Device, system and method for enabling speech recognition on a portable data device

• US 20070208563A1
• Filed: 03/03/2006
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Reagan Inventions L.L.C. (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: Reagan Inventions L.L.C. (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Inventors: Rothschild, Leigh
• Granted Patent: US 8,370,141 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• 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

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods for converting analog data to digital data or digital data to analog data for enabling speech recognition processing on a portable data device are provided. The system includes at least one portable data device including an input module configured to receive analog audio signals; a processing module configured to convert the analog audio signals to digital audio data; a communication module configured to transmit the digital audio data to a remote processor and to receive digital text data from the remote processor; and a display module for displaying the received digital text data; the remote processor configured for receiving digital audio data, converting the digital audio data to digital text data and transmitting the converted digital text data to the at least one portable data device; and a communications network for coupling the remote processor to the at least one portable data device.

Claims

1. A method for converting audio data to text data on a portable data device, the method comprising the steps:

inputting analog audio data into the data device;

transmitting the audio data to a remote processor;

converting the audio data to text data at the remote processor; and

receiving the text data at the portable data device.

2. The method as in claim 1, further comprising the step transmitting the text data to another terminal.

3. The method as in claim 2, wherein the transmitting the text data to another terminal step includes e-mailing the text data to another terminal.

4. The method as in claim 2, wherein the transmitting the text data to another terminal step includes instant messaging the text data to another terminal.

5. The method as in claim 1, further comprising the step spell checking the received text data.

6. The method as in claim 1, wherein the converting step is performed by a speech recognition algorithm.

7. The method as in claim 1, wherein the inputting step includes receiving the analog audio data and converting the analog audio data to digital audio data before the transmitting step.

8. The method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps receiving a voice mail message on the data device and transmitting the received voice mail message to the remote processor for converting the voice mail message to text data.

9. The method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps audibly producing the received text data on the data device.

10. The method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps:

receiving at least second text data from at least a second terminal;

transmitting the received at least second text data to the remote processor;

converting the received at least second text data to at least second audio data; and

receiving the converted at least second audio data on the data device.

11. The method as in claim 10, further comprising the step audibly producing the at least second audio data.

12. The method as in claim 11, further comprising the steps:

replying to the at least one second audio data by inputting at least third analog audio data into the data device;

transmitting the at least third audio data to the remote processor;

converting the at least third audio data to at least third text data at the remote processor;

receiving the at least third text data at the portable data device; and

transmitting the at least third text data to the at least second terminal.

13. A device for converting audio data to text data, the device comprising:

an input module configured to receive analog audio signals;

a processing module configured to convert the analog audio signals to digital audio data;

a communication module configured to transmit the digital audio data to a remote processor, the remote processor configured to convert the digital audio data to digital text data;

the communication module configured to receive the digital text data; and

a display module for displaying the received digital text data.

14. The device as in claim 13, wherein the communication module is configured to e-mail the digital text data to another terminal.

15. The device as in claim 13, wherein the communication module is configured to instant message the digital text data to another terminal.

16. The device as in claim 13, wherein the processing module further comprises an editing module for editing the digital text data.

17. The device as in claim 13, wherein the processing module includes a voice recognition algorithm for recognizing short audible commands to operate the device.

18. The device as in claim 13, wherein the communication module is configured to connect to a wireless communications network and to receive voice mail messages, the voice mail message being input to the input module.

19. The device as in claim 13, further comprising an audible output device configured to audibly produce the text data.

20. A dictation device for producing text data, the device comprising:

an input module configured to receive analog speech signals;

a processing module configured to convert the analog speech signals to digital speech data;

a communication module configured to transmit the digital speech data to a remote processor, the remote processor configured to convert the digital speech data to digital text data;

the communication module configured to receive the digital text data; and

a display module for displaying the received digital text data.

21. The dictation device as in claim 20, further comprising a character recognition capture device configured to receive user instructions to edit the received digital text data.

22. The dictation device as in claim 20, further comprising a keyboard configured to receive user instructions to edit the received digital text data.

23. The dictation device as in claim 20, wherein the communication module is configured to transmit the digital text data to a wireless-enabled printer.

25. The system as in claim 20, wherein the remote processor further include at least one speech recognition algorithm.

24. A system for converting audio data to text data on a portable data device comprising:

at least one portable data device comprising;

an input module configured to receive analog audio signals;

a processing module configured to convert the analog audio signals to digital audio data;

a communication module configured to transmit the digital audio data to a remote processor and to receive digital text data from the remote processor; and

a display module for displaying the received digital text data;

the remote processor configured for receiving digital audio data, converting the digital audio data to digital text data and transmitting the converted digital text data to the at least one portable data device; and

a communications network for coupling the remote processor to the at least one portable data device.