Benjamin A Lewis

US Patent:

7917365, Mar 29, 2011

Filed:

Jun 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/154898

Inventors:

Michael C. Hollinger - Memphis TN, US
Igor R. Jablokov - Charlotte NC, US
Benjamin D. Lewis - Ann Arbor MI, US
Hilary A. Pike - Austin TX, US
Daniel M. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
David W. Wintermute - Boynton Beach FL, US
Michael A. Zaitzeff - Carson City NV, US

Assignee:

Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA

International Classification:

G10L 15/04

US Classification:

704251, 704246, 704247, 704252, 704 9

Abstract:

Exemplary methods, systems, and products are disclosed for synchronizing visual and speech events in a multimodal application, including receiving from a user speech; determining a semantic interpretation of the speech; calling a global application update handler; identifying, by the global application update handler, an additional processing function in dependence upon the semantic interpretation; and executing the additional function. Typical embodiments may include updating a visual element after executing the additional function. Typical embodiments may include updating a voice form after executing the additional function. Typical embodiments also may include updating a state table after updating the voice form. Typical embodiments also may include restarting the voice form after executing the additional function.

US Patent:

8032825, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Jun 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/154896

Inventors:

Michael C. Hollinger - Memphis TN, US
Igor R. Jablokov - Charlotte NC, US
Benjamin D. Lewis - Ann Arbor MI, US
Hilary A. Pike - Austin TX, US
Daniel M. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
David W. Wintermute - Boynton Beach FL, US
Michael A. Zaitzeff - Carson City NV, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06N 3/00

US Classification:

715234

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and products for dynamically creating a multimodal markup document are provided that include selecting a multimodal markup template, identifying in dependence upon the multimodal markup template a dynamic content module, instantiating the dynamic content module, executing a dynamic content creation function in the instantiated dynamic content module, receiving dynamic content from the dynamic content creation function, and including the dynamic content in the multimodal markup template. Selecting a multimodal markup template may be carried out by identifying a multimodal markup template from URI encoded data embedded in a request for a multimodal markup document from a multimodal browser. The multimodal markup template may include static content and the dynamic content may include XHTML+Voice content.

US Patent:

8090584, Jan 3, 2012

Filed:

Jun 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/154904

Inventors:

Michael C. Hollinger - Memphis TN, US
Igor R. Jablokov - Charlotte NC, US
Benjamin D. Lewis - Ann Arbor MI, US
Hilary A. Pike - Austin TX, US
Daniel M. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
David W. Wintermute - Boynton Beach FL, US
Michael A. Zaitzeff - Carson City NV, US

Assignee:

Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA

International Classification:

G10L 21/00

US Classification:

704275, 704246, 704247, 704251, 704252

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for modifying a grammar of a hierarchical multimodal menu that include monitoring a user invoking a speech command in a first tier grammar, and adding the speech command to a second tier grammar in dependence upon the frequency of the user invoking the speech command. Adding the speech command to a second tier grammar may be carried out by adding the speech command to a higher tier grammar or by adding the speech command to a lower tier grammar. Adding the speech command to a second tier grammar may include storing the speech command in a grammar cache in the second tier grammar.

US Patent:

8571872, Oct 29, 2013

Filed:

Sep 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/249717

Inventors:

Michael C. Hollinger - Memphis TN, US
Igor R. Jablokov - Matthews NC, US
Benjamin D. Lewis - Ann Arbor MI, US
Hilary A. Pike - College Station TX, US
Daniel M. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
David W. Wintermute - Boynton Beach FL, US
Michael A. Zaitzeff - Carson City NV, US

Assignee:

Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA

International Classification:

G10L 21/00

US Classification:

704270

Abstract:

Exemplary methods, systems, and products are disclosed for synchronizing visual and speech events in a multimodal application, including receiving from a user speech; determining a semantic interpretation of the speech; calling a global application update handler; identifying, by the global application update handler, an additional processing function in dependence upon the semantic interpretation; and executing the additional function. Typical embodiments may include updating a visual element after executing the additional function. Typical embodiments may include updating a voice form after executing the additional function. Typical embodiments also may include updating a state table after updating the voice form. Typical embodiments also may include restarting the voice form after executing the additional function.

US Patent:

20140208210, Jul 24, 2014

Filed:

Mar 20, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/220281

Inventors:

- Burlington MA, US
Michael C. Hollinger - Memphis TN, US
Igor R. Jablokov - Charlotte NC, US
Benjamin D. Lewis - Ann Arbor MI, US
Hilary A. Pike - Boca Raton FL, US
Daniel M. Smith - Raleigh NC, US
David W. Wintermute - Boynton Beach FL, US
Michael A. Zaitzeff - Carson City NV, US

Assignee:

Nuance Communications, Inc. - Burlington MA

International Classification:

G06F 3/16
G06F 3/0481

US Classification:

715728

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for displaying speech command input state information in a multimodal browser including displaying an icon representing a speech command type and displaying an icon representing the input state of the speech command. In typical embodiments, the icon representing a speech command type and the icon representing the input state of the speech command also includes attributes of a single icon. Typical embodiments include accepting from a user a speech command of the speech command type, changing the input state of the speech command, and displaying another icon representing the changed input state of the speech command. Typical embodiments also include displaying the text of the speech command in association with the icon representing the speech command type.