Method and apparatus for processing voice data

• US 20030212554A1
• Filed: 05/09/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Best Buy Health Incorporated (Best Buy Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Healthsense, Inc. (Best Buy Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Vatland, Danny James
• Granted Patent: US 7,590,534 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

One aspect of the present disclosure is a device for processing voice data associated with an application program. The application program has a form therein for entering voice data. The application program provides an identifier associated with voice data for identifying the form the voice data is associated with. The device includes an input portion for receiving voice data and identifier information from the application program. Also included is a translation portion for translating voice data to text data. The translation portion receives the voice data from the input portion and translates the voice data to text data. Also included is an output portion for sending output text data and the identifier information to the application program for association with the form.

Claims

1. ) A method for processing voice data provided by an application program, the application program having a form associated therein for inserting text, the method comprising:

receiving voice data associated with the form within the application program, the voice data having an identifier associated therewith for identifying the form;

translating the voice data to corresponding text data; and

providing the text data and the identifier to the application program for associating the text data with the form.

2. ) The method of claim 1 wherein the voice data received includes an identifier for identifying the speaker of the voice data and wherein the text data is provided to the application program with the identifier.

3. ) The method of claim 1 wherein prior to receiving voice data further including providing a header that is associated with the voice data for identifying a source address and port for an application processing device linked to the application program and identifying a destination address and port for a voice processing device linked to a voice processing device for translating voice data to text data.

4. ) The method of claim 3 wherein the voice data is sent to the application processing device in real time.

5. ) The method of claim 1 wherein prior to providing the text data further including providing a header that is associated with the text data for identifying a host address and port for an application processing device linked to the application program and identifying a source address and port for a voice processing device linked to a voice processing device for translating voice data to text data.

6. ) The method of claim 1 wherein the voice data is provided by a PDA that is linked using a wireless link to an application processing device, the application processing device provides the voice data and identified in real time via an internet link.

7. ) The method of claim 1 wherein prior to receiving voice data associated with the form performing the steps of:

displaying a form having a request for information therein, the request for information having a user selectable portion;

selecting the user selectable portion and speaking the requested information wherein the requested information is captured as voice data; and

tagging the voice data with an identifier for associating the voice data with the form.

8. ) A device for processing voice data associated with an application program, the application program having a form therein for entering voice data, the application program providing an identifier associated with voice data for identifying the form the voice data is associated with, the device comprising:

an input portion for receiving voice data and identifier information from the application program;

a translation portion for translating voice data to text data, the translation portion receiving the voice data from the input portion and translating the voice data to text data; and

an output potion for sending output text data and the identifier information to the application program for association with the form.

9. ) The device of claim 8 wherein the input portion and the output portion are a voice processing device that is linked to the translation portion and wherein the voice data and text data are exchanged between the application program and the voice processing device via an internet link.

10. ) The device of claim 8 further including a portable processing device for executing the application program wherein the portable processing device sends voice data in real time via a wireless link to an application processing device and wherein the application sends the voice data and identification information to the input portion via an internet connection.

11. ) A method for processing voice data comprising:

providing a stream of voice data to an application processing device, the application processing device establishing a connection to a voice processing device upon receipt of voice data whereby voice data is passed in real time to the voice processing device;

disconnecting the application processing device from the voice processing device upon termination of the stream of voice and polling the voice processing device for completion of translation of the voice data into text data; and

requesting the text data for posting by the voice processing device upon completion of translation of the voice data into text data.

12. ) A system for processing voice data comprising:

a processing device running an application program, the processing device having an input device for receiving a voice signal and converting that voice signal into voice data;

an application processing device configured for internet connection, the application processing device having a data link for receiving voice data in real time from the processing device; and

a voice processing device configured for Internet connection whereby voice data is passed in real time from the application processing device to the voice processing device.

13. ) The system for processing voice data of claim 12 wherein the voice processing device is configured for connection to transcription resources for conversion of voice data into text data, wherein the voice processing device is configured to receive text data from the transcription resources.

14. ) The system for processing voice data of claim 13 wherein the voice processing device is configured for sending the text data to the application processing device, the server passes the text data to the processing device.

15. ) The system for processing voice data of claim 12 wherein the processing device is a personal data assistant.

16. ) A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program product that, when run in a voice-processing platform for processing voice data, the stored program executing the steps of:

receiving a header and envelope information from an internet connected voice data capture device running an application program, the header containing a destination address and a destination port for the voice processing system, the header further including a source address and a source port for the voice data capture device, the envelope information containing voice data, an application identification for the application program to identify context of the voice data and command information for specifying processing of the voice data by the voice processing platform;

processing the voice data as specified by the command information to convert the voice data into text data, the text data is combined with the application identification to form revised envelope information and a revised header containing a destination address and a destination port for the voice data capture device, the header further including a source address and a source port for the voice processing system platform; and

posting the revised envelope using the revised header.

17. ) The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 wherein posting the revised envelope is performed after receipt of a request from the Internet connected voice data capture device.

18. ) A method for collecting data comprising:

providing a form having a request for information therein, the request for information having a user selectable portion that when selected captures voice data from an input device; and

tagging the voice data with an identifier for associating the voice data to the form.

19. ) The method for collecting data of claim 18 further comprising converting the voice data to text data and provides an icon that is displayed when the form is viewed.

20. ) The method for collecting data of claim 19 further comprising providing an icon that when selected provides an icon that the text data has been approved.

21. ) A device for collecting data comprising:

a display portion for displaying a form having an insertion portion for inserting information therein, the insertion portion is selectable for capturing voice data from an input device; and

a control portion for tagging the voice data with an identifier for associating the voice data to the form.