Compact speech module
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1. A form factor for a compact speech module for use with a host computing device, comprising:
- a housing;
a controller located within said housing;
memory for storing program code and data, said memory interconnected to said controller;
audio processing circuitry interconnected to said controller and said memory, wherein said audio processing circuitry is configured to convert analog audio signals to digital audio data signals, and to convert digital audio data signals to analog audio signals;
a speech recognition engine for processing said digital audio data signals into speech recognized data, said speech recognition engine stored in said memory; and
a computing device interface interconnected to said controller for detachably connecting the compact speech module to the host computing device, and through which said speech recognized data signals or said digital audio data signals can be communicated to the host device.
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The present invention discloses a form factor for a compact speech processing module having a processor, high speed memory, a speech recognition engine, audio processing circuitry and a computing device interface to facilitate connection to a host device. The host device can be a handheld device (palm device or personal digital assistant), into which the compact speech module can be plugged. The compact speech module can process speech independently of or in conjunction with the host device. Voice input commands processed by the speech module can be communicated to the host device to execute various tasks.
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1. A form factor for a compact speech module for use with a host computing device, comprising:
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a housing;
a controller located within said housing;
memory for storing program code and data, said memory interconnected to said controller;
audio processing circuitry interconnected to said controller and said memory, wherein said audio processing circuitry is configured to convert analog audio signals to digital audio data signals, and to convert digital audio data signals to analog audio signals;
a speech recognition engine for processing said digital audio data signals into speech recognized data, said speech recognition engine stored in said memory; and
a computing device interface interconnected to said controller for detachably connecting the compact speech module to the host computing device, and through which said speech recognized data signals or said digital audio data signals can be communicated to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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12. The compact speech module according claim I, wherein said memory is a flash memory.
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