DIRECTING VOICE INPUT

• US 20160372111A1
• Filed: 06/17/2015
• Published: 12/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: VanBlon, Russell Speight, Peterson, Nathan J., Weksler, Arnold S., Waltermann, Rod D., Mese, John Carl
• Application Number:
  US14/741,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20160372111A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/24 Speech recognition using non-acoustical features

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an electronic device, input associated with mouth movement; associating, using a processor, the input with at least one of a plurality of available voice enabled applications; and directing, using a processor, the input to at least one voice enabled application. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, at an electronic device, input associated with mouth movement;

associating, using a processor, the input with at least one of a plurality of available voice enabled applications; and

directing, using a processor, the input to at least one voice enabled application.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises a sub-vocal input.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the sub-vocal input is inaudible.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises detecting input with an input device selected from the group consisting of a microphone, a camera and an electromyography sensor.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the associating includes associating the input with the input device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying, in the input, one or more words.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the identifying comprises applying a processing technique selected from the group consisting of gesture recognition and electromyography.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the associating comprises associating audible input of the input with an amplitude profile;

wherein the directing the input to at least one voice enabled application comprises directing the input based on the amplitude profile.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising offering an interface to adjust assignment of one or more amplitude profiles with different speaking volumes.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of voice enabled applications are running on the electronic device at the same time.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

an input device;

a processor operatively coupled to the input device;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

detect, at the input device, input associated with mouth movement;

associate the input with at least one of a plurality of available voice enabled applications; and

direct the input to at least one voice enabled application.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the input comprises a sub-vocal input.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the sub-vocal input is inaudible.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein to detect comprises detecting input with an input device selected from the group consisting of a microphone, a camera, and an electromyography sensor.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein to associate includes associating the input with the input device.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to identify, in the input, one or more words.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein to identify comprises applying a processing technique selected from the group consisting of gesture recognition and electromyography.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to associate the audible input of the input with an amplitude profile;

wherein to direct the input to at least one voice enabled application comprises directing the input based on the amplitude profile.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, further comprising a user interface, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to offer within the user interface an assignment adjustment for one or more amplitude profiles and different speaking volumes.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a first processor;

a network adapter; and

storage bearing instructions executable by a second processor for;

detecting input associated with mouth movement;

associating the input with at least one of a plurality of available voice enabled applications; and

directing the input to the at least one voice enabled application;

wherein the first processor transfers the instructions over a network via the network adapter.