Terminal and method for efficient use and identification of peripherals having audio lines
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a portable terminal configured for being worn or carried by a user and operable to facilitate the performance of tasks by the user through speech;
the terminal having bi-directional voice capabilities including a user dependent speech recognition functionality for converting user speech to a digital format and a text-to-speech functionality for converting data in a digital format into audio signals to be played to a user;
a peripheral device for coupling to the terminal and having at least one line for directing audio signals to the terminal;
the peripheral device configured to generate a characterizing signal in the form of a non-speech data signal in an audio format and to forward the characterizing signal for a particular user on the at least one audio signal line to the terminal, the user characterizing signal being associated with one or more user-specific operational parameters of the terminal;
the terminal configured for receiving the user characterizing signal and then configuring the bi-directional voice capabilities of the terminal using the one or more user-specific operational parameters that are associated with the characterizing signal;
the user-specific operational parameters including at least one of voice templates for speech recognition and text-to-speech preferences for the user for providing more efficient use of the terminal for the performance of tasks.
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Abstract
A communication system comprises a terminal configured for being able to communicate with a computer and to operate according to at least one operational parameter. A peripheral device for use with the terminal has a characterizing parameter associated therewith. The terminal is operable for reading the characterizing parameter from the peripheral device when the device is coupled to the terminal. The terminal is further operable for configuring itself to operate according to an operational parameter associated with the characterizing parameter of the peripheral device.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a portable terminal configured for being worn or carried by a user and operable to facilitate the performance of tasks by the user through speech; the terminal having bi-directional voice capabilities including a user dependent speech recognition functionality for converting user speech to a digital format and a text-to-speech functionality for converting data in a digital format into audio signals to be played to a user; a peripheral device for coupling to the terminal and having at least one line for directing audio signals to the terminal; the peripheral device configured to generate a characterizing signal in the form of a non-speech data signal in an audio format and to forward the characterizing signal for a particular user on the at least one audio signal line to the terminal, the user characterizing signal being associated with one or more user-specific operational parameters of the terminal; the terminal configured for receiving the user characterizing signal and then configuring the bi-directional voice capabilities of the terminal using the one or more user-specific operational parameters that are associated with the characterizing signal; the user-specific operational parameters including at least one of voice templates for speech recognition and text-to-speech preferences for the user for providing more efficient use of the terminal for the performance of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A terminal for communicating with a peripheral device which has a line for sending audio signals, the terminal comprising:
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a portable body configured for being worn or carried by a user and operable to facilitate the performance of tasks by the user through speech; circuitry for implementing bi-directional voice capabilities including a user dependent speech recognition functionality for converting user speech to a digital format and a text-to-speech functionality for converting data in a digital format into audio signals to be played to a user; circuitry configured to read a characterizing signal from the audio signal line of the peripheral device, the characterizing signal being in the form of a non-speech data signal in an audio format and being associated with a particular user and associated with one or more user-specific operational parameters of the terminal; the terminal responsive to configure the bi-directional voice capabilities of the terminal using the one or more user-specific operational parameters associated with the characterizing signal; the user-specific operational parameters including at least one of voice templates for speech recognition and text-to-speech preferences for the user for providing more efficient use of the terminal for the performance of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A peripheral device for use with a portable terminal having bi-directional voice capabilities and configured for being worn or carried by a user to facilitate the performance of tasks by the user through speech, wherein the voice capabilities include a user dependent speech recognition functionality for converting user speech to a digital format and a text-to-speech functionality for converting data in a digital format into audio signals to be played to a user, the peripheral comprising:
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circuitry and at least one audio signal line for directing audio signals to the terminal; the circuitry configured for having ID information regarding a specific user, the circuitry further configured to generate a characterizing signal in the form of a non-speech data signal in an audio format that is reflective of the ID information for a particular user and to forward that characterizing signal on the at least one audio signal line to the terminal; the characterizing signal being associated with one or more user-specific operational parameters of the terminal that include at least one of voice templates for speech recognition and text-to-speech preferences for the user for configuring the bi-directional voice capabilities of the terminal to provide more efficient use of the terminal for the performance of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for interfacing between a peripheral device and a portable terminal having bi-directional voice capabilities and configured for being worn or carried by a user to facilitate the performance of tasks by the user through speech, the voice capabilities including a user dependent speech recognition functionality for converting user speech to a digital format and a text-to-speech functionality for converting data in a digital format into audio signals to be played to a user, the method comprising:
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with the peripheral device having at least one audio signal line for directing audio signals to the terminal, generating a characterizing signal in the form of a non-speech data signal in an audio format that is reflective of ID information for a particular user and forwarding the characterizing signal for a particular user to the terminal on the at least one audio signal line; associating the characterizing signal with one or more user-specific operational parameters of the terminal; configuring the bi-directional voice capabilities of the terminal using the one or more user-specific operational parameters that are associated with the characterizing signal; the user-specific operational parameters including at least one of voice templates for speech recognition and text-to-speech preferences for the user for providing more efficient use of the terminal for the performance of tasks. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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