Enabling voice selection of user preferences

• US 20060136222A1
• Filed: 12/22/2004
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: New Orchard Road
• Inventors: Cross, Charles W., Li, Yan
• Granted Patent: US 9,083,798 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/19 Grammatical context, e.g. disambiguation of the recognition hypotheses based on word sequence rules
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

A method, system and apparatus for voice enabling a user preference interface in a multimodal content browser. A method for voice enabling a user preference interface in a multimodal content browser can include matching voice input to a bound command in a speech grammar and invoking logic in the user preference interface consistent with the bound command in the speech grammar. The matching step can include comparing voice input to entries in a markup language specified speech grammar and locating the bound command in the specified speech grammar based upon the comparison. In this regard, the method further can include identifying a variable in the bound command, looking up the variable in a table, retrieving a corresponding parameter for the variable from the table, and replacing the variable with the corresponding parameter in the bound command.

Claims

1. A method for voice enabling a user preference interface in a multimodal content browser, the method comprising the steps of:

matching voice input to a bound command in a speech grammar; and

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invoking logic in the user preference interface consistent with said bound command in said speech grammar.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said matching step comprises the steps of:

comparing voice input to entries in a markup language specified speech grammar; and

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locating said bound command in said specified speech grammar based upon said comparison.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of:

identifying a variable in said bound command;

looking up said variable in a table;

retrieving a corresponding parameter for said variable from said table; and

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replacing said variable with said corresponding parameter in said bound command.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said invoking step comprises the steps of:

formulating an event utilizing said bound command; and

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posting said event to an event handler in the user preference interface.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said invoking step comprises the step of invoking logic programmed to bring a specified grouping of elements in the user preference interface into focus.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said invoking step comprises the step of invoking logic programmed to set a preference in a specified grouping of elements in the user preference interface into focus.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said invoking step comprises the steps of:

first invoking logic programmed to bring a specified grouping of elements in the user preference interface into focus; and

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second invoking logic programmed to set a preference in said specified grouping.

8. A system for voice enabling a user preference interface in a multimodal content browser comprising:

a speech grammar comprising a plurality of voice command entries, each entry having a voice command bound to a corresponding navigation command; and

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voice logic configured to match received voice input with one of said voice command entries in said speech grammar in order to invoke logic in the user preference interface consistent with a bound navigation command in said speech grammar.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a table of command variables and corresponding command parameters, said voice logic comprising an additional configuration for substituting a variable in a voice command entry with a corresponding command parameter in said table.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said speech grammar is a voice extensible markup language (VoiceXML) compliant grammar having a link enabled for command, control and content navigation (C3N).

11. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for voice enabling a user preference interface in a multimodal content browser, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the steps of:

matching voice input to a bound command in a speech grammar; and

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invoking logic in the user preference interface consistent with said bound command in said speech grammar.

12. The machine readable storage of claim 11, wherein said matching step comprises the steps of:

comparing voice input to entries in a markup language specified speech grammar; and

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locating said bound command in said specified speech grammar based upon said comparison.

13. The machine readable storage of claim 12, further comprising an additional set of instructions which when executed by the machine causes the machine to further perform the steps of:

identifying a variable in said bound command;

looking up said variable in a table;

retrieving a corresponding parameter for said variable from said table; and

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replacing said variable with said corresponding parameter in said bound command.

14. The machine readable storage of claim 11, wherein said invoking step comprises the steps of:

formulating an event utilizing said bound command; and

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posting said event to an event handler in the user preference interface.

15. The machine readable storage of claim 11, wherein said invoking step comprises the step of invoking logic programmed to bring a specified grouping of elements in the user preference interface into focus.

16. The machine readable storage of claim 11, wherein said invoking step comprises the step of invoking logic programmed to set a preference in a specified grouping of elements in the user preference interface into focus.

17. The machine readable storage of claim 15, wherein said invoking step comprises the steps of:

first invoking logic programmed to bring a specified grouping of elements in the user preference interface into focus; and

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second invoking logic programmed to set a preference in said specified grouping.