Patents by Inventor Salleeanne HITCHINS

Salleeanne HITCHINS 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).

  • Patent number: 11620252
    Abstract: A system allows for audio playout of e-book content data using a playout electronic device recorded by a remote recording electronic device. The system may analyse the e-book content to infer XY on-screen display coordinates for each word of the e-book and speech recognition may correlate the timing of the spoken words to the XY coordinates. As such, a read along display animation may be generated by the digital display of the playout electronic device in time with the audio and the respective on-screen position of each word. Eye tracking may be employed by the playout electronic device for the display of a gaze position indicator to the recording electronic device in substantial real-time. The system may further employ machine learning to optimise a trained machine to output at least one prosodic features for user profile specific speech emulation using a speech emulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: THE UTREE GROUP PTY LTD
    Inventor: Salleeanne Hitchins
  • Publication number: 20210042258
    Abstract: A system allows for audio playout of e-book content data using a playout electronic device recorded by a remote recording electronic device. The system may analyse the e-book content to infer XY on-screen display coordinates for each word of the e-book and speech recognition may correlate the timing of the spoken words to the XY coordinates. As such, a read along display animation may be generated by the digital display of the playout electronic device in time with the audio and the respective on-screen position of each word. Eye tracking may be employed by the playout electronic device for the display of a gaze position indicator to the recording electronic device in substantial real-time. The system may further employ machine learning to optimise a trained machine to output at least one prosodic features for user profile specific speech emulation using a speech emulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Salleeanne HITCHINS