Patents by Inventor Mirko Herforth

Mirko Herforth 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).

  • Generating text messages using speech recognition in a vehicle navigation system
    Patent number: 9476718
    Abstract: A vehicle navigation system may send and receive communications, such as text messages. Speech recognition may generate a text message without affecting a driver's control of the vehicle. A user may audibly control the navigation system and generate a text message through a speech recognition element. A microphone may record a user's voice, which is then transformed into a text message for transmission. The message may be recorded sentence-by-sentence, word-by-word, or letter-by-letter. The recorded text message may be visually or audibly presented to the user before transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Mirko Herforth
  • TRANSMISSION OF TEXT MESSAGES BY NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080133230
    Abstract: A vehicle navigation system may send and receive communications, such as text messages. Speech recognition may generate a text message without affecting a driver's control of the vehicle. A user may audibly control the navigation system and generate a text message through a speech recognition element. A microphone may record a user's voice, which is then transformed into a text message for transmission. The message may be recorded sentence-by-sentence, word-by-word, or letter-by-letter. The recorded text message may be visually or audibly presented to the user before transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Mirko Herforth