Matthew J Robinson

US Patent:

8315856, Nov 20, 2012

Filed:

Oct 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/256706

Inventors:

Joel K. Nyquist - Louisville CO, US
Erik N. Reckase - Berthoud CO, US
Matthew D. Robinson - Denver CO, US
John F. Remillard - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

Red Shift Company, LLC - Ridgewood NJ

International Classification:

G10L 19/06

US Classification:

704209

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for processing a signal representing speech. According to one embodiment, processing a signal representing speech can comprise receiving a region of the signal representing speech. The region can comprise a portion of a frame of the signal representing speech classified as a voiced frame. The region can be marked based on one or more pitch estimates for the region. A cord can be identified within the region based on occurrence of one or more events within the region of the signal. For example, the one or more events can comprise one or more glottal pulses. In such cases, cord can begin with onset of a first glottal pulse and extend to a point prior to an onset of a second glottal pulse. The cord may exclude a portion of the region of the signal prior to the onset of the second glottal pulse.

US Patent:

8326610, Dec 4, 2012

Filed:

Oct 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/256716

Inventors:

Joel K. Nyquist - Louisville CO, US
Erik N. Reckase - Berthoud CO, US
Matthew D. Robinson - Denver CO, US
John F. Remillard - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

Red Shift Company, LLC - Ridgewood NJ

International Classification:

G10L 11/06

US Classification:

704208

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for processing a signal representing speech. According to one embodiment, processing a signal representing speech can comprise receiving a first frame of the signal, the first frame comprising a voiced frame. One or more cords can be extracted from the voiced frame based on occurrence of one or more events within the frame. For example, the one or more events can comprise one or more glottal pulses. The one or more cords can collectively comprise less than all of the frame. For example, each of the cords can begin with onset of a glottal pulse and extend to a point prior to an onset of neighboring glottal pulse but may exclude a portion of the frame prior to the onset of the neighboring glottal pulse. A phoneme for the voiced frame can be determined based on at least one of the extracted cords.

US Patent:

8396704, Mar 12, 2013

Filed:

Oct 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/256710

Inventors:

Joel K. Nyquist - Louisville CO, US
Erik N. Reckase - Berthoud CO, US
Matthew D. Robinson - Denver CO, US
John F. Remillard - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

Red Shift Company, LLC - Ridgewood NJ

International Classification:

G10L 19/14

US Classification:

704211

Abstract:

Generally speaking, embodiments of the present invention relate to speech processing such as, for example, speech recognition. Speech processing according to one embodiment of the present invention can be performed based on the occurrence of events within the electrical signals representing speech. Such events need not comprise instantaneous occurrences but rather, an occurrence within the electrical signal spanning some period of time. Furthermore, the electrical signal can be analyzed based on the occurrence and location of these events so that less than all of the signal is analyzed. That is, the spoken sounds can be processed based on regions of the signal around and including the events but excluding other portions of the signal. For example, transition periods before the occurrence of the events may be excluded to eliminate noise or transients introduced at that part of the signal.

US Patent:

8478585, Jul 2, 2013

Filed:

Oct 19, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/656049

Inventors:

Erik N. Reckase - Berthoud CO, US
Matthew D. Robinson - Denver CO, US
John F. Remillard - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

Red Shift Company, LLC - Ridgewood NJ

International Classification:

G10L 11/06

US Classification:

704208

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for processing a signal representing speech. According to one embodiment, processing a signal representing speech can comprise receiving a region of the signal representing speech. The region can comprise a portion of a frame of the signal representing speech classified as a voiced frame. The region can be marked based on one or more pitch estimates for the region. A cord can be identified within the region based on occurrence of one or more events within the region of the signal. For example, the one or more events can comprise one or more glottal pulses. In such cases, cord can begin with onset of a first glottal pulse and extend to a point prior to an onset of a second glottal pulse. The cord may exclude a portion of the region of the signal prior to the onset of the second glottal pulse.

US Patent:

20090271196, Oct 29, 2009

Filed:

Oct 23, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/256729

Inventors:

Joel K. Nyquist - Louisville CO, US
Erik N. Reckase - Berthoud CO, US
Matthew D. Robinson - Denver CO, US
John F. Remillard - Fort Collins CO, US

Assignee:

Red Shift Company, LLC - Ridgewood NJ

International Classification:

G10L 15/08

US Classification:

704246, 704E15014

Abstract:

Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for processing a signal representing speech. According to one embodiment, processing a signal representing speech can comprise receiving a frame of the signal representing speech. The frame can be classified as unvoiced or voiced based on occurrence of one or more events within the frame. For example, the one or more events can comprise one or more glottal pulses. In response to classifying the frame as voiced, the frame can be processed.

US Patent:

20120316875, Dec 13, 2012

Filed:

Jun 8, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/492398

Inventors:

JOEL NYQUIST - Louisville CO, US
Matthew Robinson - Denver CO, US

Assignee:

Red Shift Company, LLC - Ridgewood NJ

International Classification:

G10L 15/26
G10L 15/00

US Classification:

704235, 704231, 704E15043, 704E15001

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for speech signal handling. Speech handling according to one embodiment of the present invention can be performed via a hosted architecture. Electrical signal representing human speech can be analyzed with an Automatic Speech Recognizer (ASR) hosted on a different server from a media server or other server hosting a service utilizing speech input. Neither server need be located at the same location as the user. The spoken sounds can be accepted as input to and handled with a media server which identifies parts of the electrical signal that contain a representation of speech. This architecture can serve any user who has a web-browser and Internet access, either on a PC, PDA, cell phone, tablet, or any other computing device.

US Patent:

20130250450, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/426320

Inventors:

Dale Thomas Riley - Longmont CO, US
Matthew Ian Robinson - Loveland CO, US

Assignee:

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G11B 21/02

US Classification:

360 75, G9B 21003

Abstract:

Approaches described in this disclosure are generally directed to methods and devices for delaying a write turn-on of a memory device. A write control signal from a memory controller to a preamplifier of a storage device is asserted. A warm-up interval of write drivers of the preamplifier is initiated, the warm-up interval having a duration of predetermined length. Data is transmitted to the write drivers during the warm-up interval.