Patents by Inventor Teodoro G. Alonso-Cedo

Teodoro G. Alonso-Cedo 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 identifying names with a speech recognition program
    Patent number: 5752230
    Abstract: To generate a correct name via a speech recognizer, a name database is used to store proper names. A user first spells a name to the speech recognizer that recognizes the spelled name. If two or more homophonic names exist in the name database corresponding to the spelled name, the user then pronounces the name, based on which the intended name is selected. As an alternative, a user can first pronounces a name to the speech recognizer that recognizes the pronounced name. If two or more homophonic names exist in the name database corresponding to the pronounced name, the user then spells the name, based on which the intended name is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventor: Teodoro G. Alonso-Cedo