SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED PRINTING OF VOICE ASSISTANT SEARCH RESULTS

• US 20200135189A1
• Filed: 10/25/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: JENSEN, Gareth M.
• Application Number:
  US16/170,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20200135189A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/953 Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/18 using natural language modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

A system and method for integrated printing of search results includes digital device having a processor and associated memory. Data is communicated with an associated document rendering device via a data interface. A microphone captures digitized speech to facilitate natural language processing of user input. The processor extracts commands from the digitized voice input and accesses a digital data record responsive to a verbal lookup command extracted from the digitized voice. The processor extracts a data record summary from the data record and completes a text-to-speech translation of the summary. The processor then reads the resultant text through a speaker. The processor then commences a print of the digital data record responsive to a verbal print command extracted from the digitized voice input.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a data interface configured for data communication with an associated document rendering device;

a microphone;

a speaker; and

a processor and associated memory,

the processor configured to facilitate natural language processing of digitized voice input received via the microphone,

the processor further configured to facilitate extraction of commands from the digitized voice input,

the processor further configured to access a digital data record responsive to a verbal lookup command extracted from the digitized voice input,

the processor further configured to extract a summary of content of the digital data record,

the processor further configured commence a text-to-speech translation of the extracted summary,

the processor further configured generate an audible output on the speaker corresponding to the text-to-speech translation, and

the processor further configured to commence a print of the accessed digital data responsive to a verbal print command extracted from the digitized voice input.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to dispatch the accessed digital data to an associated printer responsive to the verbal print command.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the processor is further configured to send a print command to the associated printer to commence a printout of the accessed digital data.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the verbal lookup command is comprised of a web search.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the accessed digital data is comprised of character data extracted from a result of the web search.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the processor is further configured to initiate a text-to-speech translation of the character data.

7. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor is further configured to send the print command to the associated printer identified from the digitized voice input.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to send the print command to a pre-identified, cloud-based printing service.

9. A method comprising:

digitizing verbal input received via a microphone;

facilitating natural language processing of digitized voice input received via the microphone;

extracting commands from the digitized voice input;

accessing a digital data record responsive to a verbal lookup command extracted from the digitized voice input;

extracting a summary of content of the digital data record;

performing a text-to-speech translation of the summary;

outputting verbal information from the text-to-speech translation; and

commencing a print of accessed digital data responsive to a verbal print command extracted from the digitized voice input.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising dispatching the accessed digital data to an associated printer responsive to the verbal print command.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising sending a print command to the associated printer to commence a printout of the accessed digital data.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the verbal lookup command is comprised of a web search.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the accessed digital data is comprised of character data extracted from a result of the web search.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising initiating a text-to-speech translation of the character data.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising sending the print command to the associated printer identified from the digitized voice input.

16. The method of claim 9 further comprising sending the print command to a pre-identified, cloud-based printing service.

17. A system comprising:

a processor and associated memory;

a network interface;

a voice input configured to generate digitized speech; and

an audio output,

wherein the processor is configured to send the digitized speech to an associated server via the network interface;

wherein the network interface is configured to receive instructions corresponding to the digitized speech from the associated server via the network interface;

wherein the processor is further configured to access at least one data record responsive to a received query instruction;

wherein the processor is further configured to commence a text-to-speech conversion of character data disposed in the at least one data record;

wherein the processor is further configured to generate verbal output in accordance with the text-to-speech conversion; and

wherein the processor is further configured to initiate a print of the at least one data record in accordance with a verbal print command received by the voice input.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the processor is further configured to communicate the at least one data record to a cloud printing service via the network interface in accordance with the received verbal print command.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the network interface is further configured to receive a print confirmation from the cloud printing service.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the processor is further configured to generate a print confirmation prompt via the audio output.