METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VOICE-RECOGNITION FUNCTION OF PORTABLE TERMINAL AND RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A portable terminal voice recognition function control method for use with a radiocommunications system including an external device having at least a microphone and a portable terminal which establishes radio communication, including issuance of a voice recognition start request, with the external device and which has at least two reclosable housings, the method comprising:
- a voice recognition function activation step of causing the portable terminal to activate a voice recognition function in response to the voice recognition start request from the external device;
an open-and-close state detection step of causing the portable terminal to detect an open or closed state of the two housings; and
a function selection step of causing the portable terminal to select at least one from a plurality of predetermined functions by a voice signal from the external device by use of the voice recognition function already activated in the portable terminal in the voice recognition function activation step, in accordance with a result of detection performed in the open-and-close state detection step.
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Abstract
A challenge to be met by the present invention is to provide a voice recognition function control method and a radiocommunications system which enable use of a portable terminal even when housings of the portable terminal are closed and which enable comfortable use of the portable terminal even when the portable terminal is held in an object distant from the body as in a bag or the like.
A portable cellular phone (10) establishes radio communication with a headset (20), and activates a voice recognition section (106) in response to a voice recognition start request from the headset (20). When housings are open, the function specified by the headset (20) is selected from four functions “Voice Dialing,” “Voice Search,” “Voice Setting,” and “Camera Operation.” Further, the voice recognition section (106) is controlled by use of a dictionary (108) where data used for achieving the selected function are stored. Meanwhile, when the housings are closed, the “Voice Dialing” function is selected. Further, the voice recognition section (106) is controlled by use of a dictionary (107) where data used for achieving the “Voice Dialing” function are stored.
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1. A portable terminal voice recognition function control method for use with a radiocommunications system including an external device having at least a microphone and a portable terminal which establishes radio communication, including issuance of a voice recognition start request, with the external device and which has at least two reclosable housings, the method comprising:
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a voice recognition function activation step of causing the portable terminal to activate a voice recognition function in response to the voice recognition start request from the external device; an open-and-close state detection step of causing the portable terminal to detect an open or closed state of the two housings; and a function selection step of causing the portable terminal to select at least one from a plurality of predetermined functions by a voice signal from the external device by use of the voice recognition function already activated in the portable terminal in the voice recognition function activation step, in accordance with a result of detection performed in the open-and-close state detection step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A radiocommunications system including an external device having at least a microphone and a portable terminal which establishes radio communication, including issuance of a voice recognition start request, with the external device and which has at least two reclosable housings, the system comprising:
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a voice recognition function activation section for causing the portable terminal to activate a voice recognition function in response to the voice recognition start request from the external device; an open-and-close state detector for causing the portable terminal to detect an open or closed state of the two housings; and a function selector for causing the portable terminal to select at least one from a plurality of predetermined functions by a voice signal from the external device by use of the voice recognition function already activated in the portable terminal by the voice recognition function activation section, in accordance with a result of detection performed by the open-and-close state detector. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable terminal including a portable terminal which establishes radio communication, including issuance of a voice recognition start request, with an external device having at least a microphone and which has at least two reclosable housings, the terminal comprising:
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a voice recognition function activation section for activating a voice recognition function in response to the voice recognition start request from the external device; an open-and-close state detector for detecting an open or closed state of the two housings; and a function selector for selecting at least one from a plurality of predetermined functions by a voice signal from the external device by use of the voice recognition function already activated by the voice recognition function activation section, in accordance with a result of detection performed by the open-and-close state detector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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Current AssigneePanasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneePanasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsUeda, Shinichi, Takabatake, Masahiro, Takahashi, Mizuho
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Application NumberUS12/519,143Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current455/563CPC Class CodesH04M 1/0245 using open/close detectionH04M 1/271 controlled by voice recogni...H04M 1/6066 including a wireless connec...H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition mean...
