Four new patents issued today.
- D533,348
for a case.
This is a design patent for the iPod sock. Not much else to say; it speaks for itself. - D533,347 for an electronic device holder.
This is a design patent for an iPod sleeve. - 7,149,695 for a method and apparatus for speech recognition using semantic inference and word agglomeration.
This invention relates to speech recognition and being able to discern a command word from a spoken segment. Semantic inference is also applied, such that a spoken command can be accurately interpreted and executed without requiring the speaker to use a particular phrase. One example given is the phrase “make a new spreadsheet” would be interpreted for the pre-defined command “open Microsoft Excel”. - 7,148,415 for a method and apparatus for evaluating and correcting rhythm in audio data.
This invention permits the correction of rhythm irregularities or inconsistencies in audio data.