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Control apparatus

  • US 20030004727A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2001
  • Published: 01/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A control apparatus for enabling a user to control by spoken commands a function of a processor-controlled machine couplable to speech processing apparatus, the control apparatus comprising:

  • receiving means for receiving dialog interpretable instructions derived from speech data processed by the speech processing apparatus;

    dialog communication means for interpreting received dialog interpretable instructions using a dialog compatible with the processor-controlled machine and for communicating with the processor-controlled machine using the dialog to enable information to be provided to the user in response to received dialog interpretable instructions, thereby enabling a dialog to be conducted with the user;

    dialog determining means for determining from information provided by the processor-controlled machine the dialog to be used with that processor-controlled machine; and

    machine communication means for communicating with the processor-controlled machine to cause the processor-controlled machine to carry out a function in accordance with the dialog with the user.

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