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Nicholas Augustine

Examiner (ID: 17434, Phone: (571)270-1056 , Office: P/2141 )

Most Active Art Unit
2141
Art Unit(s)
2179, 2178, 2141
Total Applications
1002
Issued Applications
691
Pending Applications
72
Abandoned Applications
251

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 6327355 [patent_doc_number] => 20100114581 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-06 [patent_title] => 'Method for encoding, method for decoding, encoder, decoder and computer program products' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/444479 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 10488 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0114/20100114581.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12444479 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/444479
Method for encoding, method for decoding, encoder, decoder and computer program products Oct 4, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 175334 [patent_doc_number] => 07660716 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-02-09 [patent_title] => 'System and method for automatic verification of the understandability of speech' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/866648 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6681 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/660/07660716.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11866648 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/866648
System and method for automatic verification of the understandability of speech Oct 2, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 4446839 [patent_doc_number] => 07930179 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2011-04-19 [patent_title] => 'Unsupervised speaker segmentation of multi-speaker speech data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/866125 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-10-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 6386 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/930/07930179.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11866125 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/866125
Unsupervised speaker segmentation of multi-speaker speech data Oct 1, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5454063 [patent_doc_number] => 20090070100 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-03-12 [patent_title] => 'METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SPOKEN LANGUAGE GRAMMAR EVALUATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/853076 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-09-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3976 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0070/20090070100.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11853076 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/853076
METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SPOKEN LANGUAGE GRAMMAR EVALUATION Sep 10, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 358080 [patent_doc_number] => 07490038 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-02-10 [patent_title] => 'Speech recognition optimization tool' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/852193 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-09-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4847 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 241 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/490/07490038.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11852193 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/852193
Speech recognition optimization tool Sep 6, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5338699 [patent_doc_number] => 20090055163 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-02-26 [patent_title] => 'Dynamic Mixed-Initiative Dialog Generation in Speech Recognition' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/841147 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-08-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 9718 [patent_no_of_claims] => 2 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0055/20090055163.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11841147 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/841147
Dynamic Mixed-Initiative Dialog Generation in Speech Recognition Aug 19, 2007 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 6406714 [patent_doc_number] => 20100179807 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-07-15 [patent_title] => 'AUDIO ENCODING DEVICE AND AUDIO ENCODING METHOD' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/376640 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-08-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 5520 [patent_no_of_claims] => 5 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0179/20100179807.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12376640 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/376640
Audio encoding device and audio encoding method Aug 6, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5522689 [patent_doc_number] => 20090030670 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-29 [patent_title] => 'REAL-TIME MULTI-LINGUAL ADAPTATION OF MANUFACTURING INSTRUCTIONS IN A MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/782762 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 2643 [patent_no_of_claims] => 15 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0030/20090030670.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11782762 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/782762
Real-time multi-lingual adaptation of manufacturing instructions in a manufacturing management system Jul 24, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 6559115 [patent_doc_number] => 20100017193 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-01-21 [patent_title] => 'METHOD, SPOKEN DIALOG SYSTEM, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL DEVICE FOR MULTILINGUAL SPEECH OUTPUT' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/374666 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 5123 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0017/20100017193.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12374666 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/374666
Method, spoken dialog system, and telecommunications terminal device for multilingual speech output Jul 17, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8366136 [patent_doc_number] => 08255213 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-08-28 [patent_title] => 'Speech decoding apparatus, speech encoding apparatus, and lost frame concealment method' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/373085 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 6196 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 145 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12373085 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/373085
Speech decoding apparatus, speech encoding apparatus, and lost frame concealment method Jul 10, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 226523 [patent_doc_number] => 07606716 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-10-20 [patent_title] => 'Systems and methods for multi-dialog surround audio' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/774991 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 3999 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/606/07606716.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11774991 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/774991
Systems and methods for multi-dialog surround audio Jul 8, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7686816 [patent_doc_number] => 20090177475 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-07-09 [patent_title] => 'SPEECH SYNTHESIS DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/374609 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-07-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 8968 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0177/20090177475.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12374609 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/374609
Speech synthesis device, method, and program Jul 3, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 117142 [patent_doc_number] => 07716054 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2010-05-11 [patent_title] => 'Activity-ware for non-textual objects' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/771135 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 13 [patent_figures_cnt] => 13 [patent_no_of_words] => 10887 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 147 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/716/07716054.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11771135 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/771135
Activity-ware for non-textual objects Jun 28, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5350734 [patent_doc_number] => 20090006095 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-01-01 [patent_title] => 'LEARNING TO REORDER ALTERNATES BASED ON A USER\'S PERSONALIZED VOCABULARY' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/771018 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-06-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 4087 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0006/20090006095.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11771018 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/771018
Learning to reorder alternates based on a user'S personalized vocabulary Jun 28, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5553493 [patent_doc_number] => 20090287479 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2009-11-19 [patent_title] => 'SOUND FRAME LENGTH ADAPTATION' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 12/306618 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-06-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5271 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0287/20090287479.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 12306618 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
12/306618
SOUND FRAME LENGTH ADAPTATION Jun 26, 2007 Abandoned
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11/823169
Voice persona service for embedding text-to-speech features into software programs Jun 26, 2007 Issued
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11/819311
Sound source separation apparatus and sound source separation method Jun 25, 2007 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8678110 [patent_doc_number] => 08386242 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-02-26 [patent_title] => 'Method, medium and apparatus enhancing a bass signal using an auditory property' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/812950 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2007-06-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 6363 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11812950 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/812950
Method, medium and apparatus enhancing a bass signal using an auditory property Jun 21, 2007 Issued
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11/812837
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for machine translation Jun 21, 2007 Issued
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11/812994
Embedding and employing metadata in digital music using format specific methods Jun 21, 2007 Issued
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