Method and system for selective display of voice activated commands dialog box
First Claim
1. A method to be utilized within a data processing system having a graphical user interface and a selectively activateable voice input system, said method comprising the steps of:
- sensing whether a voice input system is active or inactive; and
in response to a determination that said voice input system is inactive, removing a voice activated commands dialog box from prominent display within said graphical user interface.
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Abstract
Provided is an improved graphical user interface method and system to be utilized with voice input. The method and system remove a voice activated commands dialog box when a voice input system is not active. The method and system achieve the forgoing objects by (1) sensing whether a voice input system is active or inactive, which can be achieved by determining whether a voice input program is set to actively receive voice input in response to a change of state of a voice input device (such as a microphone); and (2) removing a voice activated commands dialog box from prominent display within a graphical user interface if the voice input system is sensed inactive.
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1. A method to be utilized within a data processing system having a graphical user interface and a selectively activateable voice input system, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing whether a voice input system is active or inactive; and in response to a determination that said voice input system is inactive, removing a voice activated commands dialog box from prominent display within said graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 15)
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5. A system to be utilized within a data processing system having a graphical user interface and a selectively activateable voice input system, said system comprising:
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means for sensing whether a voice input system is active or inactive; and means, responsive to a determination that said voice input system is inactive, for removing a voice activated commands dialog box from prominent display within said graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A program product to be utilized within a data processing system having a graphical user interface and a selectively activateable voice input system, said program product comprising:
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instruction means for sensing whether a voice input system is active or inactive; instruction means, responsive to a determination that said voice input system is inactive, for removing a voice activated commands dialog box from prominent display within said graphical user interface; and signal bearing media bearing said means for sensing and said means for removing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)
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