Patents by Inventor Morgan Springer

Morgan Springer 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).

  • Out-of-band voice communication with interactive voice response services during gameplay
    Patent number: 8177643
    Abstract: While executing a game program, a game console determines that a user wishes to issue a voice command through a headset or other audio input/output device connected to the console. The game console switches the communication channel for the audio input/output device from the game program to a voice recognition engine without interrupting the execution of the game program on the console. The voice command is then forwarded from the audio input/output device to the voice recognition engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yuzo Watanabe, Morgan Springer
  • OUT-OF-BAND VOICE COMMUNICATION WITH INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SERVICES DURING GAMEPLAY
    Publication number: 20100144439
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for providing out-of-band communication with interactive voice response services during gameplay. While executing a game program, a game console determines that a user wishes to issue a voice command through a headset or other audio input/output device connected to the console. The game console switches the communication channel for the audio input/output device from the game program to a voice recognition engine without interrupting the execution of the game program on the console. The voice command is then forwarded from the audio input/output device to the voice recognition engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yuzo Watanabe, Morgan Springer