant unit for the first participant, if a predetermined event is detected, wherein the audio signals received from the first participant are analyzed so as to identify voice commands therefrom, wherein an Automatic Speech Recognition engine performs a voice recognition procedure for identifying and transcribing the identified voice commands, and wherein the transcribed voice commands are analyzed and executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: RINGCENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: Karl KLAGHOFER, Wolfgang SCHIFFER, Michael Rodenbücher
  • Method for controlling a real-time conversation and real-time communication and collaboration platform
    Patent number: 11924370
    Abstract: A method for controlling a real-time communication between at least two participants can include identifying, from the at least two participants a first participant as an active speaker in the conversation by using audio signals received from the first participant via a microphone, and activating the digital assistant unit for the first participant. A voice recognition procedure for identifying and transcribing identified voice commands can be used so the transcribed voice commands are analyzed and executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: RINGCENTRAL, INC.
    Inventors: Karl Klaghofer, Wolfgang Schiffer, Michael Rodenbücher
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REAL-TIME CONVERSATION AND REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20210400135
    Abstract: A method for controlling a real-time communication between at least two participants can include identifying, from the at least two participants a first participant as an active speaker in the conversation by using audio signals received from the first participant via a microphone, and activating the digital assistant unit for the first participant. A voice recognition procedure for identifying and transcribing identified voice commands can be used so the transcribed voice commands are analyzed and executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Karl Klaghofer, Wolfgang Schiffer, Michael Rodenbücher