Extendable voice commands

• US 20050288005A1
• Filed: 06/22/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cerence Operating Company (Cerence Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Cohen, Jordan, Roth, Daniel L., Reiner, Chris, Furnari, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 8,019,324 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42178 by downloading data to substation equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A mobile device, such as a cellular telephone includes a voice interface that includes one part that may not be specific to a particular carrier, and a second part that provides an interface to services that are specific to a carrier or to service or information providers that are not necessarily available with all carriers. A voice command interface provides easy access to the carrier services. The set of carrier services is optionally extendible by the carrier.

Claims

1. A method of providing carrier services at a mobile device comprising:

storing data in the mobile device that specifies a voice interface for the mobile device, including storing first data that specifies a set of interface states associated with a first set of functions, and storing second data that specifies an interface for accessing the carrier services;

receiving a command associated with a request to access the carrier services;

processing one or more inputs from the user according to the second data;

performing actions based on the one or more inputs and the second data to provide one of the carrier services at the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first set of functions is independent of a carrier providing services to the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the command associated with a request to access the carrier services includes accepting a manual input using a button associated with the carrier services.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the second data includes a script for providing one of the carrier services.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving the second data independently of receiving the first data.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein receiving the second data includes downloading a the second data from a carrier.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein downloading the second data includes downloading the second data over a wireless network.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the second data includes specifications of interactions with remote systems from the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile telephone.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising processing inputs from the user using the first data, resulting in the interface being in a first interface state when the command associated with a request to access the carrier services is received.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising restoring the first interface state after completing processing of the one or more inputs from the user according to the second data.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising selecting a predetermined interface state after completing processing of the one or more inputs from the user according to the second data.

13. A mobile device comprising:

a data storage for an interface specification including a first data storage for a specification of a set of interface states associated with a first set of functions, and a second data storage for a specification of an interface for accessing carrier services;

a voice interface that accesses the data storage for the interface specification and that is configured to in at least some of the interface states, process commands according to the specification of the interface for accessing the carrier services.

14. The mobile device of claim 13 wherein the mobile device is configured to download from a carrier data for the specification of the interface for accessing the carrier services.

15. The mobile device of claim 13 wherein the voice interface is further configure to restore an interface state after processing the commands