Performing speech recognition over a network and using speech recognition results based on determining that a network connection exists

• US 9,787,830 B1
• Filed: 08/10/2016
• Issued: 10/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Reding, Craig L., Levas, Suzi
• Primary Examiner(s): McFadden, Susan
• Application Number:
  US15/233,837
• Time in Patent Office: 426 Days
• Field of Search: 704235
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/08 Text analysis or generation of parameters for speech synthesis out of text, e.g. grapheme to phoneme translation, prosody generation or stress or intonation determination
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/02 Feature extraction for speech recognition; Selection of recognition unit
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/063 Training
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/04 Training, enrolment or model building
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/221 Announcement of recognition results
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 using speech recognition speech recognition per se G10L15/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42204 Arrangements at the exchange for service or number selection by voice at the terminal H04M1/27

Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus for initiating communication. According to one implementation, a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact is obtained, a voice dialing command including an utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user is received, and in response to receiving the voice dialing command including the utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user, the recording of the particular user speaking the name of the contact or a text-to-speech audio output of the name is provided for output, and communication is initiated between the particular user and the contact.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact;

receiving a voice dialing command including an utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user; and

in response to receiving the voice dialing command including the utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user, providing, for output, the recording of the particular user speaking the name of the contact or a text-to-speech audio output of the name, and initiating a voice dialing operation between the particular user and the contact.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact is performed by a mobile computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact comprises:

recording the particular user speaking the name of the contact.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a voice dialing command including an utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user comprises:

receiving input that initiates execution of a voice dialing routine; and

receiving the utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

providing for audible output a confirmation message followed by either the recording of the particular user speaking the name of the contact or the text-to-speech audio output of the name.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating a voice dialing operation between the particular user and the contact comprises:

initiating a telephone call between the particular user and the contact.

7. A system comprising:

one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising;

obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact;

receiving a voice dialing command including an utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user; and

in response to receiving the voice dialing command including the utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user, providing, for output, the recording of the particular user speaking the name of the contact or a text-to-speech audio output of the name, and initiating a voice dialing operation between the particular user and the contact.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact is performed by a mobile computing device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the operations comprise:

providing for audible output a confirmation message followed by either the recording of the particular user speaking the name of the contact or the text-to-speech audio output of the name.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact comprises:

recording the particular user speaking the name of the contact.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein receiving a voice dialing command including an utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user comprises:

receiving input that initiates execution of a voice dialing routine; and

receiving the utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein initiating a voice dialing operation between the particular user and the contact comprises:

initiating a telephone call between the particular user and the contact.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact;

receiving a voice dialing command including an utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user; and

in response to receiving the voice dialing command including the utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user, providing, for output, the recording of the particular user speaking the name of the contact or a text-to-speech audio output of the name, and initiating a voice dialing operation between the particular user and the contact.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein obtaining a recording of a particular user speaking a name of a contact comprises:

recording the particular user speaking the name of the contact.

15. The medium of claim 13, wherein receiving a voice dialing command including an utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user comprises:

receiving input that initiates execution of a voice dialing routine; and

receiving the utterance of the name of the contact by the particular user.

16. The medium of claim 13, wherein initiating a voice dialing operation between the particular user and the contact comprises:

initiating a telephone call between the particular user and the contact.

17. The medium of claim 13, wherein the operations comprise:

providing for audible output a confirmation message followed by either the recording of the particular user speaking the name of the contact or the text-to-speech audio output of the name.