Color as a visual cue in speech-enabled applications

• US 20040030559A1
• Filed: 09/25/2001
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Coelho, Rohan, Hawash, Maher M., Payne, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US09/965,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20040030559A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

Selecting a process from an information display by speaking, includes defining a bounded region on the information display, associating at least a part of the bounded region with a color, where the color is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled and relating a command with at least one of the bounded region and the color. The command causes the process to be selected when spoken.

Claims

1. A method to select a process from an information display by speaking, comprising:

defining a bounded region on the information display;

associating at least a part of said bounded region with a color, wherein

said color is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled; and

relating a command with at least one of said bounded region, and said color, wherein said command causes the process to be selected when spoken.

2. Said method of claim 1, wherein the information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

3. Said method of claim 1, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

4. Said method of claim 1, further comprising navigating a speech-enabled application by using said color to indicate when the process can be selected.

5. A method to select a process from an information display by speaking, comprising:

defining a bounded region on the information display;

associating at least a part of said bounded region with a color, wherein said color is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled;

associating a second region of the information display with said bounded region; and

relating a graphical command with at least one of said bounded region, said second region, and said color, wherein said graphical command causes the process to be selected when spoken.

6. Said method of claim 5, wherein the information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

7. Said method of claim 5, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

8. A method to select a process from an information display by speaking, comprising:

defining a bounded region on the information display;

associating at least a part of said bounded region with a color, wherein

said color is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled;

associating a second region of the information display with said bounded region; and

relating what is implied by a graphical command with at least one of said bounded region, said second region, and said color, wherein what is implied by said graphical command causes the process to be selected when spoken.

9. Said method of claim 8, wherein the information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three dimensional display, and a holographic display.

10. Said method of claim 8, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

11. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform a method to select a process from an information display by speaking, comprising:

defining a bounded region on the information display;

associating at least a part of said bounded region with a color, wherein

said color is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled; and

relating a command with at least one of said bounded region, and said color, wherein said command causes the process to be selected when spoken.

12. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 11, wherein the information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

13. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 11, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

14. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform a method to select a process from an information display by speaking, comprising:

defining a bounded region on the information display;

associating at least a part of said bounded region with a color, wherein

said color is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled;

associating a second region of the information display with said bounded region; and

relating a graphical command with at least one of said bounded region, said second region, and said color, wherein said graphical command causes the process to be selected when spoken.

15. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 14, wherein the information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

16. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

17. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said method further comprises navigating a speech-enabled application by using said color to indicate when the process can be selected.

18. A computer readable medium containing executable computer program instructions, which when executed by a data processing system, cause the data processing system to perform a method to select a process from an information display by speaking, comprising:

defining a bounded region on the information display;

associating at least a part of said bounded region with a color, wherein

said color is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled;

associating a second region of the information display with said bounded region; and

relating what is implied by a graphical command with at least one of said bounded region, said second region, and said color, wherein what is implied by said graphical command causes the process to be selected when spoken.

19. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 18, wherein the information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

20. Said computer readable medium, as set forth in claim 18, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

21. An apparatus to select a process by speaking, comprising:

an information display having a bounded region, wherein at least part of said bounded region is associated with a color that is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled, such that a command associated with at least one of said bounded region and said color, causes the process to be selected by speaking the command.

22. Said apparatus of claim 21, wherein said information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

23. Said apparatus of claim 21, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

24. An apparatus to select a process by speaking, comprising:

an information display having a bounded region, wherein at least part of said bounded region is associated with a color that is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled; and

a second region of said information display, wherein said bounded region is associated with said second region, such that a graphical command associated with at least one of said bounded region, said second region, and said color, causes the process to be selected by speaking said graphical command.

25. Said apparatus of claim 24, wherein said information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

26. Said apparatus of claim 24, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

27. An apparatus to select a process by speaking, comprising:

an information display having a bounded region, wherein at least part of said bounded region is associated with a color that is used to indicate that the process is speech-enabled; and

a second region of said information display, wherein said bounded region is associated with said second region, such that what is implied by a graphical command associated with at least one of said bounded region, said second region, and said color, causes the process to be selected by speaking what is implied by said graphical command.

28. Said apparatus of claim 27, wherein said information display is at least one of a two-dimensional display, a three-dimensional display, and a holographic display.

29. Said apparatus of claim 27, wherein said bounded region is in a shape of at least one of a character, a square, a curvilinear object, and a button.

30. Said apparatus of claim 27, wherein a speech-enabled application is navigated by using said color to indicate when the process can be selected by speaking.