Patents by Inventor Rod Rempel

Rod Rempel 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).

  • Adaptive noise modeling speech recognition system
    Patent number: 8468019
    Abstract: An adaptive noise modeling speech recognition system improves speech recognition by modifying an activation of the system's grammar rules or models based on detected noise characteristics. An adaptive noise modeling speech recognition system includes a sensor that receives acoustic data having a speech component and a noise component. A processor analyzes the acoustic data and generates a noise indicator that identifies a characteristic of the noise component. An integrating decision logic processes the noise indicator and generates a noise model activation data structure that includes data that may be used by a speech recognition engine to adjust the activation of associated grammar rules or models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: QNX Software Systems Limited
    Inventor: Rod Rempel
  • ADAPTIVE NOISE MODELING SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090198492
    Abstract: An adaptive noise modeling speech recognition system improves speech recognition by modifying an activation of the system's grammar rules or models based on detected noise characteristics. An adaptive noise modeling speech recognition system includes a sensor that receives acoustic data having a speech component and a noise component. A processor analyzes the acoustic data and generates a noise indicator that identifies a characteristic of the noise component. An integrating decision logic processes the noise indicator and generates a noise model activation data structure that includes data that may be used by a speech recognition engine to adjust the activation of associated grammar rules or models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Rod Rempel
  • ADAPTIVE CONTEXT FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080091426
    Abstract: A system improves speech recognition includes an interface linked to a speech recognition engine. A post-recognition processor coupled to the interface compares recognized speech data generated by the speech recognition engine to contextual information retained in a memory, generates a modified recognized speech data, and transmits the modified recognized speech data to a parsing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Rod Rempel, Phillip A. Hetherington, Marcus Hennecke, Daniel Willett
  • Acoustic signal enhancement system
    Patent number: 7058190
    Abstract: System and method for automatically measuring and monitoring the quality of acoustic data is disclosed. The system also provides suggestions for corrective actions to the system or user. The method monitors the quality of data and provides feedback to the system or user for corrective actions. The quality of data includes a combination of either a signal clipping detector, a microphone ON/OFF detector, an air puff detector, and a low signal-to-noise ratio detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems-Wavemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Zakarauskas, Richard Sones, Rod Rempel, Frank Linseisen