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Method of speech command recognition with dynamic assignment of probabilities according to the state of the controlled applications

  • US 5,960,394 A
  • Filed: 10/22/1997
  • Issued: 09/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A word recognition system designed to run as part of one program on a computer system which is capable of running a plurality of computer aplication programs at one time, said word recognition system including:

  • means for receiving user generated word signals representing words to be recognized;

    recognition means for performing pattern matching upon the word signals to select which one or more of a plurality of vocabulary words most probably correspond to each such word signal;

    other-program-monitoring means for repeatedly initiating the transfer to said word recognition system of time varying information from one or more other application programs running on said computer; and

    probability-altering means for repeatedly altering the probability of which vocabulary words will be selected by said recognition means as most probably corresponding to a received word signal as a function of the time varying information received as a result of said transfer.

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