Voice Interface and Search for Electronic Devices including Bluetooth Headsets and Remote Systems
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a voice user interface for interacting with a user using speech recognition or speech synthesis; and
a transceiver for communicating with one or more remote devices,wherein the electronic device is configured to allow a user to interact with the electronic device primarily through the voice-user interface, andwherein at least a first portion of speech recognition or speech synthesis is performed by the electronic device, and wherein at least a second portion of speech recognition or speech synthesis is performed by a remote device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for improving the interaction between a user and a small electronic device such as a Bluetooth headset are described. The use of a voice user interface in electronic devices may be used. In one embodiment, recognition processing limitations of some devices are overcome by employing speech synthesizers and recognizers in series where one electronic device responds to simple audio commands and sends audio requests to a remote device with more significant recognition analysis capability. Embodiments of the present invention may include systems and methods for utilizing speech recognizers and synthesizers in series to provide simple, reliable, and hands-free interfaces with users.
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30 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a voice user interface for interacting with a user using speech recognition or speech synthesis; and a transceiver for communicating with one or more remote devices, wherein the electronic device is configured to allow a user to interact with the electronic device primarily through the voice-user interface, and wherein at least a first portion of speech recognition or speech synthesis is performed by the electronic device, and wherein at least a second portion of speech recognition or speech synthesis is performed by a remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving input speech from a user in an electronic device; recognizing a first portion of the input speech on the electronic device, and outputting a command if the first portion of input speech is recognized; sending the command and a second portion of the input speech to one or more remote devices; and executing the command and performing recognition on the second portion of the input speech on the one or more remote devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An electronic device comprising:
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a microphone for receiving input speech from a user; a speech recognizer for receiving the input speech, the speech recognizer being configured with a recognition set and outputting recognition results indicating whether or not the input speech includes a word or phrase in the recognition set; and a transceiver for communicating with one or more remote systems, wherein if the input speech includes a word or phrase in the recognition set, then the speech recognizer outputs a command, and wherein at least a portion of input speech that does not include a word or phrase in the recognition set is sent to a remote system for processing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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