Activation control of a speech recognizer through use of a pointing device
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a video display, an audio input device for receiving audio input, an input device for positioning a cursor on the video display and a speech recognizer for recognizing components of speech in the audio input, a method of comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- providing a designated hot region on the video display for activating the speech recognizer;
positioning the cursor over the hot region in response to a user using the input device for positioning the cursor; and
activating the speech recognizer so that the speech recognizer processes audio input that is received through the audio input device, the activation of the speech recognizer being caused by the cursor being positioned over the hot region.
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Abstract
A speech recognition system includes a facility for toggling the state of the speech recognition system solely in response to a user using a pointing input device, such as a mouse. In one embodiment of the present invention, a user designates a predetermined area of a display surface on a video display to be a hot region. When a mouse cursor points to a location within the hot region, the speech recognition system is put in a listening state wherein the speech recognition system is listening for and processing audio input. When the mouse cursor is moved so as to no longer lie within the designated hot region, the state of the speech recognition system is changed back to the state that immediately preceded the listening state. The previous state may be a not listening state where an audio input is not processed by the speech recognition system or a standing-by state wherein only selected audio input is processed by the speech recognition system.
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16 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a video display, an audio input device for receiving audio input, an input device for positioning a cursor on the video display and a speech recognizer for recognizing components of speech in the audio input, a method of comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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providing a designated hot region on the video display for activating the speech recognizer; positioning the cursor over the hot region in response to a user using the input device for positioning the cursor; and activating the speech recognizer so that the speech recognizer processes audio input that is received through the audio input device, the activation of the speech recognizer being caused by the cursor being positioned over the hot region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system comprising:
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a pointing input device; an audio input device for receiving audio input; a speech recognizer for recognizing components of speech in the audio input received by the audio input device; a triggering mechanism for triggering the speech recognizer so that the speech recognizer is active and processing the audio input; a video display; a cursor that moves on the video display in response to the user using the pointing input device; and a hot region on the video display wherein the triggering mechanism automatically triggers the speech recognizer to be active when at least a portion of the cursor is over the hot region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable storage medium for use with a computer system that includes a video display, an audio input device for receiving audio input and a pointing input device, said storage medium storing:
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a speech recognizer for recognizing components of speech in audio input from the audio input device; and a triggering mechanism for automatically triggering the speech recognizer to be active so that the speech recognizer processes audio input from the audio input device when a user uses the pointing input device to point at a hot region on the video display. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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