Patents by Inventor Stephen S. Burns

Stephen S. Burns 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: 8682676
    Abstract: A wireless communication device that accepts recorded audio data from an end-user. The audio data can be in the form of a command requesting user action. The audio data is reduced to a digital file in a format that is supported by the device hardware. The digital file is sent via wireless communication to at least one server computer for further processing. The command includes a unique device identifier that identifies the wireless communication device. The server computer determines required additional processing for the command based on the unique device identifier. The server computer constructs an application command based on the processed command, and transmits the application command to the wireless communication device. The application command includes at least one instruction that causes a corresponding application on the wireless communication device to execute the application command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Patent number: 8541915
    Abstract: A coolant fluid distributing manifold for a drive module in an electric motor drive assembly includes a body and passageways in the body for distributing coolant fluid to components of the drive module. The passageways define a delivery conduit and a return conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: AMP Electric Vehicles Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz, Timothy J. Wieck, Donald L. Wires
  • Publication number: 20130030807
    Abstract: The wireless voice recognition system for data retrieval comprises a server, a database and an input/output device, operably connected to the server. When the user speaks, the voice transmission is converted into a data stream using a specialized user interface. The input/output device and the server exchange the data stream. The server uses a programming interface having an engine to match and compare the stream of audible data to a data element of selected searchable information. A data element of recognized information is generated and transferred to the input/output device for user verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz, Michael F. Bell
  • Patent number: 8315875
    Abstract: An email system for mobile devices, such as cellular phones and PDAs, is disclosed which allows email messages to be played back on the mobile device as voice messages on demand by way of a media player, thus eliminating the need for a unified messaging system. Email messages are received by the mobile device in a known manner. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the email messages are identified by the mobile device as they are received. After the message is identified, the mobile device sends the email message in text format to a server for conversion to speech or voice format. After the message is converted to speech format, the server sends the messages back to the user's mobile device and notifies the user of the email message and then plays the message back to the user through a media player upon demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Patent number: 8315878
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is disclosed that accepts recorded audio data from an end-user. The audio data can be in the form of a command requesting user action. Likewise, the audio data can be converted into a text file. The audio data is reduced to a digital file in a format that is supported by the device hardware, such as a .wav, .mp3, .vnf file, or the like. The digital file is sent via secured or unsecured wireless communication to one or more server computers for further processing. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the system evaluates the confidence level of the of the speech recognition process. If the confidence level is high, the system automatically builds the application command or creates the text file for transmission to the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Publication number: 20120104883
    Abstract: A coolant fluid distributing manifold for a drive module in an electric motor drive assembly includes a body and passageways in the body for distributing coolant fluid to components of the drive module. The passageways define a delivery conduit and a return conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: AMP ELECTRIC VEHICLES INC.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz, Timothy J. Wieck, Donald L. Wires
  • Publication number: 20120109655
    Abstract: An email system for mobile devices, such as cellular phones and PDAs, is disclosed which allows email messages to be played back on the mobile device as voice messages on demand by way of a media player, thus eliminating the need for a unified messaging system. Email messages are received by the mobile device in a known manner. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the email messages are identified by the mobile device as they are received. After the message is identified, the mobile device sends the email message in text format to a server for conversion to speech or voice format. After the message is converted to speech format, the server sends the messages back to the user's mobile device and notifies the user of the email message and then plays the message back to the user through a media player upon demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Patent number: 8103509
    Abstract: An email system for mobile devices, such as cellular phones and PDAs, is disclosed which allows email messages to be played back on the mobile device as voice messages on demand by way of a media player, thus eliminating the need for a unified messaging system. Email messages are received by the mobile device in a known manner. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the email messages are identified by the mobile device as they are received. After the message is identified, the mobile device sends the email message in text format to a server for conversion to speech or voice format. After the message is converted to speech format, the server sends the messages back to the user's mobile device and notifies the user of the email message and then plays the message back to the user through a media player upon demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Mobile Voice Control, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Patent number: 7957975
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is disclosed that accepts recorded audio data from an end-user. The audio data can be in the form of a command requesting user action. Likewise, the audio data can be converted into a text file. The audio data is reduced to a digital file in a format that is supported by the device hardware, such as a .wav, .mp3, .vnf file, or the like. The digital file is sent via secured or unsecured wireless communication to one or more server computers for further processing. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the system evaluates the confidence level of the of the speech recognition process. If the confidence level is high, the system automatically builds the application command or creates the text file for transmission to the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Mobile Voice Control, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Publication number: 20110010170
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is disclosed that accepts recorded audio data from an end-user. The audio data can be in the form of a command requesting user action. Likewise, the audio data can be converted into a text file. The audio data is reduced to a digital file in a format that is supported by the device hardware, such as a .wav, .mp3, .vnf file, or the like. The digital file is sent via secured or unsecured wireless communication to one or more server computers for further processing. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the system evaluates the confidence level of the of the speech recognition process. If the confidence level is high, the system automatically builds the application command or creates the text file for transmission to the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Patent number: 7822610
    Abstract: A wireless communication device is disclosed that accepts recorded audio data from an end-user. The audio data can be in the form of a command requesting user action. Likewise, the audio data can be converted into a text file. The audio data is reduced to a digital file in a format that is supported by the device hardware, such as a .wav, .mp3, .vnf file, or the like. The digital file is sent via secured or unsecured wireless communication to one or more server computers for further processing. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the system evaluates the confidence level of the of the speech recognition process. If the confidence level is high, the system automatically builds the application command or creates the text file for transmission to the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Mobile Voice Control, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Publication number: 20090111375
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and program product are provided for transmitting media objects from a mobile device to a server. A DeviceSide component is executed on the mobile device that does not require user intervention. A new media object is detected by the DeviceSide component. The new media object is processed by the DeviceSide component and automatically transmitted to the server. A ServerSide component on the server is configured to receive the media object automatically detected and transmitted by the DeviceSide component on the mobile device. The received media object is processed, and a notification of the received media object is transmitted to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: ITOOKTHISONMYPHONE.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Thaddeus M. Bort, JR.
  • Publication number: 20080262846
    Abstract: An email system for mobile devices, such as cellular phones and PDAs, is disclosed which allows email messages to be played back on the mobile device as voice messages on demand by way of a media player, thus eliminating the need for a unified messaging system. Email messages are received by the mobile device in a known manner. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the email messages are identified by the mobile device as they are received. After the message is identified, the mobile device sends the email message in text format to a server for conversion to speech or voice format. After the message is converted to speech format, the server sends the messages back to the user's mobile device and notifies the user of the email message and then plays the message back to the user through a media player upon demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz
  • Publication number: 20030055638
    Abstract: The wireless voice recognition system for data retrieval comprises a server, a database and an input/output device, operably connected to the server. When the user speaks, the voice transmission is converted into a data stream using a specialized user interface. The input/output device and the server exchange the data stream. The server uses a programming interface having an engine to match and compare the stream of audible data to a data element of selected searchable information. A data element of recognized information is generated and transferred to the input/output device for user verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Stephen S. Burns, Mickey W. Kowitz, Michael F. Bell