SPELL-CHECKING WRITING IMPLEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20110223568A1
• Filed: 03/14/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alyssa M. Colandreo, Brian J. Colandreo
• Original Assignee: Alyssa M. Colandreo, Brian J. Colandreo
• Inventors: COLANDREO, ALYSSA M., Colandreo, Brian J.
• Application Number:
  US13/047,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20110223568A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/232 Orthographic correction, e.g. spell checking or vowelisation
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/06 Foreign languages with audible presentation of material to be studied G09B5/04
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A spell-checking writing implement includes a microphone configured to receive a spoken word. A microprocessor is configured to execute a voice recognition process that analyzes the spoken word to define a list of one or more possible text-based matches of the spoken word. The microphone is coupled to the microprocessor. A display screen, included within the spell-checking writing implement and coupled to the microprocessor, is configured to render the list of one or more possible text-based matches of the spoken word.

Claims

1. A spell-checking writing implement comprising:

a microphone included within the spell-checking writing implement and configured to receive a spoken word;

a microprocessor configured to execute a voice recognition process that analyzes the spoken word to define a list of one or more possible text-based matches of the spoken word, wherein the microphone is coupled to the microprocessor; and

a display screen included within the spell-checking writing implement and coupled to the microprocessor, the display screen being configured to render the list of one or more possible text-based matches of the spoken word.

2. A spell-checking writing implement of claim 1 further comprising:

one or more scroll buttons that allow a user to scroll through the list of one or more possible text-based matches of the spoken word.

3. A spell-checking writing implement of claim 1 wherein the voice recognition process is configured to:

compare the spoken word to words included within a vocabulary of the spell-checking writing implement.

4. A spell-checking writing implement of claim 1 wherein the display screen is chosen from the group consisting of an LCD display screen and an LED display screen.

5. A spell-checking writing implement of claim 1 wherein the spell-checking writing implement is a mechanical pencil.

6. A spell-checking writing implement of claim 1 wherein the spell-checking writing implement is a pen.

7. A method comprising:

receiving a signal indicative of a word spoken by a user into a microphone included within a spell-checking writing implement;

comparing the signal received to signals that are representative of words included within a vocabulary of the spell-checking writing implement; and

determining the word spoken by the user by selecting the most closely-matching word (or words) included within the vocabulary.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

rendering the most closely-matching word (or words) included within the vocabulary on a display screen.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the display screen is chosen from the group consisting of an LCD display screen and an LED display screen.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the most closely-matching word (or words) includes a plurality of words, the method further comprising:

scrolling through a list of the plurality of words.

11. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

rendering a greeting message on a display screen.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein the spell-checking writing implement is a mechanical pencil.

13. The method of claim 7 wherein the spell-checking writing implement is a pen.

14. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

receiving a signal indicative of a word spoken by a user into a microphone included within a spell-checking writing implement;

comparing the signal received to signals that are representative of words included within a vocabulary of the spell-checking writing implement; and

determining the word spoken by the user by selecting the most closely-matching word (or words) included within the vocabulary.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising instructions for performing operations including:

rendering the most closely-matching word (or words) included within the vocabulary on a display screen.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the display screen is chosen from the group consisting of an LCD display screen and an LED display screen.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the most closely-matching word (or words) includes a plurality of words, the method further comprising instructions for performing operations including:

scrolling through a list of the plurality of words.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising instructions for performing operations including:

rendering a greeting message on a display screen.

19. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the spell-checking writing implement is a mechanical pencil.

20. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the spell-checking writing implement is a pen.