Voiced programming system and method

• US 8,209,170 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2011
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lunis Orcutt
• Original Assignee: Lunis Orcutt
• Inventors: Orcutt, Lunis
• Primary Examiner(s): SAINT CYR, LEONARD
• Application Number:
  US13/152,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20110257970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 704/232, 704/246, 704/247, 704/251, 704/252
• US Class Current: 704/232
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces

Abstract

Provided herein are systems and methods for using context-sensitive speech recognition logic in a computer to create a software program, including context-aware voice entry of instructions that make up a software program, automatic context-sensitive instruction formatting, and automatic context-sensitive insertion-point positioning.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of creating, utilizing speech recognition logic, a software program, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a computer, an instruction to create the software program;

depicting, by the computer, a source code entry user interface including an instruction-entry workspace;

automatically focusing, by the computer, an entry marker to a first position in said instruction-entry workspace for entry of a subsequently-spoken instruction;

obtaining, by the computer utilizing the speech recognition logic, said subsequently-spoken instruction;

determining, by the computer, that said subsequently-spoken instruction corresponds to a programming instruction that syntactically requires at least one delimited parameter;

automatically inserting, by the computer, said programming instruction and a matched set of delimiters at said first position; and

automatically re-focusing, by the computer, said entry marker to a second position between said matched set of delimiters in said instruction-entry workspace for entry of at least one subsequently-spoken parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, utilizing the speech recognition logic, said at least one subsequently-spoken parameter; and

automatically inserting, by the computer, said at least one subsequently-spoken parameter at said second position between said matched set of delimiters, such that said programming instruction, said matched set of delimiters, and said at least one subsequently-spoken parameter forming a syntactically-valid programming instruction.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the computer utilizing the speech recognition logic, a command name for invoking the software program; and

associating, by the computer, said generated software program with said command name, such that said command name, when recognized by said speech recognition logic, invokes said generated software program.

4. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform the method claim 1.

5. A computing apparatus comprising a processor and a memory containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the method of claim 1.