Systems and methods for dynamically improving user intelligibility of synthesized speech in a work environment

J Hendrickson, DD Stiffey, D Littleton… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus that dynamically adjust operational parameters of
a text-to-speech engine in a speech-based system are disclosed. A voice engine or other …

Systems and methods for dynamically improving user intelligibility of synthesized speech in a work environment

J Hendrickson, DD Scott, D Littleton, J Pecorari… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
Method and apparatus that dynamically adjusts operational parameters of a text-to-speech
engine in a speech-based system. A voice engine or other application of a device provides a …

Methods and systems for identifying errors in a speech recognition system

KP Braho, JP Pike, LA Pike - US Patent 9,928,829, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods are disclosed for identifying possible errors made by a speech recognition system
without using a transcript of words input to the system. A method for model adaptation for a …

Method and system for mitigating delay in receiving audio stream during production of sound from audio stream

K Braho, RA Barr, GJ Karabin - US Patent 9,978,395, 2018 - Google Patents
A communication component modifies production of an audio waveform at determined
modification segments to thereby mitigate the effects of a delay in processing and/or …

Method and system for considering information about an expected response when performing speech recognition

K Braho, J Pike - US Patent 10,068,566, 2018 - Google Patents
A speech recognition system receives and analyzes speech input from a user in order to
recognize and accept a response from the user. Under certain conditions, information about …

System and method for an integrated, multi-modal, multi-device natural language voice services environment

RA Kennewick, C Weider - US Patent 9,305,548, 2016 - Google Patents
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Brubaker WO OO46792 1, 2000 2009/0304.161 A1 12/2009 Pettyjohn WO O178065 10 …

Mobile systems and methods of supporting natural language human-machine interactions

C Weider, R Kennewick, M Kennewick… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
Pittman LLP (57) ABSTRACT A mobile system is provided that includes speech-based and
non-speech-based interfaces for telematics applications. The mobile system identifies and …

System and method of providing intent predictions for an utterance prior to a system detection of an end of the utterance

MR Kennewick, DB Carter - US Patent 10,614,799, 2020 - Google Patents
In certain implementations, intent prediction is provided for a natural language utterance
based on a portion of the natural language utterance prior to a system detection of an end of …

System and method for providing a natural language voice user interface in an integrated voice navigation services environment

MR Kennewick, C Cheung, L Baldwin… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT US 2009/0150156A1 Jun. 11, 2009... A conversatlonal, natural language
voice user 1nterface may (51) Int CL provide an integrated voice navigation services …

System and methods for semiautomatic generation and tuning of natural language interaction applications

SP Lundberg, E Aili, A Wieweg, R Jonsson… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
A system for supervised automatic code generation and tuning for natural language
interaction applications, comprising a build environment comprising a developer user …