Inventor
Willis J. Luther
Inventor
Irvine, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 11 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G06Fprimary
G06FElectric digital data processing32%
G10LSpeech analysis techniques or speech synthesis16%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication16%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television16%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general5%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding5%
G10HElectrophonic musical instruments5%
H04MTelephonic communication5%
PatentTitleYear
6,449,065'Method for capturing a document image, a scanner using the method and a document image management system using the scanner'20026,005,680'Method for capturing a document image, a scanner using the method and a document image management system using the scanner'19995,844,568'System for selectively extracting pixels from an image and for forming an abstract image by displaying the extracted pixels'19985,721,940'Form identification and processing system using hierarchical form profiles'19985,715,370'Method and apparatus for extracting text from a structured data file and converting the extracted text to speech'19985,640,590'Method and apparatus for scripting a text-to-speech-based multimedia presentation'19975,572,677'Method and apparatus for conversing over a network'19965,555,343'Text parser for use with a text-to-speech converter'19965,533,127'Encryption system'19965,500,919'Graphics user interface for controlling text-to-speech conversion'19965,438,528'Method and apparatus for testing an interactive network board in a local area network (LAN).'1995Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1995–1999Patents assigned to CANON INFORMATION SYST INC (9)· patent assignee history
1995–2002Based in Irvine, CA, US· patent location history
1998–2002Patents assigned to CANON KK (2)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| CANON INFORMATION SYST INC | 9 | 1995–1999 |
| CANON KK | 2 | 1998–2002 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine, California, US | 11 | 1995–2002 |