Method and wireless communication device using voice recognition for entering text characters
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1. A wireless communication device arranged and constructed to facilitate text message entry comprising:
- a user interface operable to enable a text entry mode;
a voice recognition circuit operable to process a spoken signal and map the spoken signal to a text character corresponding to the spoken signal; and
a processor coupled to the user interface and the voice recognition circuit, operable to incorporate the text character into a text message.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus to facilitate text message entry in a wireless communication device wherein a user interface is operated to place the wireless communication device in a text entry mode and a voice recognition circuit is used to process a spoken signal. The spoken signal is mapped to a corresponding text character or control character. The processor incorporates the text character or control character into a text message.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device arranged and constructed to facilitate text message entry comprising:
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a user interface operable to enable a text entry mode;
a voice recognition circuit operable to process a spoken signal and map the spoken signal to a text character corresponding to the spoken signal; and
a processor coupled to the user interface and the voice recognition circuit, operable to incorporate the text character into a text message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus to facilitate text message entry for a wireless communication device comprising:
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a user interface comprising a numeric keypad and a microphone operable to enable a text entry mode for the wireless communication device;
a voice recognition circuit operable to process a spoken signal, and map the spoken signal to one of a control instruction and a text character corresponding to the spoken signal; and
a processor coupled to the user interface and the voice recognition circuit, operable to manage text message formation by one of insertion of the text character into a text message and manipulation of the text message in accordance with the control instruction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method in a wireless communication device for entering a text character as an element of a text message comprising:
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activating a text entry mode;
capturing a spoken signal;
processing the spoken signal using voice recognition to map the spoken signal to a text character selected from a multiplicity of text characters; and
incorporating the text character as an element of a text message. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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