Continuous speech recognition of text and commands
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1. A method for use in recognizing continuous speech comprising:
- accepting signals corresponding to interspersed speech elements including text elements corresponding to text to be recognized and command elements corresponding to commands to be executed, wherein a particular one of the speech elements may correspond to a text element in one context and to a command element in another context,recognizing the speech elements as if they were text,after recognizing the speech elements as if they were text, recognizing the speech elements as if they were commands, andwhen a recognized one of the speech elements may be either a command element or a text element, designating the recognized speech element as corresponding to a text element or to a command element based on a context in which the recognized speech element appears.
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Abstract
In a method for use in recognizing continuous speech, signals are accepted corresponding to interspersed speech elements including text elements corresponding to text to be recognized and command elements corresponding to commands to be executed. The elements are recognized. The recognized elements are acted on in a manner which depends on whether they represent text or commands.
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1. A method for use in recognizing continuous speech comprising:
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accepting signals corresponding to interspersed speech elements including text elements corresponding to text to be recognized and command elements corresponding to commands to be executed, wherein a particular one of the speech elements may correspond to a text element in one context and to a command element in another context, recognizing the speech elements as if they were text, after recognizing the speech elements as if they were text, recognizing the speech elements as if they were commands, and when a recognized one of the speech elements may be either a command element or a text element, designating the recognized speech element as corresponding to a text element or to a command element based on a context in which the recognized speech element appears. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for use in recognizing continuous speech, the method comprising:
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accepting signals corresponding to interspersed speech elements including text elements corresponding to text to be recognized and command elements corresponding to commands to be executed, wherein a particular one of the speech elements may correspond to a text element in one context and to a command element in another context, recognizing the speech elements, when a recognized one of the speech elements may be either a command element or a text element, designating the recognized speech element as corresponding to a text element or to a command element based on a context in which the recognized speech element appears, and if the recognized speech element includes a command element, displaying information associated with the command element. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for use in recognizing continuous speech, the method comprising:
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accepting signals corresponding to interspersed speech elements including text elements corresponding to text to be recognized and command elements corresponding to commands to be executed, wherein a particular one of the speech elements may correspond to a text element in one context and to a command element in another context, enabling a user to indicate whether a speech element is a command element, recognizing the speech elements, and when a recognized one of the speech elements may be either a command element or a text element, designating the recognized speech element as corresponding to a text element or to a command element based on either a context in which the recognized speech element appears or the user indication.
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15. A method for use in recognizing continuous speech, the method comprising:
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accepting signals corresponding to interspersed speech elements including text elements corresponding to text to be recognized and command elements corresponding to commands to be executed, wherein a particular one of the speech elements may correspond to a text element in one context and to a command element in another context, enabling a user to indicate whether a speech element is a text element, recognizing the speech elements, and when a recognized one of the speech elements may be either a command element or a text element, designating the recognized speech element as corresponding to a text element or to a command element based on either a context in which the recognized speech element appears or the user indication.
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