Kenneth A Booker

US Patent:

61738824, Jan 16, 2001

Filed:

May 12, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/076353

Inventors:

Kenneth Booker - Detroit MI
Mark R. Dunneback - Macomb Township MI
Joseph Guerra - Sterling Heights MI
Lianchun Mu - Novi MI
Enoch Nartey - Troy MI

Assignee:

Chrysler Corporation - Auburn Hills MI

International Classification:

B23K 3112
B23K 2600
B21J 1308

US Classification:

228102

Abstract:

A workpiece is held at a welding station by several clamps during welding. After welding, the workpiece is transferred to a checking station where a determination is made of the actual location of critical points on the workpiece. The actual critical point locations are compared with ideal critical point locations to determine if there is any error in the manner in which the workpiece was held by the clamps. If an error is determined, one or more of the clamps are adjusted to compensate for the error when holding a subsequent workpiece for welding. Apparatus is also provided for carrying out the method of this invention.

US Patent:

20220406106, Dec 22, 2022

Filed:

Jun 17, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/304280

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Kenneth Ray Booker - Grosse Pointe Woods MI, US
William L. Villaire - Clarkston MI, US
Jeffery J. Milton - Clarkston MI, US
Mathew Anthony Clifford Keith Jones - Oshawa, CA

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

International Classification:

G07C 5/08
G06K 9/62

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus are provided for diagnosing a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: initiating, by a processor, a recording of a noise by at least one microphone based on user selection data from a user of the vehicle; receiving, by the processor, audio signal data based on the recording; generating, by the processor, vector data based on the audio signal data; processing, by the processor, the vector data with at least one trained machine, by the processor, learning model to determine a classification of the noise; predicting, by the processor, an action to be taken based on the classification; and storing, by the processor, the audio signal data, the classification, and the action in a datastore.

US Patent:

20190348065, Nov 14, 2019

Filed:

May 11, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/977751

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Kenneth R. Booker - Grosse Pointe Woods MI, US

International Classification:

G10L 25/78
G10L 15/22

Abstract:

A system and method of automated speech recognition using a dynamically-adjustable listening timeout. The method includes: receiving speech signals representing a first speech segment during a first speech listening period; during the first speech listening period, processing the received speech signals representing the first speech segment to determine whether the first speech segment includes one or more insignificant utterances; adjusting a listening timeout in response to the determination of whether the first speech segment includes one or more insignificant utterances; listening for subsequent received speech using the adjusted listening timeout; and performing automatic speech recognition on the received speech signals and/or the subsequently received speech signals.

US Patent:

20190279620, Sep 12, 2019

Filed:

Mar 6, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/913224

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Xu Fang Zhao - Lasalle, CA
Scott M. Pennock - Lake Orion MI, US
Kenneth R. Booker - Grosse Pointe Woods MI, US

International Classification:

G10L 15/22
G06F 3/0482
G10L 15/18
G10L 15/30

Abstract:

A method and associated system for recognizing speech using multiple speech recognition algorithms. The method includes receiving speech at a microphone installed in a vehicle, and determining results for the speech using a first algorithm, e.g., embedded locally at the vehicle. Speech results may also be received at the vehicle for the speech determined using a second algorithm, e.g., as determined by a remote facility. The results for both may include a determined speech topic and a determined speech slotted value, along with corresponding confidence levels for each. The method may further include using at least one of the determined first speech topic and the received second speech topic to determine the topic associated with the received speech, even when the first speech topic confidence level of the first speech topic, and the second speech topic confidence level of the second speech topic are both a low confidence level.

US Patent:

20190088255, Mar 21, 2019

Filed:

Sep 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/707315

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Kenneth R. BOOKER - Detroit MI, US
Xu Fang ZHAO - LaSalle, CA

International Classification:

G10L 15/22
G10L 15/26
B60R 16/037

Abstract:

A processor receives a broadcast in a vehicle, select audio data from the broadcast, processes the audio data selected from the broadcast, determines a phonetic pattern of the selected audio data based on the processing, selects additional instances of audio data from the broadcast that resemble the selected audio data, processes the additional instances of audio data from the broadcast, determine phonetic patterns of the additional instances of audio data, and selects a plurality of phonetic patterns from the phonetic pattern of the selected audio data and the phonetic patterns of the additional instances of audio data. A transmitter transmits the plurality of phonetic patterns to a server to determine an optimal pronunciation of the selected audio data based on a statistical analysis of the plurality of phonetic patterns and to add the optimal pronunciation of the selected audio data to a database used to recognize speech in the vehicle.