This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: International Business Machines Corporation. Active years: 1987.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1987
Title: Christopher J. Barnett and His Audio Response Terminal Patent.
Introduction
Christopher J. Barnett is an inventor associated with Little Silver, New Jersey, and International Business Machines Corporation. His recorded patent concerns an audio response terminal designed to make information displayed on a computer screen accessible through spoken output.
Latest Patents
Barnett is credited with 1 patent: “Audio Response Terminal for Use with Data Processing Systems.” The invention provides audio output for data shown on a video display. Its separate control unit receives information from the display buffer and inputs from a keypad, allowing users to select which rows or columns are spoken and choose among four modes: speech, spelling, phonetic spelling, or speech with punctuation.
A microprocessor and translator process alphanumeric characters and generate digitized phonemes for a speech synthesizer. The synthesized audio can then be heard through a loudspeaker or headphone socket.
Career Highlights
Barnett’s patent reflects work on combining visual computer displays with configurable speech output. The design gives users control over both the portion of screen data read aloud and the way that information is spoken.
Collaborations
The patent record also names Victor G. Golding and Yat H. Ng as coworkers associated with Barnett.
Conclusion
Christopher J. Barnett’s patented audio response terminal illustrates an approach to making computer-displayed information available through flexible, synthesized speech.
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