Patents by Inventor Paul Kyong Hvan Kim

Paul Kyong Hvan Kim 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).

  • Method and system for providing audio playback of a multi-source document
    Patent number: 6446041
    Abstract: A multi-source input and playback utility that accepts inputs from various sources, transcribes the inputs as text, and plays aloud user-selected portions of the text is disclosed. The user may select a portion of the text and request audio playback thereof. The utility examines each transcribed word in the selected text. If stored audio data is associated with a given word, that audio data is retrieved and played. If no audio data is associated, then a textto-speech entry or series of entries is retrieved and played instead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Reynar, Erik Rucker, Paul Kyong Hvan Kim