SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20130297318A1
• Filed: 05/02/2012
• Published: 11/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: BALASUBRAMANYAM, Shivakumar, BECKLEY, Jeffrey D., AGGARWAL, Pooja
• Application Number:
  US13/462,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20130297318A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/00 Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility G10L19/00 takes precedence

Abstract

A method of enabling speech commands in an application includes identifying, by a computer processor, a user interaction element within a resource of the application; extracting, by the computer processor, text associated with the identified user interaction element; generating, by the computer processor, a voice command corresponding to the extracted text; and adding the generated voice command to a grammar associated with the application.

Claims

1. A method of enabling speech commands in an application, comprising:

identifying, by a computer processor, a user interaction element within a resource of the application;

extracting, by the computer processor, text associated with the identified user interaction element;

generating, by the computer processor, a voice command corresponding to the extracted text; and

adding the generated voice command to a grammar associated with the application.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a speech input from a user;

comparing the detected speech input to the grammar associated with the application; and

performing an action if the detected speech input matches the grammar;

wherein the action corresponds to a generated voice command of the grammar matching the detected speech input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource of the application comprises one or more of layout files, xml files, and objects for the application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interaction element comprises at least one of a menu item, button, key, and operator.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer processor is for executing the application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is stored on a client device for execution thereon by a computer processor of the client device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the resource of the application a remote electronic device;

wherein the identifying comprises;

identifying, by a computer processor of the remote electronic device, a user interaction element within the resource of the application;

wherein the extracting comprises;

extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the identified user interaction element to a remote electronic device;

wherein the extracting comprises;

extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the extracted text to a remote electronic device;

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by a computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

10. An electronic device configured to execute the method of claim 1.

11. An apparatus for enabling speech commands in an application for execution by a computer processor, the apparatus comprising:

means for identifying a user interaction element within a resource of the application;

means for extracting text associated with the identified user interaction element;

means for generating a voice command corresponding to the extracted text; and

means for adding the generated voice command to a grammar associated with the application.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

means for detecting a speech input from a user;

means for comparing the detected speech input to the grammar associated with the application; and

means for performing an action if the detected speech input matches the grammar;

wherein the action corresponds to a generated voice command of the grammar matching the detected speech input.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

means for transmitting the resource of the application a remote electronic device;

wherein the means for identifying comprises;

means for identifying, by a computer processor of the remote electronic device, a user interaction element within the resource of the application;

wherein the means for extracting comprises;

means for extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the means for generating comprises;

means for generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

means for transmitting the identified user interaction element to a remote electronic device;

wherein the means for extracting comprises;

means for extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the means for generating comprises;

means for generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

means for transmitting the extracted text to a remote electronic device;

wherein the means for generating comprises;

means for generating, by a computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

16. A computer program product for enabling speech commands in an application for execution by a computer processor, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium comprising code for;

identifying a user interaction element within a resource of the application;

extracting text associated with the identified user interaction element;

generating a voice command corresponding to the extracted text; and

adding the generated voice command to a grammar associated with the application.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, the code for:

detecting a speech input from a user;

comparing the detected speech input to the grammar associated with the application; and

performing an action if the detected speech input matches the grammar;

wherein the action corresponds to a generated voice command of the grammar matching the detected speech input.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the computer processor is for executing the application.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the application is stored on a client device having the computer processor for execution thereon.

20. The computer program product of claim 16, the code for:

transmitting the resource of the application a remote electronic device;

wherein the identifying comprises;

identifying, by a computer processor of the remote electronic device, a user interaction element within the resource of the application;

wherein the extracting comprises;

extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

21. The computer program product of claim 16, the code for:

transmitting the identified user interaction element to a remote electronic device;

wherein the extracting comprises;

extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

22. The computer program product of claim 16, the code for:

transmitting the extracted text to a remote electronic device;

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by a computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

23. An apparatus for enabling speech commands in an application, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured for;

identifying a user interaction element within a resource of the application;

extracting text associated with the identified user interaction element;

generating a voice command corresponding to the extracted text; and

adding the generated voice command to a grammar associated with the application.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, the processor further configured for:

detecting a speech input from a user;

comparing the detected speech input to the grammar associated with the application;

performing an action if the detected speech input matches the grammar;

wherein the action corresponds to a generated voice command of the grammar matching the detected speech input.

25. The apparatus of claim 23, the processor further configured for:

transmitting the resource of the application a remote electronic device;

wherein the identifying comprises;

identifying, by a computer processor of the remote electronic device, a user interaction element within the resource of the application;

wherein the extracting comprises;

extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, the processor further configured for:

transmitting the identified user interaction element to a remote electronic device;

wherein the extracting comprises;

extracting, by the computer processor of the remote electronic device, text associated with the identified user interaction element; and

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by the computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, the processor further configured for:

transmitting the extracted text to a remote electronic device;

wherein the generating comprises;

generating, by a computer processor, of the remote electronic device a voice command corresponding to the extracted text.