Patents by Inventor Michael Vanhilst

Michael Vanhilst 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).

  • Meaning token dictionary for automatic speech recognition
    Patent number: 6963832
    Abstract: Systems and methods of automatic speech recognition are described. In one aspect, an automatic speech recognition system includes a speech recognition dictionary and a speech recognizer. The speech recognition dictionary includes a plurality of meaning tokens each associated with one or more pronunciations of one or more vocabulary words and signifying a single meaning. The speech recognizer is configured to convert spoken input into a sequence of meaning tokens contained in the speech recognition dictionary and corresponding to a sequence of vocabulary words most likely to have been spoken by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Michael Vanhilst
  • Meaning token dictionary for automatic speech recognition
    Publication number: 20030069730
    Abstract: Systems and methods of automatic speech recognition are described. In one aspect, an automatic speech recognition system includes a speech recognition dictionary and a speech recognizer. The speech recognition dictionary includes a plurality of meaning tokens each associated with one or more pronunciations of one or more vocabulary words and signifying a single meaning. The speech recognizer is configured to convert spoken input into a sequence of meaning tokens contained in the speech recognition dictionary and corresponding to a sequence of vocabulary words most likely to have been spoken by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Michael Vanhilst