Patents by Inventor Sarah Leslie Black

Sarah Leslie Black 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).

  • Device for providing speech driven control of a media presentation
    Patent number: 6975994
    Abstract: A speech-driven control device for a media system includes a housing; a controller; a first communication port to enable communication of instructions between a data processing system and the controller; and a second communication port to enable communication of instructions between a media device and the controller. The controller includes a speech recognition system to recognize human speech and to convert the human speech into a first set of commands and into a second set of commands. The first set of commands provides instructions to the data-processing system to enable speech driven control of a media presentation. The second set of commands provides instructions to the media device to enable speech driven control of a functionality of the media device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Technology Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Leslie Black, Michael L. Weiner