Patents by Inventor Robert Vila

Robert Vila 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 recognition interactive system with a confirmation capability
    Patent number: 7747446
    Abstract: A system and method for voice recognition interaction is provided. The system can have a processor for receiving a voice signal and determining a command based on the voice signal. The system can also have a confirmation interface operably connected to the processor, where the confirmation interface is capable of receiving a confirmation signal from a user and providing the confirmation signal to the processor. The system can have a user identifying device for determining an identity of the user. The processor can determine a confirmation criteria based at least in part on the identity of the user or a type of the command. The satisfaction of the confirmation criteria can be applied to allow or prevent performance of the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Oscar J. Blass, Musaed A. Almutawa, Paritosh D. Patel, Robert Vila
  • VOICE RECOGNITION INTERACTIVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080140400
    Abstract: A system and method for voice recognition interaction is provided. The system can have a processor for receiving a voice signal and determining a command based on the voice signal. The system can also have a confirmation interface operably connected to the processor, where the confirmation interface is capable of receiving a confirmation signal from a user and providing the confirmation signal to the processor. The system can have a user identifying device for determining an identity of the user. The processor can determine a confirmation criteria based at least in part on the identity of the user or a type of the command. The satisfaction of the confirmation criteria can be applied to allow or prevent performance of the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: OSCAR J. BLASS, Musaed A. Almutawa, Paritosh D. Patel, Robert Vila