Patents by Inventor Roger S. Zimmerman
Roger S. Zimmerman 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).
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Publication number: 20230281382Abstract: A computer program product, for automatically editing a medical record transcription, resides on a computer-readable medium and includes computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to obtain a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient, analyze the first medical transcription for presence of a first trigger phrase associated with a first standard text block, determine that the first trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the first trigger phrase, and insert the first standard text block into the first medical transcription.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: DeliverHealth Solutions LLCInventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Paul Egerman, Robert G. Titemore, George Zavaliagkos
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Patent number: 11735186Abstract: A computer system configured to generate captions is provided. The computer system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to access a first buffer configured to store text generated by an automated speech recognition (ASR) process; access a second buffer configured to store text generated by a captioning client process; identify either the first buffer or the second buffer as a source buffer of caption text; generate caption text from the source buffer; and communicate the caption text to a target process.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher S. Antunes, Stephanie A. Laing, John W. Slocum, Nicholas R. Moutis, Theresa M. Kettelberger
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Patent number: 11704434Abstract: A computer program product for use with dictated medical patient information resides on a computer-readable medium and comprises computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to analyze the dictated information, identify likely confidential information in the dictated medical patient information, and treat the likely confidential information disparately from likely non-confidential information in the dictated medical patient information.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: DeliverHealth Solutions LLCInventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Paul Egerman, Benjamin Chigier
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Patent number: 11657341Abstract: A system for transcription is controlled and optimized by computer software which implements a competitive market for jobs is presented. Jobs are characterized by type, deadline, domain, difficulty, pay rate, customer and other factors. Editors are given credentials to perform jobs based on a complex of editor and job characteristics, and all editors qualified for a given job may then perform actions to preview and to claim the job. Job characteristics are adjusted dynamically to ensure that they are completed accurately and according to schedule.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Christopher S. Antunes, Roger S. Zimmerman, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher E. Johnson, Joshua Miller, Anatole Khesin
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Publication number: 20230077037Abstract: A computer system configured to generate captions is provided. The computer system includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to access a first buffer configured to store text generated by an automated speech recognition (ASR) process; access a second buffer configured to store text generated by a captioning client process; identify either the first buffer or the second buffer as a source buffer of caption text; generate caption text from the source buffer; and communicate the caption text to a target process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher S. Antunes, Stephanie A. Laing, John W. Slocum, Nicholas R. Moutis, Theresa M. Kettelberger
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Patent number: 11586808Abstract: A computer program product, for automatically editing a medical record transcription, resides on a computer-readable medium and includes computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to obtain a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient, analyze the first medical transcription for presence of a first trigger phrase associated with a first standard text block, determine that the first trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the first trigger phrase, and insert the first standard text block into the first medical transcription.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: DeliverHealth Solutions LLCInventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Paul Egerman, Robert G. Titemore, George Zavaliagkos
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Patent number: 11238899Abstract: A computer system configured to generate an audio description of a media file is provided. The system includes a display, a memory, and a processor coupled to the display and the memory. The memory stores a media file, including video data that is accessible via a time index and audio data synchronized with the video data by the time index and a transcript of the audio data, including transcription data synchronized with the video data via the time index. The processor is configured to render, via the display, images from portions of the video data; render text from portions of the transcription data in synchrony with the images; receive input identifying a point within the time index; receive input specifying audio description data to associate with the point; store, in the memory, the audio description data; and store an association between the audio description data and the point.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: 3Play Media Inc.Inventors: Joshua Miller, Christopher S. Antunes, Lily Megan Berthold-Bond, Andrew H. Schwartz, Kelly J. Savietta, Lanya Lee Butler, Sharon Lee Tomasulo, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher E. Johnson, Roger S. Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20220027502Abstract: A computer program product for use with dictated medical patient information resides on a computer-readable medium and comprises computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to analyze the dictated information, identify likely confidential information in the dictated medical patient information, and treat the likely confidential information disparately from likely non-confidential information in the dictated medical patient information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: DeliverHealth Solutions LLCInventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Paul Egerman, Benjamin Chigier
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Patent number: 10943025Abstract: A computer program product for use with dictated medical patient information resides on a computer-readable medium and comprises computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to analyze the dictated information, identify likely confidential information in the dictated medical patient information, and treat the likely confidential information disparately from likely non-confidential information in the dictated medical patient information.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Paul Egerman, Benjamin Chigier
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Publication number: 20200380989Abstract: A system for transcription is controlled and optimized by computer software which implements a competitive market for jobs is presented. Jobs are characterized by type, deadline, domain, difficulty, pay rate, customer and other factors. Editors are given credentials to perform jobs based on a complex of editor and job characteristics, and all editors qualified for a given job may then perform actions to preview and to claim the job. Job characteristics are adjusted dynamically to ensure that they are completed accurately and according to schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Christopher S. Antunes, Roger S. Zimmerman, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher E. Johnson, Joshua Miller, Anatole Khesin
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Patent number: 10748532Abstract: A system for transcription is controlled and optimized by computer software which implements a competitive market for jobs is presented. Jobs are characterized by type, deadline, domain, difficulty, pay rate, customer and other factors. Editors are given credentials to perform jobs based on a complex of editor and job characteristics, and all editors qualified for a given job may then perform actions to preview and to claim the job. Job characteristics are adjusted dynamically to ensure that they are completed accurately and according to schedule.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Christopher S. Antunes, Roger S. Zimmerman, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher E. Johnson, Joshua Miller, Anatole Khesin
