Patents by Inventor SEAN P REGAN

SEAN P REGAN 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).

  • Method and apparatus for temporary hands-free voice interaction
    Patent number: 11321048
    Abstract: A battery-operated communication device for temporary hands-free voice interaction may include a microphone that is configured to receive sound and a processor that is communicatively coupled to the microphone and is configured to receive a first trigger to enable hands-free operation, initiate hands-free operation, receive audio input using the microphone, compare a portion of the audio input to one or more predetermined audio commands, determine whether the portion corresponds to a matching command of the predetermined audio commands, and process the matching command based on a determination that the portion corresponds to the matching command. The first trigger may correspond to a remote user request, an event location, a location condition, or any combination of a remote user request, event location, and location condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jari P. Jarvinen, Sean P Regan, Craig F Siddoway
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPORARY HANDS-FREE VOICE INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20210263703
    Abstract: A battery-operated communication device for temporary hands-free voice interaction may include a microphone that is configured to receive sound and a processor that is communicatively coupled to the microphone and is configured to receive a first trigger to enable hands-free operation, initiate hands-free operation, receive audio input using the microphone, compare a portion of the audio input to one or more predetermined audio commands, determine whether the portion corresponds to a matching command of the predetermined audio commands, and process the matching command based on a determination that the portion corresponds to the matching command. The first trigger may correspond to a remote user request, an event location, a location condition, or any combination of a remote user request, event location, and location condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: JARI P. JARVINEN, SEAN P REGAN, CRAIG F SIDDOWAY