Microphone elements for a computing system

• US 20030033153A1
• Filed: 07/25/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Computer Incorporated (Apple Inc.)
• Inventors: Heyl, Lawrence F., Price, Noah M., Silverman, Kim E., Olson, Robert N.
• Application Number:
  US10/206,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20030033153A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1605 Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue

Abstract

An improved speech recognition device is provided. The speech recognition device comprises a display with at least two built in microphones and a speech recognition module electrically connected to the display. The speech recognition module uses an algorithm that may take into account the position of the built in microphone on the display. The display may have a first axis of rotation where the microphones may be placed an equal distance from the first axis of rotation.

Claims

1. A speech recognition device, comprising:

a display with at least two built in microphones; and

a speech recognition module electrically connected to the display.

2. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 1, wherein the speech recognition module uses an algorithm that takes into account the position of the built in microphone on the display.

3. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 2, wherein the display has a first axis of rotation, wherein the at least two built in microphones are placed on the first axis of rotation.

4. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 2, wherein the display has a first axis of rotation, wherein the at least two built in microphones are place an equal distance from the first axis of rotation.

5. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 4, wherein the display has a second axis of rotation, wherein the at least two built in microphones are placed an equal distance from the second axis of rotation.

6. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 5, wherein the display is rectangular, and wherein two of the at least two built in microphones are placed on opposite corners of the display.

7. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 6, wherein the algorithm used by the speech recognition module is tailored for the gain and directionality of the at least two microphones.

9. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 6, wherein the algorithm used by the speech recognition module is tailored for the housing and mounting of the at least two microphones.

8. The speech recognition device, as recited in claim 8, wherein the algorithm used by the speech recognition module is tailored for the housing and mounting of the at least two microphones.