Patents by Inventor Vijayalakshmi Ranganathan

Vijayalakshmi Ranganathan 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: 9137345
    Abstract: A communication terminal, system and method utilize a communication device that activates a speech to text application so that subsequent audio that is received from a caller is converted into text. A caller may then provide audio in response to a question. A caller may send input by pressing a button on a communication device for example, to activate the speech to text application, speak an answer, and then press a button to indicate that an answer to a question is complete. The spoken answer may be converted into text and may then be stored, parsed, and then assigned to an object representing the question posed to a caller. The stored text assigned to the object representing the question may then be used to populate different forms or databases for subsequent use or for displaying to a user via a display device of that person's computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi, Vijayalakshmi Ranganathan, Schah Walli Ali
  • Patent number: 9112969
    Abstract: A communication terminal, system and method utilize a communication device that activates a speech to text application so that subsequent audio that is received from a caller is converted into text. A caller may then provide audio in response to a question. A caller may send input by pressing a button on a communication device for example, to activate the speech to text application, speak an answer, and then press a button to indicate that an answer to a question is complete. The spoken answer may be converted into text and may then be stored, parsed, and then assigned to an object representing the question posed to a caller. The stored text assigned to the object representing the question may then be used to populate different forms or databases for subsequent use or for displaying to a user via a display device of that person's computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi, Vijayalakshmi Ranganathan, Schah Walli Ali
  • Publication number: 20140348307
    Abstract: A communication terminal, system and method utilize a communication device that activates a speech to text application so that subsequent audio that is received from a caller is converted into text. A caller may then provide audio in response to a question. A caller may send input by pressing a button on a communication device for example, to activate the speech to text application, speak an answer, and then press a button to indicate that an answer to a question is complete. The spoken answer may be converted into text and may then be stored, parsed, and then assigned to an object representing the question posed to a caller. The stored text assigned to the object representing the question may then be used to populate different forms or databases for subsequent use or for displaying to a user via a display device of that person's computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Unify GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi, Vijayalakshmi Ranganathan, Schah Walli Ali
  • Publication number: 20140307859
    Abstract: A communication terminal, system and method utilize a communication device that activates a speech to text application so that subsequent audio that is received from a caller is converted into text. A caller may then provide audio in response to a question. A caller may send input by pressing a button on a communication device for example, to activate the speech to text application, speak an answer, and then press a button to indicate that an answer to a question is complete. The spoken answer may be converted into text and may then be stored, parsed, and then assigned to an object representing the question posed to a caller. The stored text assigned to the object representing the question may then be used to populate different forms or databases for subsequent use or for displaying to a user via a display device of that person's computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi, Vijayalakshmi Ranganathan, Schah Walli Ali
  • Patent number: 8571539
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a notification of a shutdown event includes a communication terminal turning off or otherwise shutting down and prior to turning off sending a notification to a third party device such as an access point, base station, server, or proxy, that identifies information relating to the shutting down of the terminal such as a location, purpose for the shutdown and other relevant information. Subsequent devices that attempt to establish a communication connection with the terminal may then receive the notification or information from the notification via the third party device. The sending of information relating to the notification or the notification by the third party can also trigger another action. One example of such an action is the forwarding of the communication connection request to another device to receive that request based upon a predefined rule or a predefined forwarding address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Vijayalakshmi Ranganathan, Bizhan Karimi-Cherkandi