AUTOMATED SPEECH RECOGNITION (ASR) CONTEXT

• US 20090018842A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Garmin Limited
• Original Assignee: Garmin Limited
• Inventors: Caire, Jacob W., Lutz, Pascal M., Bolton, Kenneth A.
• Application Number:
  US11/960,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20090018842A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/277
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

Techniques are described to create a context for use in automated speech recognition. In an implementation, a determination is made as to which data received by a position-determining device is selectable to initiate one or more functions of the position-determining device, wherein at least one of the functions relates to position-determining functionality. A dynamic context is generated to include one or more phrases taken from the data based on the determination. An audio input is translated by the position-determining device using one or more said phrases from the dynamic context.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining which data received by a position-determining device is selectable to initiate one or more functions of the position-determining device, wherein at least one said function relates to position-determining functionality;

generating a dynamic context to include one or more phrases taken from the data based on the determining; and

translating an audio input by the position-determining device using one or more said phrases from the dynamic context.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the generating is performed dynamically to add one or more phrases in the context when added to a user interface of the position-determining device.

3. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the generating is performed dynamically to remove one or more of the phrases from the context when removed from a user interface of the position-determining device.

4. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data including the phrases; and

determining that the phrases are selectable to initiate the one or more functions of the position-determining device such that at least one phrase that is included in the data but is not selectable is not included in the generated dynamic context.

5. A method as described in claim 4, wherein the data is received by the position-determining device via a signal transmitted by a satellite.

6. A method as described in claim 4, wherein the data is received by the position-determining device via an Internet.

7. A method as described in claim 4, wherein the data is imported by the position-determining device over a local wireless network connection.

8. A method as described in claim 7, wherein the data is imported from a wireless phone.

9. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input specifying a geographic location; and

obtaining automated speech recognition (ASR) data related to the geographic location; and

including the obtained ASR data in the context such that the translating of the audio input is performed at least in part using the obtained ASR data in the context.

10. A method comprising:

generating a context to include one or more phrases imported by a position-determining device from another device over a local network connection;

translating an audio input by the position-determining device using one or more said phrases from the context; and

performing one or more functions using the translated audio input that relate to position-determining functionality of the position-determining device.

11. A method as described in claim 10, wherein the other device is configured as a wireless phone.

12. A method as described in claim 10, wherein at least one of the functions is initiated by the position-determining device and performed by the other device.

13. A method as described in claim 10, wherein:

at least one of the phrases supplies a part of an address; and

the one or more functions include finding directions to the address from another address.

14. A method as described in claim 13, wherein the other address is a current position of the position-determining device determined using the position-determining functionality of the device.

15. One or more computer-readable media comprising instructions that are executable on a position-determining device to translate an audio input based at least in part on a context having phrases that are:

output to be displayed by the device; and

selectable to initiate one or more functions of the position-determining device that relate to position-determining functionality.

16. One or more computer-readable media as described in claim 15, wherein at least one other function includes initiating playback of musical content.

17. One or more computer-readable media as described in claim 15, wherein at least one other function includes selecting a broadcast channel.

18. One or more computer-readable media as described in claim 15, wherein the one or more functions include specifying a geographic location.

19. A position-determining device comprising one or more modules to translate an audio input using a context having one or more phrases taken from automated speech recognition (ASR) data, wherein the context is dynamic such that the phrases are added or removed from the context to correspond with phrases that are selectable to initiate a function of the position-determining device related to position-determining functionality.

20. A device as described in claim 19, wherein the one or more modules are further configured to:

receive data including the phrases to be displayed in a user interface; and

determine that the phrases are selectable in the user interface to initiate a function of the device such that at least one word that is included in the user interface but is not selectable is not included in the generated context.

21. A device as described in claim 19, wherein the one or more modules are further configured to:

receive an input specifying a geographic location; and

obtain the automated speech recognition (ASR) data related to the geographic location, wherein the translating of the audio input is performed using the ASR data in the context.

22. A device as described in claim 19, wherein the one or more modules are further configured to employ position-determining functionality.

23. A device as described in claim 19, wherein the one or more modules are further configured to employ music-playing functionality.