Technique for providing continuous speech recognition as an alternate input device to limited processing power devices

• US 8,355,912 B1
• Filed: 10/17/2000
• Issued: 01/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Keesey, James L., Wilmot, Gerald J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Qi
• Application Number:
  US09/690,313
• Time in Patent Office: 4,473 Days
• Field of Search: 704/235, 704/231, 704/270.1, 704/275, 704/273, 704/251, 704/270
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications

Abstract

A technique for data entry at a device is provided. Initially, voice data is received at the device. The voice data and a device identifier are transmitted to a computer. At the computer, the voice data is translated to text. Next, it is determined whether to filter the translated text. When it is determined that the translated text is to be filtered, a filter is applied to the translated text.

Claims

1. A method of data entry at a device, comprising:

receiving voice data at the device;

transmitting the voice data and a device identifier to a computer; and

at the computer,

translating the voice data to text;

determining whether to filter the translated text; and

if it is determined that the translated text is to be filtered, applying a filter to the translated text;

wherein the voice data is translated to text using a voice print, and the translated text is returned to the device,

wherein the voice print is retrieved from a datastore based on the device identifier, and

wherein the applying of the filter comprises extracting keywords from the translated text, selecting the filter based on the extracted keywords, and applying the selected filter to transform the translated text to a format specific to at least one of a particular application or the device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a user profile in a data store connected to the computer.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the user profile comprises a voice print.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the device identifier comprises a unit identifier which identifies a particular device used by a user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining comprises extracting one or more key words from the translated text.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein a filter is selected based on one or more extracted key words.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein applying the filter comprises formatting the translated text.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein formatting comprises formatting the translated text for an application.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein formatting comprises formatting the translated text for the device.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising returning translated text to the device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising returning filtered text to the device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising returning the filtered text via an electronic mail message.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising returning data to a device other than the device at which voice data was received.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

a device for receiving and transmitting data;

a computer having a data store coupled thereto, wherein the data store stores data, connected to the device; and

one or more computer programs, performed by the computer for;

receiving voice data and a device identifier from the device;

translating the voice data to text;

determining whether to filter the translated text; and

if it is determined that the translated text is to be filtered, applying a filter to the translated text;

wherein the voice data is translated to text using a voice print, and the translated text is returned to the device,

wherein the voice print is retrieved from a datastore based on the device identifier, and

wherein the applying of the filter comprises extracting keywords from the translated text, selecting the filter based on the extracted keywords, and applying the selected filter to transform the translated text to a format specific to at least one of a particular application or the device.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising storing a user profile in a data store connected to the computer.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the user profile comprises a voice print.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising returning data to a device other than the device at which voice data was received.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein determining comprises extracting one or more key words from the translated text.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein a filter is selected based on one or more extracted key words.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein applying the filter comprises formatting the translated text.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein formatting comprises formatting the translated text for an application.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein formatting comprises formatting the translated text for the device.

23. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising returning translated text to the device.

24. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising returning filtered text to the device.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, further comprising returning the filtered text via an electronic mail message.

26. A method of data entry at a device, comprising:

receiving voice data at the device;

transmitting the voice data and a device identifier to a computer; and

at the computer,

translating the voice data to text;

determining whether to filter the translated text; and

if it is determined that the translated text is to be filtered, applying a filter to the translated text;

wherein the voice data is translated to text using a voice print, and the translated text is returned to the device,

wherein the voice print is retrieved from a datastore based on the device identifier, and

wherein the applying of the filter comprises extracting keywords from the translated text, and applying the filter to transform the translated text to a format specific to a particular application.

27. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to process data entered at a device, comprising:

receiving voice data at the device;

transmitting the voice data and a device identifier to a computer; and

at the computer,

translating the voice data to text;

determining whether to filter the translated text; and

if it is determined that the translated text is to be filtered, applying a filter to the translated text;

wherein the voice data is translated to text using a voice print, and the translated text is returned to the device,

wherein the voice print is retrieved from a datastore based on the device identifier, and

wherein the applying of the filter comprises extracting keywords from the translated text, selecting the filter based on the extracted keywords, and applying the selected filter to transform the translated text to a format specific to at least one of a particular application or the device.

28. The article of manufacture of claim 27, further comprising storing a user profile in a data store connected to the computer.

29. The article of manufacture of claim 28, wherein the user profile comprises a voice print.

30. The article of manufacture of claim 27, further comprising returning data to a device other than the device at which voice data was received.

31. The article of manufacture of claim 27, wherein determining comprises extracting one or more key words from the translated text.

32. The article of manufacture of claim 31, wherein a filter is selected based on one or more extracted key words.

33. The article of manufacture of claim 27, wherein applying the filter comprises formatting the translated text.

34. The article of manufacture of claim 33, wherein formatting comprises formatting the translated text for an application.

35. The article of manufacture of claim 33, wherein formatting comprises formatting the translated text for the device.

36. The article of manufacture of claim 27, further comprising returning translated text to the device.

37. The article of manufacture of claim 27, further comprising returning filtered text to the device.

38. The article of manufacture of claim 37, further comprising returning the filtered text via an electronic mail message.