ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,786, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to ARTIK LLC (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.).
"Speech recognition for assisting patients with speech difficulties" was invented by Karthik Rajamony (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Akshobh Karthik (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are novel speech recognition methods and systems for assisting users or patients that have speech difficulties (e.g., as a symptom of one or more disorders or conditions). Specifically disclosed are speech recognition methods and systems that enable dysarthria patients to communicate more clearly and effectively."
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