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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5812865 | Specifying and establishing communication data paths between particular media devices in multiple media device computing systems based on context of a user or users The present invention describes a system of multiple devices and multiple users, wherein the identity and location of each device and user may be known to the system. A method is described for establishing media connections between at least a first user a... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5717955 | System for changing device from specialized interface that enables control of subsystem to general interface that performs general purpose computing functions unrelated to the subsystem The present invention describes a method for superimposing general usage interface characteristics upon a computing device configured with specialized interface characteristics to enable the particular computing device to control general purpose computing... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5659662 | Unsupervised speaker clustering for automatic speaker indexing of recorded audio data A system and method for unsupervised clustering of audio data segments in an audio data recording containing speech from multiple speakers including the steps of: 1) providing a portion of the audio data containing speech from all of the speakers; 2) form... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5655058 | Segmentation of audio data for indexing of conversational speech for real-time or postprocessing applications A method for segmenting audio data, comprising speech from a plurality of individual speakers, according to speaker is provided. The method comprises providing individual HMMs for each individual speaker, each individual HMM including at least one state, ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5611050 | Method for selectively performing event on computer controlled device whose location and allowable operation is consistent with the contextual and locational attributes of the event The present invention describes a method for superimposing prespecified locational, environmental, and contextual controls on user interactions, including interactions of mobile users, with computational resources. A system is described for electronically... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5606643 | Real-time audio recording system for automatic speaker indexing A processor controlled system for correlating an electronic index according to speaker for audio data being recorded in real time. The system includes a source of training data for each of the plurality of individual speakers and audio input system for pr... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5603054 | Method for triggering selected machine event when the triggering properties of the system are met and the triggering conditions of an identified user are perceived The present invention describes a method for superimposing prespecified locational, environmental, and contextual controls on user interactions, including interactions of mobile users, with computational resources. A system is described for electronically... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5598507 | Method of speaker clustering for unknown speakers in conversational audio data A method for clustering speaker data from a plurality of unknown speakers. The method includes steps of providing a portion of audio data containing speech from at least all the speakers in the audio data and dividing the portion into data clusters. A pai... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5581637 | System for registering component image tiles in a camera-based scanner device transcribing scene images A device for registering component image tiles in a scanning system for transcribing, into electronic form, markings on a two-dimensional surface such as a whiteboard. A registration light pattern is projected onto the surface to be imaged. The pattern pr... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581269 | Method of use of multiple input styli in a system of multiple computers In a system of multiple computers connected by a network means, a method for using multiple input styli, each connected to an individual computer, to indicate input information on the display screen of any computer in the system. In a system in which ther... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5555376 | Method for granting a user request having locational and contextual attributes consistent with user policies for devices having locational attributes consistent with the user request The present invention describes a method for superimposing prespecified locational, environmental, and contextual controls on user interactions, including interactions of mobile users, with computational resources. A system is described for electronically... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5544321 | System for granting ownership of device by user based on requested level of ownership, present state of the device, and the context of the device The present invention describes a method for superimposing prespecified locational, environmental, and contextual controls on user interactions, including interactions of mobile users, with computational resources. A system is described for electronically... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5528290 | Device for transcribing images on a board using a camera based board scanner A device for transcribing, into electronic form, markings drawn on a whiteboard or blackboard. An electronic camera such as an ordinary video camera is mounted on a computer-controlled pan/tilt head in the ceiling or to the side of the board. Images are c... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5493692 | Selective delivery of electronic messages in a multiple computer system based on context and environment of a user The present invention describes a method for selectively delivering electronic messages to an identified user or users in a system of mobile and fixed devices, including multiple display devices and multiple users, based on the context of the system and t... | 02/20/1996 |
