Patents by Inventor Philip Albert Loats

Philip Albert Loats 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).

  • Data processing system and method for switching between programs having a same title using a voice command
    Patent number: 5897618
    Abstract: A voice command interface is implemented in a data processing system whereby a user may select any application which is currently running on the data processing system without having to manually modify a list of programs which may be accessed by a voice command and without having to request the program by its full name. To allow a user to access a program which is currently running on the data processing system, control within the data processing system ensures that a name of the program or application which is opened by an external user is added to a window list automatically. Similarly, a program which is no longer enabled by a user and running on the data processing system will be automatically removed from the window list. Additionally, the data processing system and methodology implemented therein allow an external user to speak merely a portion of a title of an application to access the application using a voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Albert Loats, Xiaotong Wang
  • Data processing system and method for dynamically accessing an application using a voice command
    Patent number: 5893063
    Abstract: A voice command interface is implemented in a data processing system whereby a user may select any application which is currently running on the data processing system without having to manually modify a list of programs which may be accessed by a voice command and without having to request the program by its full name. To allow a user to access a program which is currently running on the data processing system, control within the data processing system ensures that a name of the program or application which is opened by an external user is added to a window list automatically. Similarly, a program which is no longer enabled by a user and running on the data processing system will be automatically removed from the window list. Additionally, the data processing system and methodology implemented therein allow an external user to speak merely a portion of a title of an application to access the application using a voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Albert Loats, William Joseph Tracey, II, Xiaotong Wang