System and method for wireless audio communication with a computer
First Claim
1. A method for interacting with a computer, comprising:
- establishing a communications connection between the computer and a remote communications device;
receiving an audio signal in the form of a request from the user;
processing the audio signal to determine a desired function; and
determining whether the desired function requires a spoken response and, if so, providing a spoken response to the user by way of the remote communications device and, performing the desired function responsive to the audio signal.
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Abstract
A method and system for interacting with a computer is provided. In one embodiment, a communications connection between the computer and a communications device is established. An audio signal from the user is received and processed to determine a desired function. A determination is made as to whether the desired function requires a spoken response and, if so, a spoken response to the user is provided by way of the remote communications device and the desired function is performed. In an alternate embodiment, an entry in a data file is read and a communications connection initiated between the computer and a remote communications device responsive to the entry. An audio notification is generated according to the entry and transmitted by way of the remote communications device.
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86 Claims
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1. A method for interacting with a computer, comprising:
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establishing a communications connection between the computer and a remote communications device;
receiving an audio signal in the form of a request from the user;
processing the audio signal to determine a desired function; and
determining whether the desired function requires a spoken response and, if so, providing a spoken response to the user by way of the remote communications device and, performing the desired function responsive to the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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29. A method for enabling a personal computer to communicate with a user, comprising:
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reading an entry in a data file;
initiating a communications connection between the computer and a remote communications device responsive to the entry;
generating an audio notification according to the entry; and
transmitting the audio notification by way of the remote communications device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A system for providing access to a personal computer, comprising:
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a communications component for establishing a communications channel between the computer and a remote communications device;
a sound recognition component for receiving an audio input and converting the input to digital form;
a text-to-voice component for converting textual data to spoken form;
a file interface component for interacting with a file having the data stored therein; and
an interface program, wherein the interface program is adapted to receive the input by way of the communications channel, cause the sound recognition component to convert the input to determine a desired function, and cause a component to perform the desired function. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for interacting with a computer, comprising:
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establishing a communications connection between the computer and a remote communications device;
receiving an audio signal in the form of a request from the user;
processing the audio signal to determine a desired function; and
determining whether the desired function requires a spoken response and, if so, providing a spoken response to the user by way of the remote communications device and, performing the desired function responsive to the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for enabling a personal computer to communicate with a user, comprising:
- reading an entry in a data file;
initiating a communications connection between the computer and a remote communications device responsive to the entry;
generating an audio notification according to the entry; and
transmitting the audio notification by way of the remote communications device. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86)
- reading an entry in a data file;
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