Method, system and apparatus for improved voice recognition

• US 20100145696A1
• Filed: 02/11/2010
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fortemedia, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Fortemedia, Inc.
• Inventors: Huang, Yen-Son Paul, Yu, Hang, Liu, Yaying, Zhang, Ming, Hou, Zhen, Bai, Bo-Ren
• Application Number:
  US12/704,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20100145696A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/246
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

An improved voice recognition system in which a Voice Keyword Table is generated and downloaded from a set-up device to a voice recognition device. The VKT includes visual form data, spoken form data, phonetic format data, and an entry corresponding to a keyword, and TTS-generated voice prompts and voice models corresponding to the phonetic format data. A voice recognition system on the voice recognition device is updated by the set-up device. Furthermore, voice models in the voice recognition device are modified by the set-up device.

Claims

1. A method for improved voice recognition in a system having a set-up device and a voice recognition device, comprising the steps of:

generating a Voice Keyword Table (VKT) and downloading the VKT to the voice recognition device;

upgrading a voice recognition system on the voice recognition device; and

modifying a voice model in the voice recognition device, whereby the voice recognition is improved.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of upgrading and downloading a voice recognition system to the voice recognition device comprises the steps of:

downloading an updated voice recognition system to the set-up device via a network;

determining if the updated voice recognition system is more recent than a voice recognition system on the voice recognition device; and

if the updated voice recognition system is more recent, downloading the updated voice recognition system from the set-up device to the voice recognition device.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of providing customer support over a network.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of providing wireless capable device compatibility support comprising instructions for pairing the voice recognition device with a wireless capable application device.

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19. A voice recognition system installed on a set-up device for improving voice recognition on a voice recognition device comprising:

a Voice Keyword Table (VKT) generating means for generating a VKT and downloading the VKT to the voice recognition device; and

means for updating voice models on the voice recognition device.

23. The voice recognition system of claim 19, further comprising means for user-initiated adaptation of voice models on the voice recognition device.

24. The voice recognition system of claim 19 further comprising means for new-model availability-initiated adaptation of voice models on the voice recognition device.

25. The voice recognition system of claim 24, wherein the means for new-model availability-initiated adaptation uses accumulated personal acoustic data recorded during user-initiated adaptation of voice models on the voice recognition device.

26. The voice recognition system of claim 24, wherein the means for new-model availability-initiated adaptation uses accumulated personal acoustic data recorded during operation of the voice recognition device to identify keywords.

27. The voice recognition system of claim 19, further including means for upgrading and downloading a voice recognition system to the voice recognition device.

29. The voice recognition system of claim 19, further including means for providing customer support via a network.

30. The voice recognition system of claim 19, further including means for providing wireless capable device compatibility support comprising instructions for pairing the voice recognition device with a wireless capable application device.

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28. (canceled)

31. An apparatus for improved voice recognition, comprising:

a set-up device comprising a first Voice Keyword Table (VKT) and a first voice recognition system; and

a voice recognition device comprising a second VKT corresponding to the first VKT and

a second voice recognition system, the voice recognition device connectible to the set-up device through an interface.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein the voice recognition device is a Voice Key Pad (VKP) device.

34. The method of claim 31 wherein the voice recognition device is a wireless earset.

35. The method of claim 31, wherein the set-up device is a personal computer (PC).

32. (canceled)