USER ACTION ACTIVATED VOICE RECOGNITION

• US 20170212590A1
• Filed: 01/26/2016
• Published: 07/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Peterson, Nathan J., VanBlon, Russell Speight, Weksler, Arnold S., Mese, John Carl
• Granted Patent: US 10,831,273 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• 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 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from at least one sensor, data, wherein the data is based upon an action performed by a user; identifying, using a processor, the data as an activation cue; and activating, responsive to identifying the data as an activation cue, a voice response system. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, from at least one sensor, data, wherein the data is based upon an action performed by a user;

identifying, using a processor, the data as an activation cue; and

activating, responsive to identifying the data as an activation cue, a voice response system.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from a voice input device, voice input; and

performing an action based upon the voice input.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the receiving voice input comprises receiving at least a portion of the voice input prior to receiving the data.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the receiving voice input comprises receiving voice input while the action performed by the user is maintained.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the action performed by a user comprises a gesture and wherein the receiving data comprises receiving electromyography data based on the gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving data comprises receiving electroencephalography data based on a user'"'"'s thought.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the action performed by a user comprises a gesture and wherein the receiving data comprises receiving image data based on the gesture.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the data as an activation cue comprises comparing the data to at least one predetermined activation cue.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one predetermined activation cue is selected by the user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising augmenting data received from the at least one sensor with data received from a second sensor.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

at least one sensor;

a processor operatively coupled to the at least one sensor;

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

receive, from the at least one sensor, data, wherein the data is based upon an action performed by a user;

identify the data as an activation cue; and

activate, responsive to identifying the data as an activation cue, a voice response system.

12. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

receive, from a voice input device, voice input; and

perform an action based upon the voice input.

13. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the instruction executable by the processor to receive voice input comprises an instruction to receive at least a portion of the voice input prior to receiving the data.

14. The information handling device of claim 12, wherein the instruction executable by the processor to receive voice input comprises an instruction to receive voice input while the action performed by the user is maintained.

15. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the action performed by a user comprises a gesture and wherein the instruction executable by the processor to receive data comprises an instruction to receive electromyography data based on the gesture.

16. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instruction executable by the processor to receive data comprises an instruction to receive electroencephalography data based on a user'"'"'s thought.

17. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the action performed by a user comprises a gesture and wherein the instruction executable by the processor to receive data comprises an instruction to receive image data based on the gesture.

18. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instruction executable by the processor to identify the data as an activation cue comprises an instruction to compare the data to at least one predetermined activation cue.

19. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to augment data received from the at least one sensor with data received from a second sensor.

20. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code executable by a processor, the code being executable by the processor and comprising;

code that receives, from at least one sensor, data, wherein the data is based upon an action performed by a user;

code that identifies the data as an activation cue; and

code that activates, responsive to identifying the data as an activation cue, a voice response system.