Patents by Inventor Robert Anthony Fraser

Robert Anthony Fraser 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).

  • Voice activated device
    Publication number: 20050128311
    Abstract: An image capture device is described having a remote photograph mode in which images can be captured without physical contact with the device. The device activated by the user speaking a keyword. The image capturing device is arranged so that after being initialised in the remote capture mode of operation, it enters a standby state for a period of time in which it is unresponsive to utterances and, after a period of time sets itself into a listening state in which it can capture images in response to detecting spoken keywords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicants: Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd., Canon Europa N.V.
    Inventors: David Rees, Robert Anthony Fraser, Takashi Saito