Speech conversion for text messaging

• US 20060182236A1
• Filed: 02/17/2005
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens Communications Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Kapoor, Rohit
• Application Number:
  US11/060,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20060182236A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.140
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

Some embodiments provide conversion of an audio signal to text by a portable device, and transmission of the text from a portable device using a text messaging service. According to some aspects, an analog audio signal is received, the analog audio signal is converted to text, and the text is transmitted from the device using a text messaging service.

Claims

1. A portable device comprising:

a converter to convert an audio signal to text; and

a text messager to transmit the text from the portable device using a text messaging service.

2. A portable device according to claim 1, wherein the audio signal is an analog audio signal, the portable device further comprising:

an audio input device to receive the analog audio signal.

3. A portable device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a text input device to receive second text,

wherein the text messager is to transmit the second text from the portable device using the text messaging service.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein converting the audio signal to text comprises:

converting only audio signals representing letters, numbers and punctuation to text.

4. A method for a portable device, comprising:

converting an audio signal to text; and

transmitting the text from the portable device using a text messaging service.

5. A method according to claim 4, further comprising:

receiving the audio signal using a microphone of the portable device.

6. A method according to claim 4, wherein converting the audio signal to text comprises:

receiving a first audio signal representing a first letter;

receiving a second audio signal representing a second letter; and

generating the text based on the first letter and the second letter.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein converting the audio signal to text comprises:

identifying the first audio signal as representing the first letter;

displaying the first letter before receiving the second audio signal;

identifying the second audio signal as representing the second letter; and

displaying the second letter.

9. A device comprising:

an audio input device to receive an analog audio signal;

a converter to convert the analog audio signal to text; and

a text messager to transmit the text from the device using a text messaging service.

10. A device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a text input device to receive second text,

wherein the text messager is to transmit the second text from the device using the text messaging service.

11. A device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a telephone phone line interface to receive a telephone line,

wherein the text is to be transmitted over the telephone line.

12. A method for a device, comprising:

receiving an analog audio signal;

converting the analog audio signal to text; and

transmitting the text from the device using a text messaging service.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein converting the audio signal to text comprises:

receiving a first audio signal representing a first letter;

receiving a second audio signal representing a second letter; and

generating the text based on the first letter and the second letter.

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein converting the audio signal to text comprises:

identifying the first audio signal as representing the first letter;

displaying the first letter before receiving the second audio signal;

identifying the second audio signal as representing the second letter; and

displaying the second letter.

15. A method according to claim 12, wherein converting the audio signal to text comprises:

converting only audio signals representing letters, numbers and punctuation to text.