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Publication number: 20200125795Abstract: A computer program product, for automatically editing a medical record transcription, resides on a computer-readable medium and includes computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to obtain a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient, analyze the first medical transcription for presence of a first trigger phrase associated with a first standard text block, determine that the first trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the first trigger phrase, and insert the first standard text block into the first medical transcription.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Paul Egerman, Robert G. Titemore, George Zavaliagkos
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Patent number: 10580457Abstract: A computer system configured to generate an audio description of a media file is provided. The system includes a display, a memory, and a processor coupled to the display and the memory. The memory stores a media file, including video data that is accessible via a time index and audio data synchronized with the video data by the time index and a transcript of the audio data, including transcription data synchronized with the video data via the time index. The processor is configured to render, via the display, images from portions of the video data; render text from portions of the transcription data in synchrony with the images; receive input identifying a point within the time index; receive input specifying audio description data to associate with the point; store, in the memory, the audio description data; and store an association between the audio description data and the point.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Miller, Christopher S. Antunes, Lily Megan Berthold-Bond, Andrew H. Schwartz, Kelly J. Savietta, Lanya Lee Butler, Sharon Lee Tomasulo, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher E. Johnson, Roger S. Zimmerman
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Patent number: 10423721Abstract: A computer program product, for automatically editing a medical record transcription, resides on a computer-readable medium and includes computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to obtain a first medical transcription of a dictation, the dictation being from medical personnel and concerning a patient, analyze the first medical transcription for presence of a first trigger phrase associated with a first standard text block, determine that the first trigger phrase is present in the first medical transcription if an actual phrase in the first medical transcription corresponds with the first trigger phrase, and insert the first standard text block into the first medical transcription.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.Inventors: Roger S. Zimmerman, Paul Egerman, Robert G. Titemore, George Zavaliagkos
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Publication number: 20180358052Abstract: A computer system configured to generate an audio description of a media file is provided. The system includes a display, a memory, and a processor coupled to the display and the memory. The memory stores a media file, including video data that is accessible via a time index and audio data synchronized with the video data by the time index and a transcript of the audio data, including transcription data synchronized with the video data via the time index. The processor is configured to render, via the display, images from portions of the video data; render text from portions of the transcription data in synchrony with the images; receive input identifying a point within the time index; receive input specifying audio description data to associate with the point; store, in the memory, the audio description data; and store an association between the audio description data and the point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Miller, Christopher S. Antunes, Lily Megan Berthold-Bond, Andrew H. Schwartz, Kelly J. Savietta, Lanya Lee Butler, Sharon Lee Tomasulo, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher E. Johnson, Roger S. Zimmerman
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Publication number: 20180315428Abstract: A mobile computing device implementing a mobile recording application is provided. The mobile computing device comprises a memory, a microphone, a network interface, and a processor. The processor is configured to record, via the microphone, at least one media file comprising content divisible into a plurality of sections; associate a first portion of the at least one media file with a first section of the plurality of sections; associate a second portion of the at least one media file with a second section of the plurality of sections; generate transcription request information specifying that the first portion be transcribed without human review and that the second portion be transcribed with human review; and transmit, via the network interface, the at least one media file and the transcription request information to a transcription system distinct from the mobile computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Christopher E. Johnson, Roger S. Zimmerman, Joshua Miller, Jeremy E. Barron, Christopher S. Antunes
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Patent number: 9886956Abstract: A system for delivering one or more transcription products is provided. The system includes a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, a customer interface component, an automatic speech recognition component, an editor interface component, and a delivery agent component. The customer interface component is configured to receive transcription request information identifying at least one media file, the at least one media file including content. The automatic speech recognition component is configured to generate draft transcription information that represents a draft transcription of the content. The editor interface component is configured to generate edited transcription information that represents an edited transcription of the content.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Christopher S. Antunes, Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher E. Johnson, Anatole Khesin, Jeremy E. Barron, Joshua Miller, Harriet Ruth Owers-Bradley
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Patent number: 9704111Abstract: A system for transcription is controlled and optimized by computer software which implements a competitive market for jobs is presented. Jobs are characterized by type, deadline, domain, difficulty, pay rate, customer and other factors. Editors are given credentials to perform jobs based on a complex of editor and job characteristics, and all editors qualified for a given job may then perform actions to preview and to claim the job. Job characteristics are adjusted dynamically to ensure that they are completed accurately and according to schedule.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Christopher S. Antunes, Jeremy E. Barron, Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher E. Johnson, Joshua Miller, Anatole Khesin
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Patent number: 9632997Abstract: According to at least one embodiment, a system for generating a plurality of caption frames is provided. The system comprises a memory storing a plurality of elements generated from transcription information, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a caption engine component executed by the at least one processor. The caption engine component is configured to identify at least one element sequence as meeting predetermined criteria specifying a plurality of caption characteristics, the at least one element sequence including at least one element of the plurality of elements, and store the at least one element sequence within at least one caption frame. The at least one element sequence may correspond to at least one sentence. The transcription information may be time-coded.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Christopher E. Johnson, Christopher S. Antunes, Roger S. Zimmerman, Jeremy E. Barron, Joshua Miller, Anatole Khesin
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Patent number: 9633696Abstract: A system for creating synchronized content is provided. The system includes a memory, at least one processor coupled to the memory, and a synchronization engine component executable by the at least one processor. The synchronization engine component is configured to locate a media file associated with synchronization information; locate at least one clip derived from the media file; generate a reference template representative of the media file; generate a derived content template representative of the at least one clip; align the derived content template with the reference template to create alignment information; and generate the synchronized content based on the at least one clip, the alignment information, and the synchronization information.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: 3Play Media, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Miller, Andrew H. Schwartz, Anatole Khesin, Roger S. Zimmerman, Christopher E. Johnson, Christopher S. Antunes, Jeremy E. Barron