SPEECH RECOGNITION ADAPTATION SYSTEMS BASED ON ADAPTATION DATA

• US 20130325449A1
• Filed: 08/01/2012
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A.
• Application Number:
  US13/564,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20130325449A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/201
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/06 Creation of reference templates; Training of speech recognition systems, e.g. adaptation to the characteristics of the speaker's voice G10L15/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/063 Training
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/065 Adaptation
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/07 to the speaker
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications

Abstract

The instant application includes computationally-implemented systems and methods that include managing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of a particular party, facilitating transmission of the adaptation data to a target device, wherein the adaptation data is configured to be applied to the target device to assist in execution of a speech-facilitated transaction, facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device, determining whether to modify the adaptation data at least partly based on the adaptation result data, and facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

managing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of a particular party;

facilitating transmission of the adaptation data to a target device, wherein the adaptation data is configured to be applied to the target device to assist in execution of a speech-facilitated transaction;

facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device;

determining whether to modify the adaptation data at least partly based on the adaptation result data; and

facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device.

2. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said managing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of a particular party comprises:

managing data configured to assist in carrying out at least a portion of a speech transaction conducted by the particular party, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of the particular party.

8. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said managing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of a particular party comprises:

storing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of the particular party.

9. The computationally-implemented method of claim 8, wherein said storing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of the particular party comprises:

storing adaptation data at a remote location, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of the particular party.

10. The computationally-implemented method of claim 9, wherein said storing adaptation data at a remote location, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of the particular party comprises:

storing adaptation data at a remote location at which further adaptation data for at least one further party is also stored, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of the particular party.

13. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said managing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of a particular party comprises:

requesting information regarding a location of the adaptation data from the particular party.

14. The computationally-implemented method of claim 13, wherein said requesting information regarding a location of the adaptation data from the particular party comprises:

requesting that the particular party select a location of the adaptation data from a list of one or more locations.

15. The computationally-implemented method of claim 14, wherein said requesting that the particular party select a location of the adaptation data from a list of one or more locations comprises:

requesting that the particular party select a remote data service center at which the adaptation data is located from a list of one or more remote data service centers.

18. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating transmission of the adaptation data to a target device, wherein the adaptation data is configured to be applied to the target device to assist in execution of a speech-facilitated transaction comprises:

transmitting the adaptation data to the target device, wherein the adaptation data is configured to be applied to the target device to assist in execution of the speech-facilitated transaction.

23. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating transmission of the adaptation data to a target device, wherein the adaptation data is configured to be applied to the target device to assist in execution of a speech-facilitated transaction comprises:

selecting particular adaptation data from the adaptation data; and

facilitating transmission of the particular adaptation data to the target device.

25. The computationally-implemented method of claim 23, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data from the adaptation data comprises:

selecting particular adaptation data based on at least one property of the target device;

31. The computationally-implemented method of claim 25, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data based on at least one property of the target device comprises:

receiving information regarding the property of the target device from the target device; and

selecting the particular adaptation data based on at least the received property of the target device.

32. The computationally-implemented method of claim 31, wherein said receiving information regarding the property of the target device from the target device comprises:

receiving a list of at least one word that the target device commonly receives as a command, from the target device.

33. The computationally-implemented method of claim 32, wherein said receiving a list of at least one word that the target device commonly receives as a command, from the target device comprises:

receiving a list of at least one word that a digital video disc player commonly receives as a command, from the digital video disc player.

35. The computationally-implemented method of claim 25, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data based on at least one property of the target device comprises:

selecting a subset of adaptation data as the particular adaptation data based on a mode of the target device.

36. The computationally-implemented method of claim 25, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data based on at least one property of the target device comprises:

selecting a subset of adaptation data as the particular adaptation data based on a type of the target device.

37. The computationally-implemented method of claim 36, wherein said selecting a subset of adaptation data as the particular adaptation data based on a type of the target device comprises:

selecting a subset of adaptation data that was derived at least in part from one or more devices of a same type as the target device as the particular adaptation data, based on a type of the target device.

38. The computationally-implemented method of claim 37, wherein said selecting a subset of adaptation data that was derived at least in part from one or more devices of a same type as the target device as the particular adaptation data, based on a type of the target device comprises:

selecting a subset of adaptation data that was derived at least in part from one or more speech interactions by the particular party with one or more devices of the same type as the target device as the particular adaptation data, based on a type of the target device.

41. The computationally-implemented method of claim 25, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data based on at least one property of the target device comprises:

selecting a subset of adaptation data as the particular adaptation data based on a speech receiving component of the target device.

42. The computationally-implemented method of claim 41, wherein said selecting a subset of adaptation data as the particular adaptation data based on a speech receiving component of the target device comprises:

selecting a subset of adaptation data as the particular adaptation data based on a quality of microphone of the target device.

47. The computationally-implemented method of claim 23, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data from the adaptation data comprises:

selecting particular adaptation data from the adaptation data based on a condition of an environment in which the speech-facilitated transaction is configured to be carried out.

