Multi-modal input system for a voice-based menu and content navigation service
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1. A voice-based menu navigation system comprising:
- a speech engine operable to recite a list of choices to a user for the user to choose from;
an input device that is operated by the user and is operable to increase or decrease the speed of the recitation of the list of choices in response to operation by the user, wherein the recitation of the list of choices becomes an abbreviated description for faster navigation; and
a component that is operable to track the manipulation speed of the input device provided by the user and set a default rate of speed based on a user'"'"'s tracking history.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing voice prompts that identify task selections from a list of task selections in a vehicle, where the user employs an input device, such as a scroll wheel, to activate a particular task and where the speed of the voice prompt increases and decreases depending on how fast the user rotates the scroll wheel.
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1. A voice-based menu navigation system comprising:
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a speech engine operable to recite a list of choices to a user for the user to choose from; an input device that is operated by the user and is operable to increase or decrease the speed of the recitation of the list of choices in response to operation by the user, wherein the recitation of the list of choices becomes an abbreviated description for faster navigation; and a component that is operable to track the manipulation speed of the input device provided by the user and set a default rate of speed based on a user'"'"'s tracking history. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A voice based menu navigation system comprising a terminal component and a network component where the terminal component connects to the network component through a voice channel and a data channel and the network component is operable to recite a list of choices to a user over the voice channel that allows the user to choose a choice through a voice response from the terminal component over the voice channel or through data signals sent from an input device on the terminal component to the network component, wherein the terminal component is operable to track the manipulation speed of the input device provided by the user and set a default rate of speed based on a user'"'"'s tracking history.
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