REAL-TIME VOICE RECOGNITION ON A HANDHELD DEVICE

• US 20110161075A1
• Filed: 12/01/2010
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Hon-Anderson, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 9,009,033 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/201
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

A method and apparatus for implementation of real-time speech recognition using a handheld computing apparatus are provided. The handheld computing apparatus receives an audio signal, such as a user'"'"'s voice. The handheld computing apparatus ultimately transmits the voice data to a remote or distal computing device with greater processing power and operating a speech recognition software application. The speech recognition software application processes the signal and outputs a set of instructions for implementation either by the computing device or the handheld apparatus. The instructions can include a variety of items including instructing the presentation of a textual representation of dictation, or a function or command to be executed by the handheld device (such as linking to a website, opening a file, cutting, pasting, saving, or other file menu type functionalities), or by the computing device itself.

Claims

1. A method for implementation of real-time audio recognition, comprising:

receiving an audio signal at a handheld computing apparatus;

the handheld computing apparatus converting, in real-time, the audio signal into audio digital data representing the audio signal;

transmitting, in real-time, the audio digital data from the handheld computing apparatus to a computing device separately situated from the handheld computing apparatus;

receiving, in real-time, a set of computer readable instructions at the handheld computing apparatus from the computing device; and

the handheld computing apparatus executing the set of computer readable instructions in real-time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the handheld computing apparatus comprises a wireless mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio signal comprises voice.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising compressing the audio digital data prior to transmission.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the audio digital data comprises the handheld computing apparatus wirelessly transmitting the audio digital data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the audio digital data comprises the handheld computing apparatus wirelessly transmitting the audio digital data using a cellular network or a wireless local area network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in communication of a status to the handheld computing apparatus.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in communication of a status to the handheld computing apparatus of the handheld computing apparatus, of the computing device, or of a task.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in communication of information to the handheld computing apparatus.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in modification of one or more settings on the handheld computing apparatus.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in implementation of an editing function on the handheld computing apparatus.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in implementation of a navigation function on the handheld computing apparatus.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in execution of a task on the handheld computing apparatus.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in execution of a task on the handheld computing apparatus, the task being one or more operation of a list of operations comprising editing, sending, deleting, opening, saving, selecting, copying, pasting, or moving text or a message.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in modification of a view in a display on the handheld computing apparatus.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in displaying alternative options to a user of the handheld computing apparatus.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein executing the set of computer readable instructions results in the handheld computing apparatus navigating to a predetermined address or location.

18. A method for implementation of real-time audio recognition, comprising:

a computing device receiving audio digital data representing an audio signal in real-time;

the computing device processing the audio digital data and converting, in real-time, the audio digital data into a set of computer readable instructions using speech recognition; and

the computing device transmitting, in real-time, the set of computer readable instructions to a handheld computing apparatus separately situated from the computing device for execution by the handheld computing apparatus.

19. A computer readable, non-signal, medium for storing executable instructions directed to a method of implementation of real-time audio recognition, the method comprising:

receiving an audio signal at a handheld computing apparatus;

the handheld computing apparatus converting, in real-time, the audio signal into audio digital data representing the audio signal;

transmitting, in real-time, the audio digital data from the handheld computing apparatus to a computing device separately situated from the handheld computing apparatus;

receiving, in real-time, a set of computer readable instructions at the handheld computing apparatus from the computing device; and

the handheld computing apparatus executing the set of computer readable instructions in real-time.