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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110257977 | COLLABORATIVE AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A system and method for presenting and editing associations between graphics and audio useful for assisting people who have difficulty in speaking. This may include presenting graphics and audio information together with topic information thus allowing for a user to cre... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110096232 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, TRANSMITTING METHOD, RECEIVING APPARATUS, RECEIVING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM The transmitting apparatus includes an encoder creating an encoded content signal by encoding the content, a generator generating sign language word identification information corresponding to chronologically-ordered sign language words appearing in a speech in the cont... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110040565 | Method and system for voice communication A method and a system for voice communication, especially for a user who has voice or speaking problems, are disclosed. The method requires a communication sheet and a digital voice signal processing device. The communication sheet comprises a plurality of communication... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040559 | SYSTEMS, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND TANGIBLE COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR TRANSCRIPTION ALIGNMENT Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable storage media for captioning a media presentation. The method includes receiving automatic speech recognition (ASR) output from a media presentation and a transcription of the med... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110004468 | HEARING AID AND HEARING-AID PROCESSING METHOD A hearing aid for improving diminished hearing caused by reduced temporal resolution includes: a speech input unit (201) which receives a speech signal from outside; a speech analysis unit (202) which detects a sound segment and a segment acoustically rega... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100222098 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR HEARING AND/OR SPEECH IMPAIRED USER A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and transceiver carried by the housing for transmitting and receiving radio frequency (RF) signals carrying communications data of speech. A processor is coupled to the transceiver for processing the communicati... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100198582 | Verbal command laptop computer and software Nothing exists like this Verbal Command Laptop Computer and Software worldwide to transfer electronic information data of EDI. It can be used for the elderly when they need to scan something. Just set the item on a scanner and say, “scan, please.” The Verbal Command... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100174533 | AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT OF SPEECH FLUENCY Techniques are described for automatically measuring fluency of a patient's speech based on prosodic characteristics thereof. The prosodic characteristics may include statistics regarding silent pauses, filled pauses, repetitions, or fundamental frequency of the patient... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100109918 | DEVICES FOR USE BY DEAF AND/OR BLIND PEOPLE A device for use by a deafblind person is disclosed. The device comprises a first key for manually inputting a series of words in the form of a code, a second key for manually inputting an action to be performed by the device, a third key for manually inputting a user p... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100100388 | Electronic Speech Aid and Method for Use Thereof to Treat Hypokinetic Dysarthria A speech aid for persons with hypokinetic dysarthria, a speech disorder associated with Parkinson's disease. The speech aid alters the pitch at which the user hears his or her voice and/or provides multitalker babble noise to the speaker's ears. The speech aid induces i... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100063822 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR SPEECH DISABLED INDIVIDUALS A communication system that is specifically designed for the needs of speech impaired individuals, particularly aphasia victims, makes use of a speech generating mobile terminal communication device (SGMTD) (12) that is designed to be hand held and operated by a ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100063794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSLATING HAND GESTURES A sign language recognition apparatus and method is provided for translating hand gestures into speech or written text. The apparatus includes a number of sensors on the hand, arm and shoulder to measure dynamic and static gestures. The sensors are connected to a microp... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090287490 | Describing Elements in a Virtual World Based on Changes Since a Previous Encounter Embodiments of the invention may be used to enhance the presentation of a virtual environment for certain users, e.g., a visually impaired user. Because users may visit, and revisit, locations within the virtual environment, the state of elements in the virtual environm... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090264789 | THERAPY PROGRAM SELECTION A set of therapy parameter values is selected based on a patient state, where the patient state comprises a speech state or a mixed patient state including the speech state and at least one of a movement state or a sleep state. In this way, therapy delivery is tailored ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090259689 | Interactive recipe preparation using instructive device with integrated actuators to provide tactile feedback A way of delivering recipe preparation instruction to disabled individuals is provided using an interactive cooking preparation device. The device retrieves an instruction delivery preference that corresponds to a user with a disability, such as a hearing or sight disab... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090259473 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PRESENT A VIDEO PROGRAM TO A VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON Methods and apparatus to present a video program to a visually impaired person are disclosed. An example method comprises receiving a video stream and an associated audio stream of a video program, detecting a portion of the video program that is not readily consumable ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090210231 | STUTTERING TREATMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS Stuttering treatment methods and apparatus which utilize removable oral-based appliances having actuators which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance are described. Such oral appliances may receive the user's voice and proc... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090138270 | PROVIDING SPEECH THERAPY BY QUANTIFYING PRONUNCIATION ACCURACY OF SPEECH SIGNALS The provision of speech therapy to a learner (76) entails receiving a speech signal (156) from the learner (76) at a computing system (24). The speech signal (156) corresponds to an utterance (116) made by the learner (76... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090119109 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRAINING A DYSARTHRIC SPEAKER The invention describes a computer-based system that asks (101) a patient to pronounce a word displayed on a monitor, automatically assesses (104, 105) the speech quality, and uses suitable means to feed back (106) any improvement or deterioration o... