Voice-Operated Internet-Ready Ubiquitous Computing Device and Method Thereof

• US 20140136195A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 05/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unified Computer Intelligence Corp.
• Original Assignee: Unified Computer Intelligence Corp.
• Inventors: Abdossalami, Amin, Grebler, Leor, Ghiam, Mahyar Fotoohi
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,642 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2236 Quality of speech transmission monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/58 Arrangements for transferring received calls from one subscriber to another; Arrangements affording interim conversations between either the calling or the called party and a third party substation line holding circuits H04M1/80

Abstract

In one aspect of this disclosure, a voice-operated internet-ready ubiquitous computing device and a method implemented by the computing device are disclosed. A sound input associated with a user is received at the first computing device, and in response to receiving the sound input, the first computing device establishes a voice session associated with the user. The first computing device then determines a session quality associated with the voice input, and sends the session quality to a further computing device such as a second computing device or a server. The first computing device will receive a request to transfer the voice session to a second computing device; and in response to receiving the request, transfers the voice session to the second computing device.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a first computing device, the method comprising:

receiving a sound input at the first computing device, the sound input associated with a user, and in response to receiving the sound input, establishing a voice session associated with the user;

determining a session quality associated with the voice input;

sending the session quality to a further computing device;

receiving a request to transfer the voice session to a second computing device; and

in response to receiving the request, transferring the voice session to the second computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transferring the voice session comprises:

detecting, using a speech to text recognition engine, a command associated with the sound input; and

sending the command to the further computing device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein transferring the voice session further comprises:

detecting a user identification associated with the sound input; and

sending the user identification to the further computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the further computing device is one of a second computing device and a server.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a session quality associated with the voice input further comprises determining a distance between the first computing device and the voice input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the session quality is determined based any of a connection quality between the first computing device and a server, and a signal-to-noise ratio of the sound input.

7. A method implemented by a server, the server having an established connection with a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:

receiving, from the first computing device, a first voice session quality indicator associated with a first voice input received at the first computing device;

receiving, from the second computing device, a second voice session quality indicator associated with a second voice input received at the second computing device;

comparing the first voice session quality indicator with the second voice session quality indicator to identify the computing device having a higher voice session quality; and

sending a command to the first and second computing devices to transfer the voice session to the computing device having the higher voice session quality.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a first sound input associated with the first voice session at the server;

converting the sound input to text; and

sending the text to the computing device having the higher session quality.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the text is a command for execution by the computing device having the higher session quality.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein

the first voice input is generated by a user, and the second voice input is generated by the user;

and

wherein the computing device having the higher session quality is the computing device closest to the user.

11. A first computing device comprising a

a microphone;

an audio output;

a communications system for RF communications; and

a central processing system operatively connected to the microphone, the audio output and the communications system;

the central processing system being configured to;

receive a sound input at the microphone of the first computing device, the sound input associated with a user, and in response to receiving the sound input, establish a voice session associated with the user;

determine a session quality associated with the voice input;

send the session quality to a further computing device;

receive a request to transfer the voice session to a second computing device; and

in response to receiving the request, transfer the voice session to the second computing device.

12. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein to transfer the voice session the central processing system is further configured to:

detect, using a speech to text recognition engine, a command associated with the sound input; and

send the command to the further computing device.

13. The first computing device of claim 12, wherein to transfer the voice session the central processing system is further configured to:

detect a user identification associated with the sound input; and

send the user identification to the further computing device.

14. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the further computing device is one of a second computing device and a server.

15. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein determining a session quality associated with the voice input further comprises determining a distance between the first computing device and the voice input.

16. The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the session quality is determined based any of a connection quality between the first computing device and a server, and a signal-to-noise ratio of the sound input.

17. A server comprising

a communications system having an established connection with a first computing device and a second computing device;

and a central processing unit, the central processing unit configured to;

receive, from the first computing device, a first voice session quality indicator associated with a first voice input received at the first computing device;

receive, from the second computing device, a second voice session quality indicator associated with a second voice input received at the second computing device;

compare the first voice session quality indicator with the second voice session quality indicator to identify the computing device having a higher voice session quality; and

send a command to the first and second computing devices to transfer the voice session to the computing device having the higher voice session quality.

18. The server of claim 17, further configured to:

receive a first sound input associated with the first voice session at the server;

convert the sound input to text; and

send the text to the computing device having the higher session quality.

19. The server of claim 18, wherein the text is a command for execution by the computing device having the higher session quality.

20. The server of claim 17, wherein

the first voice input is generated by a user, and the second voice input is generated by the user;

and

wherein the computing device having the higher session quality is the computing device closest to the user.