System and method for training users with audible answers to spoken questions
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1. A virtual learning system comprising:
- an image library included in a first database that is communicatively coupled to a computer, wherein the image library includes stored images of objects;
an electronic dictionary included in the first database or in another database communicatively coupled to the computer, wherein the electronic dictionary includes information relating to stored phonetic sounds of words that identify the stored images of objects in the image library and information relating to alphanumeric characters of an alphabet that spell words associated with the stored images of objects in the image library; and
a voice recognition unit communicatively coupled to the computer, wherein the voice recognition unit is configured to;
receive a training command to associate future inputs of an utterance with a word that identifies an object, wherein the utterance is different from a pronunciation of the word that identifies the object,receive a sound pattern input of the utterance from a user,associate the utterance with the word that identifies the object according to the training command, andprovide a digital recognition output corresponding to the sound pattern input;
wherein the computer is configured to scan the database to find an entry matching the digital recognition output, and, when a matching entry is found, to present on a display alphanumeric characters representing a word or a sound from the electronic dictionary that corresponds to the digital recognition output and an image from the stored images of objects in the image library that is associated with the word or the sound presented on the display, wherein the image presented on the display corresponds to a graphical representation of an object identified by the word or the sound presented on the display.
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Abstract
A phonics training system provides immediate, audible and virtual answers to questions regarding various images such as objects, animals and people, posed by a user when the user views such images on a video display terminal of the system. The system can provide virtual answers to questions without the need for an instruction or teacher and includes a computer having a video output terminal and an electronic library containing common answers to basic questions. This system can also include an artificial intelligence system.
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44 Claims
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1. A virtual learning system comprising:
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an image library included in a first database that is communicatively coupled to a computer, wherein the image library includes stored images of objects; an electronic dictionary included in the first database or in another database communicatively coupled to the computer, wherein the electronic dictionary includes information relating to stored phonetic sounds of words that identify the stored images of objects in the image library and information relating to alphanumeric characters of an alphabet that spell words associated with the stored images of objects in the image library; and a voice recognition unit communicatively coupled to the computer, wherein the voice recognition unit is configured to; receive a training command to associate future inputs of an utterance with a word that identifies an object, wherein the utterance is different from a pronunciation of the word that identifies the object, receive a sound pattern input of the utterance from a user, associate the utterance with the word that identifies the object according to the training command, and provide a digital recognition output corresponding to the sound pattern input; wherein the computer is configured to scan the database to find an entry matching the digital recognition output, and, when a matching entry is found, to present on a display alphanumeric characters representing a word or a sound from the electronic dictionary that corresponds to the digital recognition output and an image from the stored images of objects in the image library that is associated with the word or the sound presented on the display, wherein the image presented on the display corresponds to a graphical representation of an object identified by the word or the sound presented on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 42)
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15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at a voice recognition unit, a training command to associate future inputs of an utterance with a word that identifies an object, wherein the utterance is different from a pronunciation of the entire word that identifies the object; receiving, at the voice recognition unit, a sound pattern input that includes the utterance that is articulated by a user; associating, at the voice recognition unit, the utterance with the word that identifies the object according to the training command; providing, via the voice recognition unit, a digital recognition output corresponding to the word that identifies the object to a computer; scanning, by the computer, a database to find an entry matching the digital recognition output; and in response to finding a matching entry, presenting on a display coupled to the computer alphanumeric characters representing a word or a sound from the database that corresponds to the digital recognition output and an image of an object stored in the database that is associated with the word or the sound presented on the display, wherein the image presented on the display corresponds to a graphical representation of an object identified by the word or the sound presented on the display, and wherein the database is configured to store a plurality of images of objects and information relating to stored phonetic sounds of words that identify the stored plurality of images of objects and information relating to alphanumeric characters of an alphabet that spell words associated with the stored plurality of images of objects. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 43)
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25. A virtual learning system comprising:
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an image library included in a first database that is communicatively coupled to a computer, wherein the image library includes stored images of objects; an electronic dictionary included in the first database or in another database communicatively coupled to the computer, wherein the electronic dictionary includes information relating to stored phonetic sounds of words that identify the stored images of objects in the image library and information relating to alphanumeric characters of an alphabet that spell words associated with the stored images of objects in the image library; and a voice recognition unit communicatively coupled to the computer, wherein the voice recognition unit is configured to; receive a training command to associate future inputs of an utterance with a word that identifies an object, wherein the utterance is different from a pronunciation of the word that identifies the object, receive a sound pattern input of the utterance from a user, associate the utterance with the word that identifies the object according to the training command, and provide a digital recognition output corresponding to the sound pattern input; wherein the computer is configured to scan the database to find an entry matching the digital recognition output, and, when a matching entry is found, to present on a display alphanumeric characters representing a word or a sound from the electronic dictionary that corresponds to the digital recognition output and an image from the stored images of objects in the image library that is associated with the word or the sound presented on the display. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-implemented method of teaching a user who is unable to articulate a word normally associated with a given object, the method comprising:
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sending, to a voice recognition unit, a training command to associate future inputs of an utterance with a word that identifies an object, wherein the utterance is different from a pronunciation of the entire word that identifies the object; sending the voice recognition unit a voice input of the utterance that is articulated by a user; causing the voice recognition unit to associate the utterance with the word that identifies the object according to the training command; receiving, from the voice recognition unit, a digital recognition result corresponding to the word that identifies the object; retrieving at least one of an image associated with the word, a textual representation of the word, and an audible representation of the word from a database by comparing the digital recognition result to a plurality of possible results stored in a database; and presenting the at least one of the image, the textual representation, and the audible representation to the user in response to the utterance using a display. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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44. A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for sending, to a voice recognition unit, a training command to associate future inputs of an utterance with a word that identifies an object, wherein the utterance is different from a pronunciation of the entire word that identifies the object; instructions for sending the voice recognition unit a voice input of the utterance that is articulated by a user; instructions for causing the voice recognition unit to associate the utterance with the word that identifies the object according to the training command; instructions for receiving, from the voice recognition unit, a digital recognition result corresponding to the word that identifies the object; instructions for retrieving at least one of an image associated with the word, a textual representation of the word, and an audible representation of the word from a database by comparing the digital recognition result to a plurality of possible results stored in a database; and instructions for causing presentation of the at least one of the image, the textual representation, and the audible representation to the user in response to the utterance.
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