Directed personal communication for speech generating devices

US10148808B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jon Campbell · Redmond, US
• Ann Paradiso · Shoreline, US
• Jay Curtis Beavers · Duvall, US
• Mira E. Shah · Seattle, US
• Meredith June Morris · Bellevue, US
• Alexander Fiannaca · Seattle, US
• Harish S. Kulkarni · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2015
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2018
• Expiry date: Oct 9, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/08
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Speech generating devices, communication systems, and methods for communicating using the devices and systems are disclosed herein. In certain examples, the speech generating device includes a display device and an input device configured to generate a communication to be displayed on the display device, wherein the speech generating device is configured to allow a user to select between playing the generated communication through a speaker and transmitting the generated communication via a communication network to a computing device separate from the speech generating device. In certain examples, the computing device may be designated with other computing devices of other conversation partners within a conversation group.