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090112601 | Talking Glove A human interface device for assisting the verbally challenged to record custom messages and play back the custom and pre-recorded messages through a sequence of simple finger movements. A data glove containing Hall Effect and Bend Resistor is warn by the user and conne... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090099848 | EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA The present invention is an innovative system and method for passive diagnosis of dementias. The disclosed invention enables early diagnosis of and assessments of the efficacy of medications for neural disorders which are characterized by progressive linguistic decline ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090100150 | Screen reader remote access system The present invention provides an assistive technology screen reader in a distributed network computer system. The screen reader, on a server computer system, receives display information output from one or more applications. The screen reader converts the text and symb... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090076825 | METHOD OF ENHANCING SOUND FOR HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS A portable assistive listening system for enhancing sound for hearing impaired individuals includes a fully functional hearing aid and a separate handheld digital signal processing (DSP) device. The focus of the present invention is directed to the handheld DSP device a... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090055192 | DEVICES FOR USE BY DEAF AND/OR BLIND PEOPLE A device for use by a deafblind person is disclosed. The device comprises a first key for manually inputting a series of words in the form of a code, a second key for manually inputting an action to be performed by the device, a third key for manually inputting a user p... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090024183 | SOMATIC, AUDITORY AND COCHLEAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Methods and devices (620, 1220, 1410) to deliver a tactile speech analog to a person's skin (404, 604, 1082, 1440) providing a silent, invisible, hands-free, eyes-free, and ears-free way to receive and directly comprehend electronic communications (1600... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080300885 | Speech communication system for patients having difficulty in speaking or writing A speech communication system for patients having difficulty in speaking or writing comprises a display screen, a controller, a host having a storage unit for storing specific software and connected with the display screen, and a speaker connected with the host. A plura... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080215332 | Methods and apparatus for adapting speech coders to improve cochlear implant performance Cochlear implant performance is improved by extracting pitch information and encoding such pitch information into the processor of a cochlear implant. One embodiment of the invention is to explicitly extract the pitch and deliver it to the cochlear implant by co-varying... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080195394 | Device For Communication For Persons With Speech and/or Hearing Handicap A portable device enables a text to be constructed by an input interface, then to be sent on a voice synthesis engine. The synthesized voice is rendered audible through a loudspeaker. The synthesized voice can also be sent over a telephone network addressed to another t... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080189114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING VISION IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WITH SELECTING ITEMS FROM A LIST A method, system, and computer program product for assisting individuals with vision impairment in their selection of items that are typically displayed in a list.... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080126099 | Method of representing information A method of representing information to a person comprising displaying an image viewable by a person, the image comprising visual markers representative of portions of a human body minimally necessary to communicate with the person, the visual markers, when viewed by th... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080114602 | NORITEK, VOICE TYPE The VT-2000 is a portable communication device, that enables hearing and speaking impaired persons, to communicate to anyone who wants to talk to them. The VT-2000, uses “voice recognition” and “text to speech” technology, in a “p... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080089523 | BINAURAL HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM A binaural hearing device system comprises a reception device (1) for one ear with at least two input acoustical/electrical converters (3a, 3b). Via a communication link (5) a signal (A1) which depends on both input c... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080086309 | Method for operating a hearing aid, and hearing aid A “speech” operating mode is established by a signal processor of a hearing aid for tracking and selecting an acoustic speech source in an ambient sound. The electric acoustic signals are generated by the hearing aid from the ambient sound that has been picked up, f... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080040116 | System for and Method of Providing Improved Intelligibility of Television Audio for the Hearing Impaired The present invention is a TV hearing system that generally includes an analog or digital TV broadcast signal feeding a hearing health interface that subsequently drives the input of a standard television. The hearing health interface further includes a receiver, a digi... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080002814 | System and a method for carrying out personal and business transactions The present invention relates to a system and a method for carrying out personal transactions including financial transactions, e-mail transactions, and voice messaging transactions. A user of the system is issued a ten digit identification number in the form of a telep... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070290875 | INTERACTIVE WIRELESS INTERFACE The invention discloses a portable device that allows users to deal with objects that require intervention to operate. The portable device can detect and identify the object and execute an action desired by the user on the object. A compatible system in the object allow... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070112572 | Method and apparatus for assisting vision impaired individuals with selecting items from a list A method, system, and computer program product for assisting individuals with vision impairment in their selection of items that are typically displayed in a list. ... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20070016425 | Device for providing perception of the physical environment A sensory substitution device for enabling a user to perceive 3D structure, and optionally colour, of the environment. Image and range data derived from the sensor assembly is mapped into a low resolution 2D array such that each element of the 2D array contains the dist... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060287862 | Display screen translator A system and method are provided for audibly interpreting a screen display. The method comprises: locating a display interpreter (DI) with a tactile matrix of sensors overlying a display screen; in response to sensing a proximate pointer, accepting a tactile matrix regi... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20060280338 | Systems and methods for the visually impared Embodiments herein provide/acquire a document in electronic form (e.g., by receiving, copying, retrieving from storage, scanning combined with optical character recognition, etc.) and receive user input regarding visual impairment. In response to one or more levels of u... | 12/14/2006 |
