Recognizing non-verbal sound commands in an interactive computer controlled speech word recognition display system

• US 6,820,056 B1
• Filed: 11/21/2000
• Issued: 11/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc. (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Harif, Shlomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Dorvil, Richemond
• Assistant Examiner(s): Azad, Abul K.
• Application Number:
  US09/717,819
• Time in Patent Office: 1,456 Days
• Field of Search: 704/251, 704/235, 704/270, 704/275
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

Simplifying command recognition from speech term recognition in speech recognition technology. A system for recognizing non-verbal sound commands within an interactive computer controlled display system with speech word recognition comprises standard technology for recognizing speech words in combination with a set up for storing a plurality of non-verbal sounds, each sound representative of a command. There are display means responsive to the recognizing of speech words for then displaying the recognized words. In response to the input of non-verbal sounds, there is a comparison of the input non-verbal sounds to said stored command sounds, together with means responsive to the comparing means for carrying out the command represented by a stored sound which compares to an input non-verbal sound. The non-verbal sounds may be voice generated or they may be otherwise physically generated. The commands may direct movement of data, e.g. cursors displayed on said display system. In such a case, an implementation is provided for inputting a sequential list of the sounds representative of said command directing movement to thereby produce a sequential movement of the displayed data, e.g. cursor movement.

Claims

1. In an interactive computer controlled display system with speech word recognition, a system for recognizing non-verbal sound commands comprising:

means for recognizing speech words;

means for storing a plurality of non-verbal sounds, each sound representative of a command directing movement of data displayed on said display system;

means responsive to said means recognizing speech words for displaying said recognized words;

means for receiving non-verbal sound;

means responsive to said received non-verbal sounds, for comparing said received non-verbal sounds to said stored sounds;

means responsive to said comparing means for carrying out the command represented by a stored sound which compares to a received non-verbal sound; and

means for inputting a sequence of the non-verbal sounds representative of said commands directing movement to thereby produce a sequential movement of said displayed data.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said non-verbal sounds are voice generated.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said non-verbal sounds are physically generated.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said sequentially moved displayed data is a cursor.

5. In an interactive computer controlled display system with speech word recognition, a method for recognizing non-verbal sound commands comprising the steps of:

recognizing speech words;

receiving non-verbal sounds;

storing a plurality of non-verbal sounds, each sound representative of a command directing movement of data displayed on said display system;

displaying recognized speech words in response to the recognizing of said speech words;

responsive to received non-verbal sounds, comparing said received non-verbal sounds to said stored sounds;

responsive to a compare of said received non-verbal sound to a stored sound, carrying out the command represented by said stored sound; and

inputting a sequence of the non-verbal sounds representative of said commands directing movement to thereby produce a sequential movement of said displayed data.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said non-verbal sounds are voice generated.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein said non-verbal sounds are physically generated.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein said sequentially moved displayed data is a cursor.

9. A computer program having program code included on a computer readable medium for recognizing non-verbal sound commands in an interactive computer controlled display system with speech word recognition comprising:

means for recognizing speech words;

means for storing a plurality of non-verbal sounds, each sound representative of a command directing movement of data displayed on said display system;

means responsive to said means recognizing speech words for displaying said recognized words;

means for receiving non-verbal sounds;

means responsive to said received non-verbal sounds, for comparing said received non-verbal sounds to said stored sounds;

means responsive to said comparing means for carrying out the command represented by a stored sound which compares to a received non-verbal sound; and

means &

r inputting a sequence of the non-verbal sounds representative of said commands directing movement to thereby produce a sequential movement of said displayed data.

10. The computer program of claim 9 wherein said non-verbal sounds are voice generated.

11. The computer program of claim 9 wherein said non-verbal sounds are physically generated.

12. The computer program of claim 9 wherein said sequentially moved displayed data is a cursor.