MESSAGE-TRIGGERED VOICE COMMAND INTERFACE IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20150213801A1
• Filed: 04/03/2015
• Published: 07/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi-Ping Chung, Shyh-Jye Wang
• Original Assignee: Chi-Ping Chung, Shyh-Jye Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Shyh-Jye, Chung, Chi-Ping
• Application Number:
  US14/677,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20150213801A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/005 Language recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/028 switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The embodiments provided herein are directed to a system and method of message-triggered voice command interface in portable electronic devices. The voice command interface is normally not activated until a message (e.g., an e-mail, a text message, or a voice mail) has been received by a portable electronic device. The arriving of a message is used to trigger the voice command interface by activating one or more speech recognition routines in a predetermined time period corresponding to the one or more speech recognition routines. The voice command interface come to an end when the predetermined time period expires or the user has no further commands.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device comprising:

a microphone;

a speaker;

a display; and

a processor configured to activate a speech recognition routine after a message has been received by the portable electronic device, the speech recognition routine comprising;

starting a first timer having a first predetermined expiration time period,

activating a first speech recognition routine,

determining whether a predefined keyword is detected before the first timer expires, and

providing a voice brief corresponding to the message if the predefined keyword is detected, wherein the detected keyword is a password.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the speech recognition routine further comprising:

deactivating the first speech recognition routine after the first timer has been expired.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the speech recognition routine further comprising:

starting a second timer having a second predetermined expiration time period after providing the voice brief.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the speech recognition routine further comprising:

activating a second speech recognition routine after starting the second timer.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the speech recognition routine further comprising:

determining whether a predefined command string is detected after activating the second speech recognition routine.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the speech recognition routine further comprising:

sending a returned message after determining whether a predefined command string is detected.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the speech recognition routine further comprising:

deactivating the second speech recognition routine after the second timer has been expired.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the password is a combination of a speech word and the user'"'"'s voice characteristics.