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

• US 9,818,399 B1
• Filed: 05/23/2016
• Issued: 11/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• 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:
  US15/161,621
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 704249
• 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
• 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 generating, distributing, and using speech recognition models. A request including a speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance is received at a computing device. A transcription of the utterance by applying a speech recognition model to the speech data representation of the utterance or the feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance is obtained by the computing device. A keyword that occurs in the transcription of the utterance is identified by the computing device. Communication between communication devices based at least on identifying the keyword is initiated initiating by the computing device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a computing device, a request including a speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance;

obtaining, by the computing device, a transcription of the utterance by applying a speech recognition model to the speech data representation of the utterance or the feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance;

identifying, by the computing device, a keyword that occurs in the transcription of the utterance; and

initiating, by the computing device, a voice dialing operation between communication devices based at least on identifying the keyword.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication devices comprise mobile computing devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the keyword comprises a name of a contact.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving, at a computing device, a request including a speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance comprises:

receiving, over a network, the request from one of the communication devices.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating a voice dialing operation between communication devices based at least on identifying the keyword, comprises:

providing voice dialing information to one of the communication devices.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

updating the speech recognition model using the speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance.

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;

receiving, at a computing device, a request including a speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance;

obtaining, by the computing device, a transcription of the utterance by applying a speech recognition model to the speech data representation of the utterance or the feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance;

identifying, by the computing device, a keyword that occurs in the transcription of the utterance; and

initiating, by the computing device, a voice dialing operation between communication devices based at least on identifying the keyword.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the keyword comprises a name of a contact.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein initiating a voice dialing operation between communication devices based at least on identifying the keyword, comprises:

providing voice dialing information to one of the communication devices.

10. The system of claim 7, the operations comprising:

updating the speech recognition model using the speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein receiving, at a computing device, a request including a speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance comprises:

receiving, over a network, the request from one of the communication devices.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the communication devices comprise mobile computing devices.

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:

receiving, at a computing device, a request including a speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance;

obtaining, by the computing device, a transcription of the utterance by applying a speech recognition model to the speech data representation of the utterance or the feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance;

identifying, by the computing device, a keyword that occurs in the transcription of the utterance; and

initiating, by the computing device, a voice dialing operation between communication devices based at least on identifying the keyword.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein receiving, at a computing device, a request including a speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance comprises:

receiving, over a network, the request from one of the communication devices.

15. The medium of claim 13, the operations comprising:

updating the speech recognition model using the speech data representation of an utterance or feature data extracted from the speech data representation of the utterance.

16. The medium of claim 13, wherein initiating communication between communication devices based at least on identifying the keyword, comprises:

providing voice dialing information to one of the communication devices.

17. The medium of claim 13, wherein the keyword comprises a name of a contact.