Methodology for voice enabling applications

• US 20060167697A1
• Filed: 02/22/2005
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vangard Voice Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Vangard Voice Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Arthur, William J., Seifert, David H., Sherman, William F.
• Granted Patent: US 7,668,720 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/193 Formal grammars, e.g. finite state automata, context free grammars or word networks
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

Methodology for voice-enabling an application minimizes code add-ons or code insertions. As an example, in applications used by a plurality of remote devices, the method may include dividing a master wordlist associated with the application into a plurality of wordlists respectively associated with the plurality of remote devices, and then converting the plurality of wordlists to a plurality of grammar lists respectively associated with the plurality of remote devices. Accordingly, the methodology voice enables applications with minimal alteration of the code of the applications.

Claims

1. A method for voice-enabling an application for use by a plurality of remote devices, the application being associated with a master wordlist, the method comprising:

dividing the master wordlist into a plurality of wordlists respectively associated with the plurality of remote devices; and

converting the plurality of wordlists to a plurality of grammar lists respectively associated with the plurality of remote devices.

2. A method of claim 1 further comprising:

pushing the plurality of grammar lists to the plurality of remote devices.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

linking the plurality of words with the plurality of actions, respectively.

3. A method for voice-enabling an application, the method comprising:

creating a speech object for the application;

identifying an application element for voice-enabling;

describing a property of the application element; and

placing an identification and a description of the property in the speech object.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising repeating the identifying, describing and placing steps a plurality of times for a plurality of application elements.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising packaging the speech object by attaching wordlist files and action files.

6. The method of claim 3 further comprising associating the speech object with the application.

7. A voice-enabling method for an application having a speech object with a plurality of elements, the method comprising:

receiving an indication from the application that an element has been activated;

associating the element with the speech object of the application to determine an action;

initializing a speech system to perform the action indicated by the element;

starting a speech recognizer upon receiving a request from the application;

transforming a result of the speech recognizer in the action as indicated by the element; and

passing the action to the application.

8. A method for voice-enabling an application associated with a target recognizer and a rules interpreter, the method comprising:

providing a recognition grammar that is unrelated to an actual grammar compiler language;

compiling a plurality of words from the recognition grammar that are associated with the target recognizer; and

compiling a plurality of actions from the recognition grammar that are associated with the rules interpreter.