David Elliot Reich

US Patent:

6508407, Jan 21, 2003

Filed:

Jun 16, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/596258

Inventors:

Kenneth R. Lefkowitz - Pipersville PA
David E. Reich - Jupiter FL

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G05D 2300

US Classification:

236 51

Abstract:

The invention is a remote temperature control system. The remote temperature control system contains temperature sensors, which are remotely placed in zones of temperature regulation throughout an area to be heated or cooled. A thermostat is then placed outside the zones of temperature regulation and communicates with the temperature sensors. Based on the information received from the temperature sensors, the thermostat then sends commands to a temperature control source to regulate the temperature of the various zones of temperature regulation. Placing the temperature sensors in remote locations and having the thermostat outside these remote locations allows the remote temperature remote control system to more accurately control the temperatures in those remote locations.

US Patent:

6654722, Nov 25, 2003

Filed:

Jun 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/596769

Inventors:

Anne M. Aldous - Davie FL
Joseph Celi, Jr. - Boca Raton FL
Brett Gavagni - Sunrise FL
Kyriakos Leontiades - Boca Raton FL
Bruce D. Lucas - Yorktown Heights NY
David E. Reich - Jupiter FL

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 1100

US Classification:

7042701

Abstract:

A VoIP-enabled speech server can include a speech application which can be configured to communicate with a VoIP telephony gateway server over a VoIP communications path. The VoIP-enabled speech server can also include a VoIP-compliant call control interface to the VoIP telephony gate server, the VoIP-compliant call control interface establishing the VoIP communications path. In operation, the speech application can receive VoIP-compliant packets from the VoIP telephony gateway server over the VoIP communications path. Subsequently, digitized audio data can be reconstructed from the VoIP-compliant packets, and the digitized audio data can be speech-to-text converted. Additionally, text can be synthesized into digitized audio data and the digitized audio data can be encapsulated in VoIP-compliant packets which can be transmitted over the VoIP communications path to the telephony gateway server.

US Patent:

6662157, Dec 9, 2003

Filed:

Jun 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/596770

Inventors:

Brenda Horowitz - Plantation FL
James R. Lewis - Delray Beach FL
David E. Reich - Jupiter FL

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 1526

US Classification:

704235

Abstract:

A method for voice data entry availability in a voice response system can include receiving speech input specifying data in an audio user interface to a data information system for processing data in a data store. The speech input can be received through an audio user interface to the data information system. Subsequently, speech-to-text conversion of the speech input can be performed using a speech recognition engine with reference to a corresponding speech grammar. In particular, the speech grammar can contain a data set of words relating to the data information system. Notably, the data store can contain a subset of the data set, the subset having words which can be processed by the data information system, the subset not having words which cannot be processed by the data information system. If the specified data is included in the speech grammar and if the specified data is in the data store, the speech data in the speech query can be processed. However, if the specified data is not in the data store, it can be reported that the specified data cannot be processed.

US Patent:

6832196, Dec 14, 2004

Filed:

Mar 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/822657

Inventors:

David E. Reich - Jupiter FL

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 2106

US Classification:

7042701, 704275, 704251, 704260

Abstract:

A method of dynamically formatting a speech menu construct can include a series of steps. A markup language document containing a reference to a server-side program can be provided. The server-side program can be programmed to dynamically format data using a voice-enabled markup language. A database can be accessed using the server-side program. The database can have a plurality of data items. Using the voice-enabled markup language, the selected data items can be formatted thereby creating speech menu items. The speech menu items can specify a speech menu construct resulting in a menu interface that is dynamically generated from data in data store, rather than being written by a programmer, and allows the user to âspeak to the data. â.

US Patent:

6839667, Jan 4, 2005

Filed:

May 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/858399

Inventors:

David E. Reich - Jupiter FL, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 1522

US Classification:

704240, 704239, 704255

Abstract:

A method for performing speech recognition can include receiving user speech and determining a plurality of potential candidates. Each of the candidates can provide a textual interpretation of the speech. Confidence scores can be calculated for the candidates. The confidence scores can be compared to a predetermined threshold. Also, selected ones of the plurality of candidates can be presented to the user as alternative interpretations of the speech when none of the confidence scores is greater than the predetermined threshold. The selected ones of the plurality of candidates can have confidence scores above a predetermined minimum threshold, and thus can have confidence scores within a predetermined range.

US Patent:

6910012, Jun 21, 2005

Filed:

May 16, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/858741

Inventors:

Matthew W. Hartley - Boynton Beach FL, US
David E. Reich - Jupiter FL, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L015/02

US Classification:

704243, 704231, 704239, 704251

Abstract:

A method for performing speech recognition can include the steps of providing a grammar including entries comprising a parent word and a pseudo word being substantially phonetically equivalent to the parent word. The grammar can provide a translation from the pseudo word to the parent word. The parent word can be received as speech and the speech can be compared to the grammar entries. Additionally, the speech can be matched to the pseudo word and the pseudo word can be translated to the parent word.

US Patent:

6963834, Nov 8, 2005

Filed:

May 29, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/867197

Inventors:

Matthew W. Hartley - Boynton Beach FL, US
James R. Lewis - Delray Beach FL, US
David E. Reich - Jupiter FL, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L015/26

US Classification:

704235, 704236, 704240

Abstract:

A method for performing speech recognition can include determining a recognition result for received user speech. The recognition result can include recognized text and a corresponding confidence score. The confidence score of the recognition result can correspond to a predetermined minimum threshold. If the confidence score does not exceed the predetermined minimum threshold, the user can be presented with at least one empirically determined alternate word candidate corresponding to the recognition result.

US Patent:

7080315, Jul 18, 2006

Filed:

Jun 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/605612

Inventors:

Bruce D. Lucas - Yorktown Heights NY, US
David E. Reich - Jupiter FL, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/00

US Classification:

7155011, 7155001

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for concurrently accessing network-based electronic content in a Voice Browser and a Visual Browser can include the steps of retrieving a network-based document formatted for display in the Visual Browser; identifying in the retrieved document a reference to the Voice Browser, the reference specifying electronic content formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser; and, transmitting the reference to the Voice Browser. The Voice Browser can retrieve the specified electronic content and audibly present the electronic content. Concurrently, the Visual Browser can visually present the network-based document formatted for visual presentation in the Visual Browser. Likewise, the method of the invention can include the steps of retrieving a network-based document formatted for audible presentation in the Voice Browser; identifying in the retrieved document a reference to the Visual Browser, the reference specifying electronic content formatted for visual presentation in the Visual Browser; and, transmitting the reference to the Visual Browser. The Visual Browser can retrieve the specified electronic content and visually present the specified electronic content.