Detection of unauthorized user assistance of an electronic device based on the detection of spoken words
First Claim
1. A method of operating an electronic device, the electronic device including a user interface, a microphone, and an electronic processor, the method comprising:
- determining, by the electronic processor, whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device;
capturing, by the microphone, an audio stream;
analyzing, by the electronic processor, the audio stream to identify specific words spoken in the audio stream captured by the microphone;
accessing a stored list of keywords associated with the current functional operation of the electronic device,wherein the stored list of keywords includes a predefined list of function keywords and a predefined list of action keywords, wherein the function keywords relate to a function performed by the electronic device, wherein the action keywords relate to an action performed by a user of the electronic device;
detecting, by the electronic processor, a violation of the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation of the electronic device by detecting both at least one function keyword and at least one action in the identified spoken words from the audio stream; and
adjusting, by the electronic processor, one or more operations of the electronic device in response to detecting the violation of the user assistance restriction.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided in this disclosure for operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes a user interface, a microphone, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor determines whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device. The microphone captures an audio stream and the electronic processor analyzing the audio stream to identify spoken words captured by the microphone. The electronic processor detects a violation of the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation of the electronic device based at least in part on a correlation between one or more of the identified spoken words captured by the microphone and a current functional operation of the electronic device. The electronic processor adjusts one or more operations of the electronic device in response to detecting the violation of the user assistance restriction.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, the electronic device including a user interface, a microphone, and an electronic processor, the method comprising:
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determining, by the electronic processor, whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device; capturing, by the microphone, an audio stream; analyzing, by the electronic processor, the audio stream to identify specific words spoken in the audio stream captured by the microphone; accessing a stored list of keywords associated with the current functional operation of the electronic device, wherein the stored list of keywords includes a predefined list of function keywords and a predefined list of action keywords, wherein the function keywords relate to a function performed by the electronic device, wherein the action keywords relate to an action performed by a user of the electronic device; detecting, by the electronic processor, a violation of the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation of the electronic device by detecting both at least one function keyword and at least one action in the identified spoken words from the audio stream; and adjusting, by the electronic processor, one or more operations of the electronic device in response to detecting the violation of the user assistance restriction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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a user interface; a microphone; and an electronic processor configured to determine whether a user assistance restriction is established for a current functional operation of the electronic device, analyze an audio stream captured by the microphone to identify specific words spoken in the audio stream captured by the microphone, access a stored list of keywords associated with the current functional operation of the electronic device, wherein the stored list of keywords includes a predefined list of function keywords and a predefined list of action keywords, wherein the function keywords relate to a function performed by the electronic device, wherein the action keywords relate to an action performed by a user of the electronic device, detect a violation of the user assistance restriction for the current functional operation of the electronic device by detecting both at least one function keyword and at least one action keyword in the identified spoken words from the audio stream, and adjust one or more operations of the electronic device in response to detecting the violation of the user assistance restriction. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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