Patents by Inventor Paul Albrecht

Paul Albrecht 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).

  • Systems and methods for displaying scanned images with overlaid text
    Patent number: 8588528
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a scanned image in which a portion of the image is overlaid with OCR generated text corresponding to the text of the original scanned document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chapman, Paul Albrecht
  • COOPERATIVE PROCESSING WITH MOBILE MONITORING DEVICE AND COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130300575
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a mobile device which may include circuitry to receive ECG data, circuitry to identify a notable finding in the ECG data and circuitry to send the ECG data corresponding to the notable finding to a computing system. The mobile device may also include circuitry to receive from the computing system a pattern based on analysis of the ECG data sent from the computing system using additional computing resources of the computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Lucy Gibson
  • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION
    Publication number: 20130303926
    Abstract: A method of detecting atrial fibrillation (AFib) includes receiving electrical signals representative of a beating heart and measuring atrial activity over a time window of three or more beats. The method may also include measuring beat interval variation over the time window and combining the measures of atrial activity and beat interval variation to produce an indication of an atrial fibrillation condition in the electrical signal. The method may further include producing the indication with a processing system. Measuring atrial activity may include measuring P waves, and measuring P waves may include analyzing a standard deviation of a PR interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Lucy Gibson, Paul Albrecht, Paul Grimshaw
  • Garment accessory with electrocardiogram sensors
    Patent number: 8560044
    Abstract: A garment accessory includes a member having first and second ends, with the length of the member between the first and second ends being less than the circumference of a subject that the member is configured for and a pair of fastener mechanisms disposed in proximity to the first and second ends of the member, the fastener mechanisms configured to attach the member to an article of clothing worn by a subject. The garment accessory also includes at least a pair of sensors supported by the member with the sensors being at least one of ECG sensors, motion sensors, body temperature sensors and impedance plethysmography sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Lucy Gibson, Amara Angelica, Aaron Kleiner
  • Training A User On An Accessibility Device
    Publication number: 20130266206
    Abstract: A user of an accessibility device is taught to properly use the device with a test image such that the accessibility device captures the entirety of or a large portion of a test image. In training the user, the device processes test image's information located within the device's field of view. Based on this processed information, the device indicates to the user if the device should be re-positioned such that a larger portion of the test image comes within the device's field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Paul Albrecht, Rafael Maya Zetune, Lucy Gibson, Raymond C. Kurzweil, Srivathsan Krishnamachari
  • AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DOCUMENT NARRATION WITH USER-SELECTED PLAYBACK
    Publication number: 20130262108
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman, Lucy Gibson
  • Reducing processing latency in optical character recognition for portable reading machine
    Patent number: 8531494
    Abstract: A portable reading device includes a computing device and a computer readable medium storing a computer program product to receive an image and select a section of the image to process. The product processes the section of the image with a first process and when the first process is finished processing the section of the image, process a result of the first process with a second process. While the second process is processing, repeats the first process on another section of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Lucy Gibson
  • Harness with sensors
    Patent number: 8527028
    Abstract: A garment for ambulatory, physiological monitoring of a patient includes a belt, having first and second end portion with closures at the end portions to wrap around a user's chest, a strap having a first end coupled to a portion of the belt with the strap having a second end, a pair of shoulder strap portions each shoulder strap portion having a first end coupled together at the second end of the strap and a second end, and a back portion that joins the second ends of the pair of shoulder strap portions, with at least one of the belt, strap portions and back portion having an accommodation for carrying a sensor. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Brandon Craft, Lucy Gibson, Mark Lutwyche, Vishal Dua, Aaron Kleiner, Michelle Daniels
  • Systems and methods for multiple language document narration
    Patent number: 8498866
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different languages where the portions of the text narrated using the different voices associated with different languages are selected by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman
  • Systems and methods for selection and use of multiple characters for document narration
    Patent number: 8498867
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices. Further disclosed are techniques and systems for generating an audible output in which different portions of a text are narrated using voice models associated with different characters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman
  • Cooperative processing with mobile monitoring device and computer system
    Patent number: 8483807
    Abstract: An arrangement includes a mobile device executing a process to detect an episode in electrical signals representative of a beating heart. The mobile device determines that the detected episode is a notable finding and sends data corresponding to the notable finding to a second system. The second system analyzes the data corresponding to the notable finding using one or more additional computing resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Lucy Gibson
  • Atrial fibrillation detection
    Patent number: 8428705
    Abstract: Atrial fibrillation is detected in an electrical signal representative of a beating heart by measuring atrial activity over a time window of three or more beats, measuring beat interval variation over the time window and combining the measures of atrial activity and beat interval variation to produce an indication of an atrial fibrillation condition in the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Medicomp, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Lucy Gibson, Paul Albrecht, Paul Grimshaw
  • Audio synchronization for document narration with user-selected playback
    Patent number: 8392186
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text. In some aspects, the techniques and systems described herein include generating a timing file that includes elapsed time information for expected portions of text that provides an elapsed time period from a reference time in an audio recording to each portion of text in recognized portions of text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman, Lucy Gibson
  • Systems and methods for multiple voice document narration
    Patent number: 8370151
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices where the portions of the text narrated using the different voices are selected by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman
  • Voice models for document narration
    Patent number: 8364488
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices. Further disclosed are techniques and systems for modifying a voice model associated with a selected character based on data received from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman
  • Character models for document narration
    Patent number: 8359202
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices where the portions of the text narrated using the different voices are selected by a user. Also disclosed are techniques and systems for associating characters with portions of a sequence of words selected by a user. Different characters having different voice models can be associated with different portions of a sequence of words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman
  • Use of Patterns in Processing on Mobile Monitoring Device and Computer System
    Publication number: 20130012827
    Abstract: A system include circuitry to receive information from a mobile device including ECG data representative of a beating heart, circuitry to analyze the ECG data using at least one pattern to detect a notable finding in the ECG data and circuitry to determine at least one pattern to send to the mobile device, based on the analysis of the ECG data. The system sends the at least one determined pattern to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Lucy Gibson
  • Systems and methods for processing indicia for document narration
    Patent number: 8352269
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices. Further disclosed are techniques and systems for processing indicia in a document to determine a portion of words and associating a particular a voice model with the portion of words based on the indicia. During a readback process, an audible output corresponding to the words in the portion of words is generated using the voice model associated with the portion of words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman
  • Systems and methods document narration
    Patent number: 8346557
    Abstract: Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices. In some aspects, systems and methods described herein can include receiving a user-based selection of a first portion of words in a document where the document has a pre-associated first voice model and overwriting the association of the first voice model, by the one or more computers, with a second voice model for the first portion of words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Peter Chapman
  • Tilt adjustment for optical character recognition in portable reading machine
    Patent number: 8320708
    Abstract: A reading machine that operates in various modes includes image correction processing is described. The reading device pre-processes an image prior to optical character recognition processing by detect distortion in an image of a page by measuring an extent to which page boundaries in the image deviate from a simple rectangular shape and correcting for the optical distortion by transforming the image to restore the page to a rectangular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond C. Kurzweil, Paul Albrecht, Lucy Gibson, Lev Lvovsky