Recording information in response to spoken requests
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1. A system comprising:
- a speech recognizer that recognizes spoken commands for recording programming information;
an interface that converts the recognized commands to a format compatible with a video recording device; and
a memory that stores a meaning derived from said speech recognizer and historical information about previously recognized speech and uses the historical information to correct the meaning derived from said speech recognizer.
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Abstract
A system allows a user to use conversational commands to control the recording of video programming. In some embodiments of the present invention, these natural language commands may be also utilized to manage a video library or to manage a schedule for video recordings. The video recording device may be an analog or digital system.
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41 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a speech recognizer that recognizes spoken commands for recording programming information;
an interface that converts the recognized commands to a format compatible with a video recording device; and
a memory that stores a meaning derived from said speech recognizer and historical information about previously recognized speech and uses the historical information to correct the meaning derived from said speech recognizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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recognizing a spoken command to record programming information;
providing the recognized command to a video recording device;
storing a meaning derived from recognizing a spoken command and historical information about a previously spoken command; and
using the historical information to correct the meaning derived from a current spoken command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article comprising a medium that stores instructions that enables a processor-based system to:
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recognize a spoken command to record programming information;
provide the recognized command to a video recording device; and
store a meaning derived from recognizing a spoken command and historical information about a previously recognized spoken command and use the historical information to correct the meaning derived from a current spoken command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 39)
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26. A system comprising:
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a speech recognizer that recognizes spoken commands for recording programming information;
an interface that converts the recognized commands to a format compatible with a video recording device;
a processor;
a speaker and microphone coupled to the processor, the output from said speaker being subtracted from the output of said microphone to reduce interference between the audio portion of the programming in a spoken command.
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27. A system comprising:
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a speech recognizer that recognizes spoken commands for recording programming information;
an interface that converts the recognized commands to a format compatible with a video recording device; and
a processor coupled to a speaker and microphone, the output from said speaker being subtracted from the output of said microphone to reduce interference between the audio portion of the programming and a spoken command.
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28. A system comprising:
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a speech recognizer that recognizes spoken commands for recording programming information;
an interface that converts the recognized commands to a format compatible with a video recording device;
a memory that stores a meaning derived from said speech recognizer and historical information about previously recognized speech and uses the historical information to correct the meaning derived from said speech recognizer; and
wherein said system parses a select clause and a where clause generated by recognition of a spoken command. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An article comprising a medium that stores instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
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recognize a spoken command to record programming information;
provide the recognized command to a video recording device;
parse select and where variable;
store a meaning derived from recognizing a spoken command and historical information about a previously recognized spoken command; and
use historical information to correct the meaning derived from a current spoken command. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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41. A system comprising:
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a speech recognizer that recognizes spoken commands for recording programming information;
an interface that converts the recognized commands to a format compatible with a video recording device;
a processor coupled to a speaker and a microphone, the output from said speaker being subtracted from the output of said microphone to reduce interference between the audio portion of the programming and a spoken command; and
wherein said system parses a select clause and a where clause generated by recognition of a spoken command.
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