Displaying speech command input state information in a multimodal browser
First Claim
1. A method for displaying speech command input state information for a multimodal application that is configured to accept speech commands of multiple different types, the method comprising:
- displaying on a screen an input widget configured to accept from a user a particular type of speech command included among the multiple different types of speech commands the application is configured to accept, and to display transcribed text of a speech command uttered by the user without having first displayed to the user a set of specific speech commands the input widget is configured to accept;
displaying on the screen in association with the input widget a text-free icon that indicates the type of speech command the input widget is configured to accept, and input state status of the speech command through an attribute that allows the user to determine the input state status of the speech command; and
in response to a change in the input state of the speech command, altering the the input state status of the icon so as to allow the user to determine that the input state of the speech command has changed.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for displaying speech command input state information in a multimodal browser including displaying an icon representing a speech command type and displaying an icon representing the input state of the speech command. In typical embodiments, the icon representing a speech command type and the icon representing the input state of the speech command also includes attributes of a single icon. Typical embodiments include accepting from a user a speech command of the speech command type, changing the input state of the speech command, and displaying another icon representing the changed input state of the speech command. Typical embodiments also include displaying the text of the speech command in association with the icon representing the speech command type.
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1. A method for displaying speech command input state information for a multimodal application that is configured to accept speech commands of multiple different types, the method comprising:
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displaying on a screen an input widget configured to accept from a user a particular type of speech command included among the multiple different types of speech commands the application is configured to accept, and to display transcribed text of a speech command uttered by the user without having first displayed to the user a set of specific speech commands the input widget is configured to accept; displaying on the screen in association with the input widget a text-free icon that indicates the type of speech command the input widget is configured to accept, and input state status of the speech command through an attribute that allows the user to determine the input state status of the speech command; and in response to a change in the input state of the speech command, altering the the input state status of the icon so as to allow the user to determine that the input state of the speech command has changed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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