CONTEXT AWARE, SPEECH-CONTROLLED INTERFACE AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A speech-directed user interface system comprising:
- at least one speaker for delivering an audio signal to a user and at least one microphone for capturing speech utterances of a user;
an interface device for interfacing with the speaker and microphone and providing a plurality of different audio signals to the speaker to be heard by the user;
a control circuit operably coupled with the interface device and configured for selecting at least one of the plurality of audio signals as a foreground audio signal for delivery to the user through the speaker, the control circuit operable for recognizing speech utterances of a user and using the recognized speech utterances to control the selection of the foreground audio signal.
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Abstract
A speech-directed user interface system includes at least one speaker for delivering an audio signal to a user and at least one microphone for capturing speech utterances of a user. An interface device interfaces with the speaker and microphone and provides a plurality of audio signals to the speaker to be heard by the user. A control circuit is operably coupled with the interface device and is configured for selecting at least one of the plurality of audio signals as a foreground audio signal for delivery to the user through the speaker. The control circuit is operable for recognizing speech utterances of a user and using the recognized speech utterances to control the selection of the foreground audio signal.
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29 Claims
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1. A speech-directed user interface system comprising:
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at least one speaker for delivering an audio signal to a user and at least one microphone for capturing speech utterances of a user; an interface device for interfacing with the speaker and microphone and providing a plurality of different audio signals to the speaker to be heard by the user; a control circuit operably coupled with the interface device and configured for selecting at least one of the plurality of audio signals as a foreground audio signal for delivery to the user through the speaker, the control circuit operable for recognizing speech utterances of a user and using the recognized speech utterances to control the selection of the foreground audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of interfacing with a user with speech comprising:
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delivering an audio signal to the user with at least one speaker and capturing speech utterances of a user with at least one microphone; using an interface device for interfacing with the speaker and microphone and providing a plurality of different audio signals to the speaker to be heard by the user; selecting, through the interface device, at least one of the plurality of different audio signals as a foreground audio signal for delivery to the user through the speaker. recognizing speech utterances of the user and using the recognized speech utterances to control the selection of the foreground audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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