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SPEECH-TO-TEXT RECOGNITION OF NON-DICTIONARY WORDS USING LOCATION DATA

  • US 20140019126A1
  • Filed: 07/13/2012
  • Published: 01/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for performing speech-to-text recognition of non-dictionary words by an electronic device having a speech-to-text recognizer and a global positing system (GPS), the method comprising:

  • receiving a user'"'"'s speech and attempting to convert the speech to text using at least a word dictionary;

    in response to a portion of the speech being unrecognizable, determining if the speech contains a location-based phrase that contains a term relating to any combination of a geographic origin or destination, a current location, and a route;

    in response to determining that the speech contains the location-based phrase, retrieving from a global positioning system location data that are within geographical proximity to the location-based phrase, wherein the location data include any combination of street names, business names, places of interest, and municipality names;

    updating the word dictionary by temporarily adding words from the location data to the word dictionary; and

    using the updated word dictionary to convert the previously unrecognized portion of the speech to text.

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