Interactive voice browsing server for mobile devices on wireless networks

• US 20070135096A1
• Filed: 12/14/2005
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Sampath, Hari
• Application Number:
  US11/300,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135096A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.100
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

The wireless data communication system described herein generally includes a wireless mobile computing device, a WLAN infrastructure, a server, and a database. The mobile computing device includes voice interface functionality that enables the device to receive voice signals and generate voice commands for wireless transmission to the WLAN infrastructure. The server includes a voice command interpreter that processes received voice commands to identify the data requested by the user of the wireless mobile computing device. Once the requested data is identified, the server obtains the requested data from the database and generates a reply for the wireless mobile computing device. The reply is formatted such that it initiates a response at the wireless mobile computing device, where the response conveys at least a portion of the requested data.

Claims

1. A method for retrieving data for wireless mobile computing devices, said method comprising:

receiving a voice command that originates from a remote wireless mobile computing device, said voice command representing a data request;

processing said voice command to identify said data request;

obtaining data from a database, said data corresponding to said data request; and

transmitting, to said remote wireless mobile computing device, a reply to said voice command, said reply being configured to initiate a response by said remote wireless mobile computing device, said response conveying at least a portion of said data.

2. A method according to claim 1, said reply comprising a markup language file that conveys said at least a portion of said data.

3. A method according to claim 1, said reply comprising an audio file formatted for playback at said remote wireless mobile computing device, said audio file conveying said at least a portion of said data.

4. A method according to claim 1, said reply comprising a video file formatted for playback at said remote wireless mobile computing device, said video file conveying said at least a portion of said data.

5. A method according to claim 1, said reply comprising an applet formatted for execution at said remote wireless mobile computing device, wherein execution of said applet conveys said at least a portion of said data.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein processing said voice command comprises matching said voice command to one of a plurality of predefined voice prompts.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising creating a database query for said data request, said database query being formatted for compliance with said database.

8. A system for retrieving data for wireless mobile computing devices, said system comprising:

an input element configured to receive a voice command that originates from a remote wireless mobile computing device, said voice command representing a data request;

a voice command interpreter coupled to said input element, said voice command interpreter being configured to process said voice command to identify said data request;

a database interface coupled to said voice command interpreter, said database interface being configured to obtain data from a database, said data corresponding to said data request; and

an output element configured to transmit, to said remote wireless mobile computing device, a reply to said voice command, said reply being configured to initiate a response by said remote wireless mobile computing device, said response conveying at least a portion of said data.

9. A system according to claim 8, said reply comprising a markup language file that conveys said at least a portion of said data.

10. A system according to claim 8, said reply comprising an audio file formatted for playback at said remote wireless mobile computing device, said audio file conveying said at least a portion of said data.

11. A system according to claim 8, said reply comprising a video file formatted for playback at said remote wireless mobile computing device, said video file conveying said at least a portion of said data.

12. A system according to claim 8, said reply comprising an applet formatted for execution at said remote wireless mobile computing device, wherein execution of said applet conveys said at least a portion of said data.

13. A system according to claim 8, said voice command interpreter being configured to match said voice command to one of a plurality of predefined voice prompts.

14. A system according to claim 8, said database interface being configured to create a database query for said data request, said database query being formatted for compliance with said database.