Patents
US 10278637 B2: Accurate analysis tool and method for the quantitative acoustic assessment of infant cry
- Granted
- 2019-05-07
- Filed
- 2015-02-27 application 14633224
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An automated infant cry analyzer with high accuracy to detect important acoustic features of cry is provided. The system's accuracy was rigorously tested and was compared to ground truth manual coding. The resulting methods and systems are applied to infant developmental disorders.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190507.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University 276 patents | US company or organization | Providence, RI | Brown University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island 16 patents | US company or organization | Providence, RI | WOMEN & INFANTS HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen J. Sheinkopf | Barrington, RI | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Barry M. Lester | East Greenwich, RI | 1 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Harvey F. Silverman | East Greenwich, RI | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/4803 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G10L | Speech analysis techniques or speech synthesis; speech recognition; speech or voice processing techniques; speech or audio coding or decoding | G10L17/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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