Patents by Inventor Philippe Christian de Cuetos

Philippe Christian de Cuetos 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 apparatus for audio-visual speech detection and recognition
    Patent number: 6816836
    Abstract: Techniques for providing speech recognition comprise the steps of processing a video signal associated with an arbitrary content video source, processing an audio signal associated with the video signal, and recognizing at least a portion of the processed audio signal, using at least a portion of the processed video signal, to generate an output signal representative of the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sankar Basu, Philippe Christian de Cuetos, Stephane Herman Maes, Chalapathy Venkata Neti, Andrew William Senior
  • Methods and apparatus for audio-visual speech detection and recognition
    Patent number: 6594629
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the invention, methods and apparatus for providing speech recognition comprise the steps of processing a video signal associated with an arbitrary content video source, processing an audio signal associated with the video signal, and decoding the processed audio signal in conjunction with the processed video signal to generate a decoded output signal representative of the audio signal. In a second aspect 6f the invention, methods and apparatus for providing speech detection in accordance with a speech recognition system comprise the steps of processing a video signal associated with a video source to detect whether one or more features associated with the video signal are representative of speech, and processing an audio signal associated with the video signal in accordance with the speech recognition system to generate a decoded output signal representative of the audio signal when the one or more features associated with the video signal are representative of speech.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sankar Basu, Philippe Christian de Cuetos, Stephane Herman Maes, Chalapathy Venkata Neti, Andrew William Senior
  • Method and apparatus for audio-visual speech detection and recognition
    Publication number: 20030018475
    Abstract: Techniques for providing speech recognition comprise the steps of processing a video signal associated with an arbitrary content video source, processing an audio signal associated with the video signal, and recognizing at least a portion of the processed audio signal, using at least a portion of the processed video signal, to generate an output signal representative of the audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sankar Basu, Philippe Christian de Cuetos, Stephane Herman Maes, Chalapathy Venkata Neti, Andrew William Senior