APPLICATION STARTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A computing device, comprising:
- a microphone;
a sound sensor;
an embedded controller;
a storage system;
at least one processor; and
one or more programs stored in the storage system and being executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising;
a setting module operable to set a voice command for the sound sensor, wherein the voice command is operable to start an application of the computing device;
a recording module operable to record a sound input by the microphone and send the recorded sound input to the sound sensor;
a determination module operable to use the sound sensor to determine if the recorded sound input matches a predetermined verbal statement of the voice command;
a reading module operable to use the embedded controller to read the voice command from the sound sensor in response to a determination that the recorded sound input matches the predetermined verbal statement of the voice command; and
a starting module operable to notify an operating system of the computing device to start the application corresponding to the voice command.
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Abstract
A computing device and method starts applications via voice commands. The computing device records a sound input by a microphone of the computing device and sends the recorded sound input to a sound sensor of the computing device. Furthermore, the computing device reads a voice command by an embedded controller of the computing device from the sound sensor, in response to a determination that the recorded sound input matches a predetermined verbal statement of the voice command. The computing device notifies an operating system of the computing device to start the application corresponding to the voice command.
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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a microphone; a sound sensor; an embedded controller; a storage system; at least one processor; and one or more programs stored in the storage system and being executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising; a setting module operable to set a voice command for the sound sensor, wherein the voice command is operable to start an application of the computing device; a recording module operable to record a sound input by the microphone and send the recorded sound input to the sound sensor; a determination module operable to use the sound sensor to determine if the recorded sound input matches a predetermined verbal statement of the voice command; a reading module operable to use the embedded controller to read the voice command from the sound sensor in response to a determination that the recorded sound input matches the predetermined verbal statement of the voice command; and a starting module operable to notify an operating system of the computing device to start the application corresponding to the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method implemented by a computing device, the computing device comprising a sound sensor, a microphone, an embedded controller, the method comprising:
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setting a voice command for the sound sensor, wherein the voice command is operable to start an application of the computing device; recording a sound input by a microphone of the computing device and sending the recorded sound input to a sound sensor of the computing device; using the sound sensor to determine if the recorded sound input matches a predetermined verbal statement of the voice command; using an embedded controller of the computing device to read the voice command from the sound sensor in response to a determination that the recorded sound input matches the predetermined verbal statement of the voice command; and notifying an operating system of the computing device to start the application corresponding to the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computing device-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computing device, the computing device comprising a sound sensor, a microphone, an embedded controller, causing the computing device to perform an application start method, the method comprising:
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setting a voice command for the sound sensor, wherein the voice command is operable to start an application of the computing device; recording a sound input by a microphone of the computing device and sending the recorded sound input to a sound sensor of the computing device; using the sound sensor to determine if the recorded sound input matches a predetermined verbal statement of the voice command; using an embedded controller of the computing device to read the voice command from the sound sensor in response to a determination that the recorded sound input matches the predetermined verbal statement of the voice command; and notifying an operating system of the computing device to start the application corresponding to the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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