Voice control computer interface enabling implementation of common subroutines
First Claim
1. A voice controlled computer interface system comprising:
- (a) a sequence of computer instructions requiring input by a user in order to perform one or more tasks;
(b) a microphone into which said user utters said sequence;
(c) a help subroutine included within said computer instructions which, upon activation by utterances from said user, aids said user in providing said input;
(d) a conditioning circuit for forming a conditioned input signal from said utterances;
(e) a stored vocabulary; and
(f) a recognition unit for correlating said conditioned input signal with an element of said stored vocabulary thereby creating compatible instructions recognizable by said computer.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a computer assisted system which enables a computer user with less than fully developed computer skills to enable and implement a number of subroutines. The present disclosure is more particularly directed to a user not accustomed to operating a computer, and further not accustomed to operating a computer which presents a multitude of symbols on the screen which are used to open various subroutines. The disclosed system, which is preferably operated by means of voice commands, therefore improves the performance of the user so that the subroutines can be fetched more readily, operated more effectively to obtain the desired results or output, and then easily closed or terminated. The disclosed system is further simplifies computer start up operations.
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25 Claims
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1. A voice controlled computer interface system comprising:
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(a) a sequence of computer instructions requiring input by a user in order to perform one or more tasks; (b) a microphone into which said user utters said sequence; (c) a help subroutine included within said computer instructions which, upon activation by utterances from said user, aids said user in providing said input; (d) a conditioning circuit for forming a conditioned input signal from said utterances; (e) a stored vocabulary; and (f) a recognition unit for correlating said conditioned input signal with an element of said stored vocabulary thereby creating compatible instructions recognizable by said computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A voice controlled system for operating a computer, the system comprising:
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(a) a start up sequence of computer instructions which assists, by means of answers to queries, a user in providing a start up instruction to initiate said computer; (b) a task sequence of computer instructions with which said user provides, by means of a task command, a task instruction to said computer to perform a task; (c) a help subroutine contain within said task sequence of computer instructions which determines which instruction in said task sequence of computer instructions is being performed and which aids said user in providing said task command; (d) a microphone into which said user utters said task command or answers to said queries; (e) a conditioning circuit for forming a conditioned input signal from said utterances; (f) a stored vocabulary; and (g) a recognition unit for correlating said conditioned input signal with an element of said stored vocabulary thereby defining said start up instruction and said task instruction, and for transmitting said instructions to said computer. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A voice controlled computer system comprising:
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(a) a computer; (b) a sequence of computer instructions with which a user provides an operational instruction to said computer by means of an input, wherein said computer instructions include a help instruction which aids said user in providing said operational instructions; (c) a microphone into which said user utters said input; (d) a conditioning circuit for forming a conditioned input signal from said utterances into said microphone; (e) a stored vocabulary; and (f) a recognition unit for correlating said conditioned input signal with an element of said stored vocabulary thereby creating said operational instruction in a form recognizable by said computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling the operation of a computer by means of voice statements comprising:
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(a) providing a sequence of computer instructions which require additional input from a user in order for said computer to perform one or more tasks; (b) speaking by said user into a microphone said input required by said sequence of computer instructions; (c) optionally requesting aid, from said sequence of computer instructions, in determining said input required by said sequence of computer instructions; (d) providing a stored vocabulary; and (e) correlating said input with an element of said stored vocabulary thereby creating a specific instruction recognizable by said computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A voice controlled method for operating a computer, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a sequence of computer instructions which assists, by means of answers to queries, a user in providing a start up instruction required to initiate said computer; (b) providing a sequence of computer instructions with which said user provides, by means of a command, a task instruction to said computer to perform a task; (c) uttering said answers to said queries and said commands into a microphone which cooperates with said computer; (d) optionally uttering a request for help in answering said queries and receiving help from said sequence of computer instructions; (e) conditioning said utterances thereby forming a conditioned input signals; (f) providing a stored vocabulary; (g) correlating each said conditioned input signal with an element of said stored vocabulary thereby defining said start up instruction or said task instruction, and (h) transmitting said start up instruction or said task instruction to said computer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A voice controlled computer system comprising:
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(a) a computer; (b) a sequence of computer instructions with which a user provides an operational instruction to said computer by means of an input; (c) a microphone into which said user utters said input; (d) a conditioning circuit for forming a conditioned input signal from said utterances into said microphone; (e) a stored vocabulary; (f) a recognition unit for correlating said conditioned input signal with an element of said stored vocabulary thereby creating said operational instruction in a form recognizable by said computer; and (g) an interface circuit which cooperates with said computer and which cooperates with at least one output devices thereby permitting the result of a cask performed by said computer to be output by said at least one output device, wherein (i) said computer performs a task which is defined by said correlation of a first conditioned input signal with an element of said stored vocabulary, (ii) the result of said performed task is output to said at least one output device, (iii) said at least one output device to which said performed task is output is specified by a second conditioned input signal; and (iv) wherein said computer prompts as a help instruction said user to utter commands required to perform said task.
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