48. The computationally-implemented method of claim 47, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data from the adaptation data based on a condition of an environment in which the speech-facilitated transaction is configured to be carried out comprises:

selecting particular adaptation data from the adaptation data based on an ambient noise level in the environment in which the speech-facilitated transaction is configured to be carried out.

51. The computationally-implemented method of claim 23, wherein said selecting particular adaptation data from the adaptation data comprises:

receiving a selection of particular adaptation data from the particular party.

57. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

receiving adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

60. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on a result of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

61. The computationally-implemented method of claim 60, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on a result of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on a measure of success of at least one portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

62. The computationally-implemented method of claim 61, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on a measure of success of at least one portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data that comprises a representation of success of at least one portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

66. The computationally-implemented method of claim 62, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that comprises a representation of success of at least one portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data that comprises a numeric representation of success of at least one portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

67. The computationally-implemented method of claim 66, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that comprises a numeric representation of success of at least one portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of a confidence rate of correct interpretation of at least a portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

68. The computationally-implemented method of claim 66, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that comprises a numeric representation of success of at least one portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of an interpretation error rate of at least a portion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

70. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data comprising a list of at least one word that was improperly interpreted more than once during the speech-facilitated transaction.

71. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data comprising a table of at least one word that was improperly interpreted during the speech-facilitated transaction, and a number of times that the at least one word was improperly interpreted during the speech-facilitated transaction.

72. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data comprising a list of at least one question that was asked by the target device at least twice consecutively.

73. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data comprising a table of at least one question that was asked by the target device at least twice consecutively, and one or more answers given to the at least one question by the particular party.

78. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data upon conclusion of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

80. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data during the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device.

81. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device comprises:

facilitating reception of adaptation result data prior to completion of the speech-facilitated transaction.

84. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said determining whether to modify the adaptation data at least partly based on the adaptation result data comprises:

determining to modify the adaptation data when the adaptation result data indicates that a success of the speech-facilitated transaction is below a threshold level.

85. The computationally-implemented method of claim 84, wherein said determining to modify the adaptation data when the adaptation result data indicates that a success of the speech-facilitated transaction is below a threshold level comprises:

determining to modify the adaptation data when a success rate of the speech-facilitated transaction is below a threshold level.

86. The computationally-implemented method of claim 84, wherein said determining to modify the adaptation data when the adaptation result data indicates that a success of the speech-facilitated transaction is below a threshold level comprises:

determining to modify the adaptation data when a number of words that were not improperly interpreted during the speech-facilitated transaction is below a threshold level.

90. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device comprises:

facilitating transmission of at least a portion of speech of the particular party that was received as a portion of the adaptation result data.

91. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device comprises:

facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to the receiving device, wherein the receiving device is the target device.

92. The computationally-implemented method of claim 91, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to the receiving device, wherein the receiving device is the target device comprises:

facilitating transmission of modified adaptation data to the target device prior to completion of the speech-facilitated transaction.

93. The computationally-implemented method of claim 91, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to the receiving device, wherein the receiving device is the target device comprises:

facilitating transmission of modified adaptation data to the target device during the speech-facilitated transaction.

95. The computationally-implemented method of claim 91, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to the receiving device, wherein the receiving device is the target device comprises:

facilitating transmission of modified adaptation data to the target device, such that the modified adaptation data is configured to be applied prior to completion of the speech-facilitated transaction.

100. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device comprises:

facilitating transmission of modified adaptation data to the receiving device, which is configured to perform a same function as the target device.

101. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device comprises:

facilitating transmission of modified adaptation data to the receiving device, which is a same type as the target device.

102. The computationally-implemented method of claim 1, wherein said facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device comprises:

transmitting modified adaptation data from a particular device to the receiving device.

104. The computationally-implemented method of claim 102, wherein said transmitting modified adaptation data from a particular device to the receiving device comprises:

transmitting modified adaptation data from a particular device configured to communicate with both of the target device and the receiving device, to the receiving device.

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112. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

circuitry for managing adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of a particular party;

circuitry for facilitating transmission of the adaptation data to a target device, wherein the adaptation data is configured to be applied to the target device to assist in execution of a speech-facilitated transaction;

circuitry for facilitating reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device;

circuitry for determining whether to modify the adaptation data at least partly based on the adaptation result data; and

circuitry for facilitating transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device.

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223. A device specified by computational language, comprising:

one or more interchained groups of ordered matter arranged to manage adaptation data, wherein the adaptation data is correlated to at least one aspect of speech of a particular party;

one or more interchained groups of ordered matter arranged to facilitate transmission of the adaptation data to a target device, wherein the adaptation data is configured to be applied to the target device to assist in execution of a speech-facilitated transaction;

one or more interchained groups of ordered matter arranged to facilitate reception of adaptation result data that is based on at least one aspect of the speech-facilitated transaction between the particular party and the target device;

one or more interchained groups of ordered matter arranged to determine whether to modify the adaptation data at least partly based on the adaptation result data; and

one or more interchained groups of ordered matter arranged to manage transmission of at least a portion of modified adaptation data to a receiving device.

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