Patents by Inventor Nigel D. Simpson

Nigel D. Simpson 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).

  • PRESENCE-ENHANCED CALENDARING
    Publication number: 20080244417
    Abstract: Presence-enhanced calendaring is provided. A user can enter scheduled-activity information related to the user in a manner consistent with conventional calendaring systems. In addition to receiving scheduled-activity information related to a user, the presence-enhanced calendaring systems receive sensor-generated information related to a current activity of the user. The presence-enhanced calendaring system integrates the sensor-generated information related to a current activity of the user with the scheduled-activity information related to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Nigel D. Simpson, Nicole Y. Mordecai
  • Method and system for voice control of software applications
    Patent number: 7421390
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a voice control application transmits data to a voice server about a first execution state of an application program resident in the memory of an electronic device having a first graphical display. The voice control application also transmits an audio waveform encoding of a voice command defining a second execution state of the application program. The voice server performs a speech recognition process upon the audio waveform encoding and transmits a reply to the electronic device for causing the second execution state of the application program. The voice control program, in response to the response, automatically causes the second execution state of the application program having a second graphical display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Nigel D. Simpson
  • Method and system for voice control of software applications
    Publication number: 20040054539
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a voice control application transmits data to a voice server about a first execution state of an application program resident in the memory of an electronic device having a first graphical display. The voice control application also transmits an audio waveform encoding of a voice command defining a second execution state of the application program. The voice server performs a speech recognition process upon the audio waveform encoding and transmits a reply to the electronic device for causing the second execution state of the application program. The voice control program, in response to the response, automatically causes the second execution state of the application program having a second graphical display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Nigel D. Simpson