Patents by Inventor Robert E. Dewar

Robert E. Dewar 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).

  • Redictation of misrecognized words using a list of alternatives
    Patent number: 8473295
    Abstract: Upon selection of a displayed word, a list of alternatives for the selected word is displayed. Each alternative in the list has an associated symbol. A speech signal is then decoded to identify a list of possible words and the list of possible words is displayed with each possible word having an associated symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Mowatt, Robert E. Dewar, Robert L. Chambers, Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew, Oliver Scholz
  • Service Initiation Techniques
    Publication number: 20090248397
    Abstract: Service initiation techniques are described. In at least one implementation, a computing device receives a selection of text that is displayed in a user interface by an application. Selection is detected of one of a plurality of services that are displayed in the user interface. Responsive to the detection, the selection of text is provided to the selected service without further user intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Garcia, Jane T. Kim, Robert E. Dewar