Voice-interactive docking station for a portable computing device
First Claim
1. A voice-interactive docking station for a portable computing device, comprising:
- a database for storing data associated with an information management application residing on the portable computing device;
a docking receptacle adapted to receive the portable computing device includes;
a speech input device for receiving speech data;
a speech recognition system for receiving speech data from the speech input device and operable to translate the speech data into voice command data; and
an interface application for receiving voice command data from the speech recognition system and, in response to the voice command data, operable to access the data in the database.
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Abstract
A voice-interactive docking station is provided for use with a portable computing device. The portable computing device includes at least one information management application and a corresponding database for storing the data associated with the information management application. The docking station generally includes a speech input device for receiving speech input, a speech recognizer for translating the speech input into voice command data, and an interface application for interacting with the applications residing on the portable computing device. In particular, the interface application, in response to voice command data, accesses the data associated with the information management application residing on the portable computing device. The docking station may further include a text-to-speech synthesizer for converting output data from the interface application into speech output data, and an audio system for generating audio output from the speech output data.
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20 Claims
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1. A voice-interactive docking station for a portable computing device, comprising:
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a database for storing data associated with an information management application residing on the portable computing device;
a docking receptacle adapted to receive the portable computing device includes;
a speech input device for receiving speech data;
a speech recognition system for receiving speech data from the speech input device and operable to translate the speech data into voice command data; and
an interface application for receiving voice command data from the speech recognition system and, in response to the voice command data, operable to access the data in the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A voice-interactive docking system for use in conjunction with a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a portable computing device having at least one information management application and a database for storing data associated with the information management application;
a docking station adapted to receive the portable computing device, wherein the docking station further includes;
a microphone for receiving speech data;
a speech recognizer connected to the microphone for translating the speech data into voice command data; and
an interface application connected to the speech recognizer for receiving voice command data and connected to the portable computing device for accessing the data associated with the information management application. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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