Patents
US 9721573 B2: Decoding-time prediction of non-verbalized tokens
- Granted
- 2017-08-01
- Filed
- 2014-12-16 application 14571697
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Non-verbalized tokens, such as punctuation, are automatically predicted and inserted into a transcription of speech in which the tokens were not explicitly verbalized. Token prediction may be integrated with speech decoding, rather than performed as a post-process to speech decoding.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170801.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMODAL IP LLC 47 patents | US company or organization | Franklin, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juergen Fritsch | Pittsburgh, PA | 27 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anoop Deoras | San Jose, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Detlef Koll | Pittsburgh, PA | 47 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G10L | Speech analysis techniques or speech synthesis; speech recognition; speech or voice processing techniques; speech or audio coding or decoding | G10L19/0018 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY signed 2024-02-01 | SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY MAPLEWOOD, MN | 66435/347 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MMODAL IP LLC signed 2021-05-06 | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY SAINT PAUL, MN | 57883/129 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-04-14 | Name change Change of address | MMODAL IP LLC signed 2014-08-05 | MMODAL IP LLC FRANKLIN, TN | 42271/858 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-09-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC signed 2015-06-24 | MMODAL IP LLC FRANKLIN, TN | 36669/853 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2015-04-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DEORAS, ANOOP signed 2011-08-18 FRITSCH, JUERGEN signed 2011-08-18 KOLL, DETLEF signed 2011-08-18 | MULTIMODAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC PITTSBURGH, PA | 35376/365 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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