JAMES D MOORE
Electrician at 74 St, Lubbock, TX

4631748, Dec 23, 1986

Feb 24, 1982

6/351844

Paul S. Breedlove - Lubbock TX
James H. Moore - Lubbock TX
George L. Brantingham - Lubbock TX
Richard H. Wiggins - Dallas TX

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

G10L 500

381 51

An electronic handheld talking translator including a speech synthesis integrated circuit device. The speech synthesis integrated circuit device includes a digital filter, a voiced/unvoiced excitation circuit, a speech parameter interpolator, an input parameter decoder, a digital-to-analog converter, a speaker and associated timing circuits. A non-volatile memory stores digital data representative of the correct spellings of selected words in a foreign language and the model vocal tract control data necessary to control the speech synthesis circuit in a manner to cause the selected words to be audibly pronounced by the translator.

4516260, May 7, 1985

Aug 29, 1980

6/182382

Paul S. Breedlove - Plano TX
James H. Moore - Lubbock TX

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

G10L 100

381 51

An electronic talking learning aid is disclosed. The learning aid includes a speech synthesis circuit which, in the embodiment disclosed, includes a digital lattice filter circuit, a voiced/unvoiced speech excitation circuit, a speech parameter interpolator, an input parameter decoder, a digital-to-analog converter circuit and associated timing circuits. The learing aid is also provided with a controller and at least one memory for storing digitized speech parameters as well as other digital data. This other digital data may represent, for instance, correct answers to questions posed by the talking learning aid. A keyboard or other response insertion device is provided to permit an operator to input his or her answers to the questions posed by the learning aid. In the disclosed embodiment, the talking learning aid asks the operator to input the correct spelling of a spoken word and informs the operator whether or not the response was correct.

4970659, Nov 13, 1990

Jul 1, 1988

7/214787

Paul S. Breedlove - Plano TX
James H. Moore - Lubbock TX
George L. Brantingham - Lubbock TX
Richard H. Wiggins - Dallas TX

Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX

G10L 500

3645135

An electronic hand-held, talking learning aid is disclosed. The learning aid includes a MOS speech synthesizer chip having an active surface area on the order of 45,000 square mils. The disclosed speech synthesizer chip includes a digital lattice filter, a voiced/unvoiced excitation circuit, a speech parameter interpolator, an input parameter decoder, a digital-to-analog converter and associated timing circuits. The learning aid is also provided with a microprocessor which functions as a controller for controlling the operation of the unit. A small speaker is driven by the digital-to-analog converter on the speech synthesis chip and a keyboard and display device are strobed by the microprocessor controller. Features include modes in which a speech synthesizer recites instructions or questions to the operator who must properly respond.