Richard L Walters

US Patent:

7483520, Jan 27, 2009

Filed:

Aug 6, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/924310

Inventors:

Charles Han - San Diego CA, US
Richard Paul Walters - Dana Point CA, US
Andrew P. DeJaco - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

Qualcomm Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04M 1/64

US Classification:

379 8803, 379 8819, 379 882, 379 8821, 37914201, 37914206, 455563, 704275

Abstract:

According to a disclosed embodiment, an incoming call from a first telephone number is received (). A variable indicating the number of calls received from the first telephone number is incremented (). The variable is compared to a threshold variable (). Subsequently, the user is prompted to save the first telephone number in an address book () when the variable indicating the number of times an incoming call is received from the first telephone number is equal to, or greater than, the threshold variable. The first telephone number is then stored in the address book. Moreover, an apparatus can be assembled () to provide cellular telephone users with, for example, instructions and information via a speaker () and an LCD display (). The apparatus is configured to provide instructions and information to the cellular telephone user at appropriate times, thereby increasing the cellular telephone's usefulness.

US Patent:

20020069064, Jun 6, 2002

Filed:

Feb 8, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/246412

Inventors:

ANDREW P. DEJACO - SAN DIEGO CA, US
RICHARD P. WALTERS - SAN DIEGO CA, US
HARINATH GARUDADRI - SAN DIEGO CA, US

International Classification:

G10L011/00

US Classification:

704/270000

Abstract:

An apparatus for testing user interface integrity of speech-enabled devices includes a processor and a storage medium coupled to the processor. A set of voiced utterances is stored in the storage medium. A software module is executed by the processor to determine a state of the voice recognizer and provide a response to the voice recognizer in accordance with the determined state. The response may be to produce at least one voiced utterance in accordance with the state. The apparatus may be acoustically coupled to the voice recognizer. The apparatus may also, or in the alternative, be electrically coupled by a cable to the voice recognizer. The set of voiced utterances may include multiple sets of voiced utterances, each set having been spoken by a different person. The set of voiced utterances may also, or in the alternative, include multiple sets of voiced utterances, each set of voiced utterances having been spoken under different background noise conditions. The software module may also be executable to monitor the performance of the voice recognizer.

US Patent:

20080233928, Sep 25, 2008

Filed:

Jun 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/134972

Inventors:

Charles HAN - San Diego CA, US
Richard Paul Walters - Dana Point CA, US
Andrew P. DeJaco - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

H04B 1/38
G10L 21/00
H04M 1/00

US Classification:

4554141, 704270, 455563, 455564, 455566

Abstract:

A method of instructing a user how to use a wireless communication device is disclosed and may include determining whether a feature on the wireless communication device has been utilized. When it is determined that the feature has not been utilized, the method may include notifying a presence of the feature, providing information associated with the feature, and prompting the user to use the feature. The information associated with the feature is configured to teach the user how the feature may be executed, the availability of additional features, how to utilize the feature better, or a combination thereof. Further, the feature is a number saving feature, a speed dialing feature, a voice dialing feature, or a combination thereof.

US Patent:

20160035356, Feb 4, 2016

Filed:

Mar 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/670029

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Pei Xiang - San Diego CA, US
Richard Paul Walters - Dana Point CA, US
Nils Günther Peters - San Diego CA, US
Dipanjan Sen - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G10L 19/008

Abstract:

In general, techniques are described for editing of higher-order ambisonic audio data. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store spherical harmonic (SH) basis functions. The one or more processors may be configured to manipulate the SH basis functions associated with higher order ambisonics coefficients to alter a direction of an audio object represented by the higher order ambisonics coefficients.

US Patent:

20160035386, Feb 4, 2016

Filed:

Mar 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/670074

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Pei Xiang - San Diego CA, US
Richard Paul Walters - Dana Point CA, US
Nils Günther Peters - San Diego CA, US
Dipanjan Sen - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G11B 27/031
G06F 3/0484

Abstract:

In general, techniques are described for audio editing of higher-order ambisonic audio data. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store a higher order ambisonic (HOA) representation of the audio object. The one or more processors may be configured to add a source tail to the HOA representation of the audio object by storing one or more spherical harmonic (SH) basis functions associated with the audio object to a buffer.