Adjust output characteristic

• US 10,614,794 B2
• Filed: 06/15/2017
• Issued: 04/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Qian, Ming, Nicholson, John Weldon, Kumar, Jatinder, Min, Jun-Ki
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Jonathan C
• Application Number:
  US15/624,094
• Publication Number:
  US 20180366104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/033 Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/226 using non-speech characteristics

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a query from a user; receiving an indication of a time associated with provision of a result associated with the query; and adjusting a characteristic associated with an audible output based upon the indicated time. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at an information handling device, a query from a user;

receiving, from a source that is not the user, an indication of a deadline time by which to provide a result responsive to the query at a current output setting, wherein the source comprises a calendaring application associated with the user and the indication of the deadline time is determined based upon an upcoming event scheduled in the calendaring application;

determining, using a processor, that a length of time required to provide the result at the current output setting is greater than the deadline time;

identifying, responsive to the determining, a break point in the result based at least upon the deadline time and the length of time; and

providing, at the current output setting, a portion of the result up to the break point.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the indication comprises accessing an accessible data storage source to identify the deadline time.

3. An information handling device, comprising:

an output device associated with the information handling device;

a processor;

a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

receive a query from a user;

receive, from a source that is not the user, an indication of a deadline time by which to provide a result responsive to the query at a current output setting, wherein the source comprises a calendaring application associated with the user and the indication of the deadline time is determined based upon an upcoming event scheduled in the calendaring application

determine that a length of time required to provide the result at the current output setting is greater than the deadline time;

identify, responsive to the determining, a break point in the result based at least upon the deadline time and the length of time; and

provide, at the current output setting, a portion of the result up to the break point.

4. The information handling device of claim 3, wherein the instructions executable by the processor to receive the indication comprise instructions executable by the processor to access an accessible data storage source to identify the deadline time.

5. A product, comprising:

a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising;

code that receives a query from a user;

code that receives, from a source that is not the user, an indication of a deadline time by which to provide a result responsive to the query at a current output setting, wherein the source comprises a calendaring application associated with the user and the indication of the deadline time is determined based upon an upcoming event scheduled in the calendaring application;

code that determines that a length of time required to provide the result at the current output setting is greater than the deadline time;

code that identifies, responsive to the determining, a break point in the result based at least upon the deadline time and the length of time;

and

code that provides, at the current output setting, a portion of the result up to the break point.