Audio control method and audio controlled device

• US 6,732,078 B1
• Filed: 05/19/1999
• Issued: 05/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kari, Hannu, Decker, Peter, Luomi, Marko, Bergman, Janne
• Primary Examiner(s): CHAWAN, VIJAY B
• Application Number:
  US09/314,316
• Time in Patent Office: 1,812 Days
• Field of Search: 704/270, 704/270.1, 704/272, 704/275, 704/235, 704/260, 704/243
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

In a method for controlling a data processor (2) with a group of audio commands, information is presented on a display device (16) of the data processor, and at least one control field, to which a predetermined function is assigned is formed on the display device (16). In the method, one audio command from said group of audio commands is assigned to said control field, and an audio command assigned to said control field is presented on the display device, wherein when the user gives an audio command assigned to the control field, the recognition of the audio command as well as a function corresponding to the recognized audio command is conducted.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a data processor with a group of audio commands, the method comprising:

presenting information on a display device of the data processor;

forming at least one control field to which a predetermined function is assigned on the display device;

assigning one audio command from said group of audio commands to said control field; and

presenting the audio command assigned to said control field on the display device, wherein when a user utters the audio command assigned to the control field, the audio command is recognized and the function corresponding to the audio command is conducted.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said group of audio commands is a predetermined group of audio commands.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

forming at least a first and a second control field on the display device;

assigning a predetermined first function and one audio command from said group of audio commands to said first control field; and

assigning a predetermined second function and one audio command unassigned to any control field from said group of audio commands to said second control field.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the control fields has a substantially standard content irrespective of the information presented at a time, and at least one of the control fields varies according to the information to be presented at a time.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising retrieving the information to be presented to the data processor from at least a data network, the Internet data network, an e-mail data network or a telecommunication data network.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising assigning address data to at least one control field, for retrieving information from said data network.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising using a WWW browser application program to present information.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

scrolling the information presented on the display device;

examining if any control field, which is assigned an audio command, disappeared from the display device, or if any control field appeared on the display device in connection with the scrolling; and

redefining an audio command for control fields which are currently displayed on the display device.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

scrolling the information presented on the display device;

examining if any control field, which is assigned an audio command, disappeared from the display device in connection with the scrolling, wherein said audio command is released; and

examining if any control field appeared on the display device in connection with the scrolling, wherein said released audio command is defined for said appearing control field.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one control field comprises a link to an information source, the method further comprising:

forming at least one audio command of said group of audio commands based on the information included in said information source; and

assigning said audio command to said control field.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein at least one information source includes an identifier, the method further comprising forming at least one audio command based on said identifier.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein said identifier is a title.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein said identifier is a META tag.

14. A device controlled with audio commands, comprising:

an audio recognition device;

a data processor;

a display device for presenting information;

means for forming at least one control field on the display device;

means for assigning a predetermined function to said control field;

means for assigning an audio command to said control field;

means for presenting the audio command assigned to the control field on the display device;

means for recognizing the audio command; and

means for conducting the function corresponding to the recognized audio command.

15. The device according to claim 14, further comprising:

means for forming at least a first and a second control field on the display device;

means for assigning the predetermined first function to said first control field;

means for assigning the predetermined first function and one audio command from said group of audio commands to said first control field;

means for assigning the predetermined second function to said second control field; and

means for assigning the predetermined second function and one audio command unassigned to any control field from said group of audio commands to said second control field.

16. The device according to claim 14, wherein at least one of the control fields are arranged to have a substantially standard content, irrespective of the information presented at a time, and at least one of the control fields are arranged to be variable according to the information presented at a time.

17. The device according to claim 14, further comprising means for retrieving information to be presented from at least a data network, the Internet data network, an e-mail data network or a telecommunication data network.

18. The device according to claim 17, further comprising means for assigning address information to at least one control field, in order to retrieve information from said data network.

19. The device according to claim 14, wherein the audio recognition device is a fixed vocabulary speech recognition device.

20. The device according to claim 14, further comprising:

means for scrolling the information presented on the display device;

means for examining, if any control field, which is assigned an audio command, disappeared from the display device in connection with the scrolling;

means for examining, if any control field appeared on the display device in connection with the scrolling; and

means for redefining an audio command for control fields which are displayed on the display device after the scrolling.

21. The device according to claim 14, further comprising:

means for scrolling the information presented on the display device;

means for examining, if any control field, which is assigned an audio command, disappeared from the display device in connection with the scrolling;

means for releasing said audio command, which is assigned to said disappearing control field;

means for examining, it any control field appeared on the display device in connection with the scrolling; and

means for defining said released audio command for said appearing control field.

22. The device according to claim 14, wherein at least one control field includes a link to an information source, the device further comprising:

means for forming at least one audio command based on the information included in said information source; and

means for assigning said audio command to said control field.

23. The device according to claim 22, wherein said identifier is a title.

24. The device according to claim 22, wherein said identifier is a META tag.

25. The device according to claim 22, wherein at least one information source comprises an identifier, and at least one audio command is formed based on said identifier.