Patents by Inventor R. John Burns

R. John Burns 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).

  • Email application with user voice interface
    Patent number: 8055713
    Abstract: In at least some embodiments, a system may comprise a user voice interface, a processor coupled to the user voice interface, wherein the processor interprets words spoken by a user, and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores an email application, wherein the email application summarizes email messages and navigates a plurality of email messages according to the words spoken by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Steven J. Simske, R. John Burns, Xiaofan Lin, Sherif Yacoub
  • Automated speech recognition
    Publication number: 20050177371
    Abstract: A system comprises a first speech recognition engine, a second speech recognition engine, and evaluation logic coupled to the first and second speech recognition engines. The evaluation logic evaluates the first and second speech recognition engines based on evaluation voice signals from a user and, based on the evaluation, selects one of said speech recognition engines to process additional speech signals from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Sherif Yacoub, Steven Simske, Xiaofan Lin, R. John Burns