Context specific speaker adaptation user interface

• US 7,986,974 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2003
• Issued: 07/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Arun, Uma
• Primary Examiner(s): Lu; Zhiyu
• Application Number:
  US10/444,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20040235530A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,986 Days
• Field of Search: 455/563, 455/569.1, 455/569.2, 379/88.07, 379/907, 379/93.34, 379/406.03, 704/275
• US Class Current: 455/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6041 Portable telephones adapted for handsfree use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 379/907 Speech recognition via telephone system or component

Abstract

A method for providing a context specific speaker adaptation user interface is disclosed. The method allows a specific user of a voice activated system to train a voice recognition system to understand specific uttered commands by receiving a training sequence initiation input, sending at least one command to be trained, receiving a selection input, prompting a verbal input, recording the verbal input, and linking a voice input with an instruction corresponding with the command input.

Claims

1. A method for customizing an in-vehicle communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a training sequence initiation input from an in-vehicle user;

sending commands of a predetermined list of commands responsive to the initiation input;

pausing between the commands;

receiving a selection input corresponding to a command to be trained from the predetermined list of commands, while the predetermined list is being sent to the in-vehicle user, wherein the user provides the selection input upon receiving the command to be trained;

confirming the selection input by repeating the selection input and receiving confirmation from the user;

sending a prompt for the user'"'"'s verbal command input for the command corresponding with the selection input;

recording the user'"'"'s verbal command input; and

confirming the user'"'"'s verbal input by playing a recording of the user'"'"'s verbal input;

linking the recorded verbal command input with an instruction corresponding with the command input if the user confirms the command; and

sending another prompt for the user'"'"'s verbal command input for the command corresponding with the selection input if the user rejects the command.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the training sequence initiation input comprises receiving a button push.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the at least one command further comprises a communication method selected from a group consisting of ASCII characters, prerecorded speech, and computer generated speech.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the user'"'"'s verbal command input is stored at a location selected from the group consisting of the user'"'"'s vehicle and a call service center.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the prompt for a user'"'"'s verbal command input comprises a communication method selected from a group consisting of ASCII characters, prerecorded speech, and computer generated speech.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for customizing an in-vehicle communication system comprising:

computer readable code for receiving a training sequence initiation input from an in-vehicle user;

computer readable code for sending commands of a predetermined list of commands responsive to the initiation input;

computer readable code for pausing between the commands;

computer readable code for receiving a selection input corresponding to a command to be trained from the predetermined list of commands, while the predetermined list is being sent to the in-vehicle user, wherein the user provides the selection input upon receiving the command to be trained;

computer readable code for confirming the selection input by repeating the selection input and receiving confirmation from the user;

computer readable code for sending a prompt for user'"'"'s verbal command input for the command corresponding with the selection input;

computer readable code for recording the user'"'"'s verbal command input;

computer readable code for confirming the user'"'"'s verbal input by playing a recording of the user'"'"'s verbal input;

computer readable code for linking the recorded verbal command input with an instruction corresponding with the command if the user confirms the command; and

computer readable code for sending another prompt for the user'"'"'s verbal command input for the command corresponding with the selection input if the user rejects the command.

7. A system for customizing an in-vehicle communication system, the system comprising:

means for receiving a training sequence initiation input from an in-vehicle user;

means for sending commands of a predetermined list of commands responsive to the initiation input;

means for pausing between the commands;

means for receiving a selection input corresponding to a command to be trained from the predetermined list of commands, while the predetermined list is being sent to the in-vehicle user, wherein the user provides the selection input upon receiving the command to be trained;

means for confirming the selection input by repeating the selection input and receiving confirmation from the user;

means for sending a prompt for user'"'"'s verbal command input for the command corresponding with the selection input;

means for recording the user'"'"'s verbal command input;

means for confirming the user'"'"'s verbal input by playing a recording of the user'"'"'s verbal input;

means for linking the recorded verbal command input with an instruction corresponding with the command if the user confirms the command; and

means for sending another prompt for the user'"'"'s verbal command input for the command corresponding with the selection input if the user rejects the command.