Patents by Inventor Steven B. Boggs

Steven B. Boggs 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for parimutuel gaming using speech recognition
    Patent number: 6383074
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a system for parimutuel gaming includes a tote system, a gateway, and at least one voice recognition unit. Each voice recognition unit is communicatably connected to a public telephone network, and is communicatably connected to the tote system through the gateway. Each voice recognition unit is configured to receive wagers from a bettor by bettor speech utterances, to convert the bettor speech utterances into commands, to transmit the commands to the tote system through the gateway, to receive responses from the tote system to said commands, to convert the responses to audio messages, and to transmit the audio messages to the bettor. The system also includes a first high speed network communicatably connecting the tote system and the gateway; and a second high speed network communicatably connecting the gateway and each voice recognition unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: AmTote International, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven B. Boggs