UI with graphics-assisted voice control system

• US 20030117365A1
• Filed: 12/13/2001
• Published: 06/26/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Shteyn, Yevgeniy Eugene
• Granted Patent: US 6,791,529 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

An electronic device has a UI that provides first user-selectable options. Second user selectable options are made available upon selection of a specific one of the first options. An information resolution of the first options, when rendered, differs from the information resolution of the second options when rendered. Also, a first modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the first options differs from a second modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the second options.

Claims

1. An electronic device with a UI, wherein:

the UI provides first user-selectable options, and second user selectable options available upon selection of a specific one of the first options;

an information resolution of the first options when rendered differs from the information resolution of the second options when rendered; and

a first modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the first options differs from a second modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the second options.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein at least the first modality or the second modality is programmable in a configuration mode of the UI.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein an additional modality of the user interaction with the UI is available for the selecting from at least the first or the second options.

4. The device of claim 1, comprising a communication functionality.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the device has a touch screen;

the device has a microphone for voice input;

one of the first and second modalities involves touching the touch screen;

the other of the first and second modalities involves the voice input.

6. The device of claim 1, comprising:

a display monitor for rendering at least some of the first options;

first means for enabling the user to associate each respective one of the rendered first options with a respective one of a plurality of predetermined attributes; and

second means for selecting a specific one of the rendered first options through the associated attribute.

7. A method of providing a UI for enabling to select options arranged in first and second layers, wherein:

when rendered in the UI, the options in the first layer have an information resolution that differs from the information solution of the options in the second layer when rendered in the UI; and

the method comprises providing a first modality to select a first one of the options in the first layer, that differs from a second modality to select a second one of the options in a second layer.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein one of the first and second modalities involves a touch screen and wherein the other of the first and second options involves voice input.

9. Software for use on an electronic device for generating a UI that provides first user-selectable options, and second user selectable options available upon selection of a specific one of the first options, wherein an information resolution of the first options when rendered differs from the information resolution of the second options when rendered, and wherein a first modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the first options differs from a second modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the second options.

10. The software of claim 9, wherein one of the first and second modalities involves a touch screen and wherein the other of the first and second options involves voice input.

11. The software of claim 9, comprising an electronic program guide.

12. An electronic content guide or electronic program guide, with a UI that provides first user-selectable options, and second user selectable options available upon selection of a specific one of the first options, wherein an information resolution of the first options when rendered differs from the information resolution of the second options when rendered, and wherein a first modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the first options differs from a second modality of user interaction with the UI for selecting from the second options.