Patents by Inventor Peter M. Ridge

Peter M. Ridge 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).

  • Intelligent assistant for use with a local computer and with the internet
    Patent number: 6735632
    Abstract: The present invention is an intelligent assistant for use with a local computer and with the Internet. The invention's intelligent assistant process includes various menus and training options for training the intelligent assistant to respond to various text, voice, and mouse gesture commands. In its preferred embodiment, the invention's intelligent assistant is represented by an animated character. The character can communicate back to the user through text, voice, and its own animated gestures. The invention's intelligent assistant automatically and constantly communicates with Internet sites of interest to a user and collects information of interest from those Internet sites. The collected information and updates to the collected information, including information that may not be displayed by a browser, are then communicated to the user in a variety of ways, including changing the behavior and the knowledge base of the intelligent assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Associative Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jozsef Kiraly, Peter M. Ridge, Zoltan Holvath
  • Method of displaying information to a user in multiple windows
    Patent number: 6564186
    Abstract: A method of providing language assistance to a computer user with dyslexia, reading disabilities or visual impairment by presenting text-based information via multiple channels is provided. This technique effectively provides multiple channels of information to a user. Moreover, this method is useful for displaying text-based information to users having disabilities such as dyslexia, or for increasing the entertainment value of viewing a text document. This technique may be used for assisting users in editing documents and in retrieving information from the World Wide Web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Mindmaker, Inc.
    Inventors: Jozsef Kiraly, Peter M. Ridge
  • Method of and apparatus for multi-modal information presentation to computer users with dyslexia, reading disabilities or visual impairment
    Patent number: 6324511
    Abstract: A method of providing language assistance to a computer user with dyslexia, reading disabilities or visual impairment by presenting text-based information via multiple media channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Mindmaker, Inc.
    Inventors: Jozsef Kiraly, Peter M. Ridge
  • Intelligent assistant for use with a local computer and with the internet
    Patent number: 6088731
    Abstract: The present invention is an intelligent assistant for use with a local computer and with the Internet. The invention's intelligent assistant process includes various menus and training options for training the intelligent assistant to respond to various text, voice, and mouse gesture commands. In its preferred embodiment, the invention's intelligent assistant is represented by an animated character. The character can communicate back to the user through text, voice, and its own animated gestures. The invention's intelligent assistant automatically and constantly communicates with Internet sites of interest to a user and collects information of interest from those Internet sites. The collected information and updates to the collected information, including information that may not be displayed by a browser, are then communicated to the user in a variety of ways, including changing the behavior and the knowledge base of the intelligent assistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Associative Computing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jozsef Kiraly, Peter M. Ridge, Zoltan Holvath