Using speech to select a position in a program
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1. A system comprising:
- a speech recognizer that recognizes a spoken request to play a portion of an audio/visual program displaced from the current position by a spoken amount of time; and
an interface that converts the recognized request to a format compatible with the audio/visual playback of a video recording device.
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Abstract
A system allows a user to use spoken commands to select a position in an audio/visual program. The program may be identified by a file associated with a stored portion of a program that includes a field that identifies positions in the program. When the user requests a position, the user'"'"'s speech is recognized to produce information that may be compared to the information in the field to locate the position selected by the user.
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1. A system comprising:
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a speech recognizer that recognizes a spoken request to play a portion of an audio/visual program displaced from the current position by a spoken amount of time; and
an interface that converts the recognized request to a format compatible with the audio/visual playback of a video recording device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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recognizing a spoken request to locate a position in an audio/visual program displaced from the current position by a spoken amount of time; and
converting the recognized request to a format compatible with an audio/visual playback device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article comprising a medium for storing instructions that, if executed, enable a processor-based system to:
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recognize a spoken request to playback audio/visual content at a position in an audio/visual program displaced by a spoken amount of time from the current position being played back in the audio/visual program; and
convert the recognized request to a format compatible with an audio/visual playback device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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