Patents by Inventor Paddy Barrett

Paddy Barrett 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).

  • Written language learning using an enhanced input method editor (IME)
    Patent number: 9384191
    Abstract: A computer processor operating an input method editor (IME) receives an input of a phonetic word. The processor identifies one or more word characters corresponding to the phonetic word, wherein each of the one or more word characters represents one or more words of a first language. The processor translates each of the one or more word characters that correspond to the phonetic word into a second language, and the processor displays each of the one or more word characters of the first language and a translation into the second language of each of the one or more word characters of the first language.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paddy Barrett, Andrew Penrose, Jing Zhang
  • WRITTEN LANGUAGE LEARNING USING AN ENHANCED INPUT METHOD EDITOR (IME)
    Publication number: 20150088486
    Abstract: A computer processor operating an input method editor (IME) receives an input of a phonetic word. The processor identifies one or more word characters corresponding to the phonetic word, wherein each of the one or more word characters represents one or more words of a first language. The processor translates each of the one or more word characters that correspond to the phonetic word into a second language, and the processor displays each of the one or more word characters of the first language and a translation into the second language of each of the one or more word characters of the first language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Paddy Barrett, Andrew Penrose, Jing Zhang