Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Roper

Thomas A. Roper 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).

  • Intelligent portal engine
    Patent number: 8027945
    Abstract: A human-computer interface system and methods for providing intelligent, adaptive, multimodal interaction with users while accomplishing tasks on their behalf in some particular domain or combination of domains. Specifically, this system accepts user input via natural language text, mouse actions, human speech, whistles, gestures, pedal movements, facial or postural changes, and conveys results via natural language text, automatically-generated speech, and displays of graphs, tables, animation, video, and mechanical and chemical effectors that convey heat, tactile sensation, taste and smell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Kalano Meui HI, Limited Liability Company
    Inventors: Joseph B. Elad, Apperson H. Johnson, David S. Cleaver, Daniel L. Chester, Keith S. Decker, Thomas A. Roper, Irene H. Philips
  • Intelligent portal engine
    Patent number: 7092928
    Abstract: A human-computer interface system and methods for providing intelligent, adaptive, multimodal interaction with users while accomplishing tasks on their behalf in some particular domain or combination of domains. Specifically, this system accepts user input via natural language text, mouse actions, human speech, whistles, gestures, pedal movements, facial or postural changes, and conveys results via natural language text, automatically-generated speech, and displays of graphs, tables, animation, video, and mechanical and chemical effectors that convey heat, tactile sensation, taste and smell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Quantum Leap Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph B. Elad, Apperson H. Johnson, David S. Cleaver, Daniel L. Chester, Keith S. Decker, Thomas A. Roper, Irene H. Philips