Orally Mounted wireless transcriber device

• US 7,629,897 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2006
• Issued: 12/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Reino Koljonen
• Original Assignee: Reino Koljonen
• Inventors: Koljonen, Reino
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu; Daniel
• Assistant Examiner(s): GIRMA, FEKADESELASS
• Application Number:
  US11/584,146
• Publication Number:
  US 20070105072A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,145 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.1, 340/825.19, 340/573.1, 600/393, 600/590, 600/546, 600/373, 455/100, 341/21
• US Class Current: 340/4.13
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724094 Interfacing with a device worn on the user's body to provide access to telephonic functionalities, e.g. accepting a call, reading or composing a message
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/083 Special constructions of mouthpieces
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/13 Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's

Abstract

A wireless electronic device transcribes spoken words into text for input on an electronic device such as, but not limited to, a computer, cell phone, handheld computer, Blackberry or vehicle navigation system. The wireless transcriber device mounts within the oral cavity, preferably to the back side of a tooth, and detects vibration of the tooth and/or palate bone structure as the wearer of the device speaks. The sensed vibrations are converted to digital signals for wireless transmission to the electronic device. The electronic device receives the signals and captures the digital data containing the sensed vibrations. A software program in the electronic device reads the vibration data and converts the vibration data to text for input on the electronic device. The input text can be used for various purposes such as to create a document, fill in a form, send a text message or to give an operational command to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A personal user recognition system comprising:

an oral implant device adapted for attachment within a user'"'"'s oral cavity, and said oral implant device being structured and disposed to sense vibrations within the oral cavity as the user speaks, and said oral implant device being further structured and disposed for converting the sensed vibrations into digital vibration data and for transmitting said digital vibration data along with a user identifying code externally of the oral cavity in wireless signals;

a receiver structured and disposed for receiving the wireless signals and the user identifying code transmitted by one or more of a plurality of said oral implant devices; and

an electronic device communicating with the receiver and being structured and disposed for reading the digital vibration data along with the code identifying the user transmitted by one or more of said plurality of oral implant devices for identifying each user and for converting the digital vibration data of each identified user into text that replicates and distinguishes the words spoken by each identified user, and said electronic device being further structured and disposed for comparing the received digital vibration data to a known authorized user voice signature to confirm that the user is an authorized user.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein the text converted from said digital vibration data is used to produce a document.

3. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein the text converted from said digital vibration data is used as an input command for operating a device.

4. A personal user recognition system comprising:

an oral implant device adapted for attachment within a user'"'"'s oral cavity, and said oral implant device being structured and disposed to sense characteristics of the user, including vibrations within the oral cavity when the user speaks, and said oral implant device being further structured and disposed for converting the sensed characteristics of the user into digital data and for transmitting said digital data along with a user identifying code externally of the oral cavity in wireless signals;

a receiver structured and disposed for receiving the wireless signals and the user identifying code transmitted by one or more of a plurality of said oral implant devices; and

an electronic device communicating with the receiver and being structured and disposed for reading the digital data along with the user identifying code transmitted by one or more of said plurality of oral implant devices for identifying each user.

5. The system as recited in claim 4 wherein said electronic device is structured and disposed for processing the digital data to convert the sensed vibrations into text that replicates words spoken by the user when the vibrations were generated in the user'"'"'s oral cavity.

6. A method for personal user recognition, said method comprising of steps of:

fixing an oral implant device within a user'"'"'s oral cavity;

sensing vibrations within the user'"'"'s oral cavity when the user speaks;

converting the sensed vibrations into digital vibration data;

transmitting said digital vibration data externally of the oral cavity in wireless signals;

transmitting a user identifying code with said wireless signals;

receiving the wireless signals containing said digital vibration data along with the user identifying code transmitted by one or more of a plurality of said oral implant devices for identifying each user;

reading said digital vibration data along with the code identifying the user transmitted by one or more of said plurality of oral implant devices for identifying each user;

converting said digital vibration data of each identified user into text that replicates and distinguishes the words spoken by each identified user;

comparing said digital vibration data to a known authorized user voice signature for confirming that the user is an authorized user;

recognizing and applying the converted text for performing operational functions if said digital vibration data matches the authorized user voice signature; and

ignoring the converted text if said digital vibration data does not match the authorized user voice signature.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 further comprising the step of:

producing a document using the text converted from said digital vibration data.

8. The method as recited in claim 6 further comprising the step of:

entering said text converted from said digital vibration data as an input command for operating a device.