USING FAN THROTTLING TO ENHANCE DICTATION ACCURACY
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1. A dictation computer, comprising:
- a microphone to receive speech from a user;
a speech recognition unit to, upon being activated, translate the speech spoken into the microphone into text;
a fan to cool components of the dictation computer;
a fan controller for controlling a speed of the fan; and
a fan speed regulator to instruct the fan controller to duck the speed of the fan from a first speed to a second speed over a delay time in response to activation of the speech recognition unit.
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Abstract
A dictation computer that includes a fan speed regulator is described. The fan speed regulator monitors a speech recognition unit to determine when the speech recognition unit is activated. Upon detection that the speech recognition unit is activated, the fan speed regulator ducks the speed of a cooling fan embedded within the dictation computer to an optimized speed of rotation over a delay time interval. The fan speed regulator may include components to adapt the optimized speed and delay time to the characteristics of the dictation computer and the user. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. A dictation computer, comprising:
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a microphone to receive speech from a user; a speech recognition unit to, upon being activated, translate the speech spoken into the microphone into text; a fan to cool components of the dictation computer; a fan controller for controlling a speed of the fan; and a fan speed regulator to instruct the fan controller to duck the speed of the fan from a first speed to a second speed over a delay time in response to activation of the speech recognition unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for improving dictation accuracy, comprising:
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detecting a dictation operation in a computer; and throttling, in response to detecting the dictation operation, a fan embedded in the computer from a first speed of rotation to a second speed of rotation over the span of a delay time, wherein the second speed of rotation is slower than the first speed of rotation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a machine-readable storage medium that stores instructions which, when executed by a processor in a computer, detect a dictation operation in the computer, and throttle, in response to detecting the dictation operation, a fan embedded in the computer, from a first speed to a second speed over the span of a delay time, wherein the second speed is slower than the first speed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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