Patents by Inventor Tracy Smart

Tracy Smart 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).

  • Publication number: 20060200348
    Abstract: A method and system for error prevention and recovery of voice activated navigation through a menu having plural nodes provides situation dependent utterance verification by relating confirmation to utterance determination confidence levels. In one embodiment, a high confidence level results in implicit confirmation, a medium confidence level results in explicit confirmation and a low confidence level results in a concise interrogative prompt of a single word that requests the user to repeat the utterance. In situations where voice recognition is difficult, dual modality with DTMF navigation is provided as an option for menu selections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Benjamin Knott, John Martin, Robert Bushey, Tracy Smart
  • Patent number: 6983866
    Abstract: The invention provides a soap dispenser. In general, the soap dispenser includes a handle having a hollow interior, and a coupling on a first end of the handle. The first end of the handle also has a fluid passage for transferring a fluid from the hollow interior to outside the hollow interior. The coupling is adapted to receive a soft attachment having a coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Inventors: Tracy Smart, Chris Sticht
  • Publication number: 20040140326
    Abstract: The invention provides a soap dispenser. In general, the soap dispenser includes a handle having a hollow interior, and a coupling on a first end of the handle. The first end of the handle also has a fluid passage for transferring a fluid from the hollow interior to outside the hollow interior. The coupling is adapted to receive a soft attachment having a coupling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Tracy Smart, Chris Sticht