Photo Management Using Expression-Based Voice Commands

• US 20100280829A1
• Filed: 05/05/2009
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gopi, Paramesh, Hazarika, Prodyut, Vaysburg, Dimitry, Ravuri, Vinay
• Application Number:
  US12/436,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20100280829A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/50 of still image data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/08 Use of distortion metrics or a particular distance between probe pattern and reference templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00137 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00151 with selective access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00164 at a remote location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00381 Input by recognition or interpretation of visible user gestures manual input means, e.g. digitisers, writing tablets H04N1/00392; gesture input to computers G06F3/017; recognition algorithms G06V40/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00403 Voice input means, e.g. voice commands
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0036 Detecting or checking connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0041 Point to point H04N2201/0039 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0049 By wire, cable or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 : By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 : Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 : Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 : Image display device

Abstract

A system and method are provided for photo management using expression-based voice commands. The method interfaces a photo-image discovery device, having no dedicated display, to a display monitor. Expression-based user voice prompt are received and used to access a photo-image in storage at a storage site. The accessed photo-image is then presented on the display monitor. The photo-image in storage at the storage site can be accessed to perform an operation such as: selecting a storage site, selecting a photo-image, transforming a selected photo-image, converting a file format of a selected photo-image, and selecting a delivery option. In one aspect, a menu of photo-image user prompt options are presented on the display monitor, originating from the photo discovery device, and the expression-based user voice prompts are received in response to the presented menu.

Claims

1. A method for photo management using expression-based voice commands, the method comprising:

interfacing a photo-image discovery device, having no dedicated display, to a display monitor;

receiving an expression-based user voice prompt;

in response to the expression-based user voice prompt, accessing a photo-image in storage at a storage site; and

,

presenting the accessed photo-image on the display monitor.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the photo-image in storage at the storage site includes an operation selected from a group consisting of selecting a storage site, selecting a photo-image, transforming a selected photo-image, converting a file format of a selected photo-image, and selecting a delivery option.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein transforming the selected the photo-image includes transforming a feature selected from a group consisting of resolution, size, cropping, zoom-in, zoom-out, hue, contrast, and brightness.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein receiving the expression-based user voice prompt includes receiving an expression-based prompt selected from a group consisting of a variable duration prompt, an expression-modified prompt, continuous-running prompt, and a volume-modified prompt.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein receiving the expression-based user voice prompt includes receiving a variable duration prompt having a first time duration;

and,

wherein transforming the selected the photo-image includes progressively transforming a selected feature for the first duration of time.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein receiving the variable duration prompt having a first time duration includes receiving a variable duration prompt with a starting consonant signifying the start of the first time duration, a vowel signifying the length of the first time duration, and an ending consonant signifying the end of the first time duration.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

presenting a menu of photo-image user prompt options on the display monitor, originating from the photo discovery device; and

,

wherein receiving the expression-based user voice prompt includes receiving an expression-based user voice prompt in response to the presented menu.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

subsequent to receiving the expression-based user voice prompt, comparing the user voice prompt against a set of authorized voice users; and

,

wherein accessing the photo-image includes accessing the photo-image in response to authorizing the voice user.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving fixed-meaning user voice prompts; and

,

wherein accessing the photo-image includes accessing the photo-image in response to a combination of fixed-meaning and expression-based user voice prompts.

16. The method of claim 4 wherein receiving the variable duration prompt having a first time duration includes receiving a variable duration prompt with a starting consonant signifying the start of the first time duration, a vowel signifying the length of the first time duration, and a lack of sound signifying the end of the first time duration.

17. The method of claim 4 wherein receiving the variable duration prompt having a first time duration includes receiving a variable duration prompt with a starting vowel signifying the start of the first time duration, a sustained vowel sound signifying the length of the first time duration, and an ending consonant signifying the end of the first time duration.

18. The method of claim 4 wherein receiving a continuous-running prompt includes receiving a start-sequence prompt to begin a sequence of commands that are repeated, and a stop-sequence prompt to end the sequence of repeated commands.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein receiving the continuous-running prompt includes receiving the “

flip-start”

as the start-sequence prompt to begin a process of sequentially flipping through photo-images, and “

flip-stop”

as the stop-sequence prompt.

10. The method of 4 wherein receiving the expression-based prompt includes receiving a variable duration prompt for zooming out, expressed as “

zoooom”

.

11. The method of 4 wherein receiving the expression-based prompt includes receiving a variable duration prompt for zooming in, expressed as “

zeeeem”

.

12. The method of 4 wherein receiving the expression-based prompt includes receiving a variable duration prompt for adding red to the hue of a selected photo-image, expressed as “

reeeeed”

.

13. The method of 4 wherein receiving the expression-based prompt includes receiving a variable duration prompt for adding green to the hue of a selected photo-image, expressed as “

greeeeen”

.

14. The method of 4 wherein receiving the expression-based prompt includes receiving a variable duration prompt for adding blue to the hue of a selected photo-image, expressed as “

bluuuuuuuu”

.

15. The method of 4 wherein receiving the expression-based prompt includes receiving a variable duration prompt for flipping through photo-images in a folder, expressed as “

fleeeeep”

.

20. A system including a processor executing an application of software instructions responsive to expression-based voice commands, the instructions:

accepting a variable duration voice prompt having a first time during; and

,

directing the processor to repeatedly perform a first sequence of instructions for the first time duration.

21. The instructions of claim 20 wherein the user interface module accepts a variable duration prompt with a starting consonant signifying the start of the first time duration, a vowel signifying the length of the first time duration, and an ending consonant signifying the end of the first time duration.

22. A virtual kiosk method of photo management using expression-based voice commands, the method comprising:

interfacing a photo-image discovery device to a display monitor;

selecting a photo-image from a network-connected storage site;

receiving a variable duration user voice prompt; and

,

in response to the variable duration user voice prompt, progressively transforming the selected the photo-image for the first duration of time.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein receiving the variable duration user voice prompt includes accepting a variable duration prompt with a starting consonant signifying the start of the first time duration, a vowel signifying the length of the first time duration, and an ending consonant signifying the end of the first time duration.

24. A photo-image discovery device with a system for photo management using expression-based voice commands, the system comprising:

a user interface (UI) module having an interface to a non-dedicated display monitor and an audio interface to receive an expression-based user voice prompt for accessing a photo-image in storage at a storage site,

a network module for accessing photo-images from the network-connected storage site and downloading selected photo-images in response to the expression-based voice prompts; and

,

wherein the UI module presents the accessed photo-image on the display monitor.

25. The system of claim 24 wherein the UI module presents a menu of user options on the-display monitor, of operations selected from a group consisting of selecting a storage site, selecting a photo-image, transforming a selected photo-image, converting a file format of a selected photo-image, and selecting a delivery option;

and,

wherein the UI module receives expression-based user prompts in response to the menu of user options.

26. The system of claim 25 further comprising:

a photo-image processing module for performing operations selected from a group consisting of transforming a photo-image and converting file formats, where transforming includes a photo-image modification selected from a group consisting of resolution, size, cropping, zoom-in, zoom-out, hue, volume, contrast, and brightness.

27. The system of claim 24 wherein the UI module receives an expression-based voice prompt selected from a group consisting of a variable duration prompt, an expression-modified prompt, continuous-running prompt, and a volume-modified prompt.