SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADDING VOICE ACTIVATION AND VOICE CONTROL TO A MEDIA PLAYER

• US 20080195396A1
• Filed: 04/16/2008
• Published: 08/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Cantwell, Dermot, Greene, Mark, Hegarty, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/104,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20080195396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/02 Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 9/02 using radio transmission; using near-field transmission

Abstract

A media player system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, an utterance is received. A command for a media player is then generated based on the utterance. Such command is utilized for providing wireless control of the media player.

Claims

1. A sub-system, comprising:

logic for controlling an assembly coupled to an automobile for receiving power therefrom and further connectable to a satellite radio player adapted for playing music, news, and non-fiction information, the assembly including a speaker and a microphone;

logic for receiving a trigger signal;

logic for, after the receipt of the trigger signal, receiving an utterance utilizing the microphone of the assembly;

logic for verifying the utterance utilizing the speaker of the assembly;

logic for, after the verification of the utterance, generating a corresponding command for the satellite radio player based on the utterance, the corresponding command selected from a command set including a play command, a search command, an artist command, a volume up command, and a volume down command;

logic for channeling output of the satellite radio player;

wherein the corresponding command provides wireless control of the satellite radio player.

2. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein the trigger signal is audible.

3. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein the trigger signal includes an audible trigger word.

4. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein it is determined whether a timeout has occurred before the utterance is received.

5. The sub-system of claim 4, wherein if the timeout has occurred, the receiving of the trigger signal is repeated.

6. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein it is determined whether the utterance is verified.

7. The sub-system of claim 6, wherein it is determined whether the utterance is verified, based on whether the utterance is programmed.

8. The sub-system of claim 6, wherein it is determined whether the utterance is verified, based on whether the utterance is registered.

9. The sub-system of claim 6, wherein if the utterance is not verified, the corresponding command is not generated.

10. The sub-system of claim 6, wherein if the utterance is not verified, the utterance is outputted via the speaker.

11. The sub-system of claim 10, wherein a user is allowed to accept or reject the utterance outputted via the speaker.

12. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein the logic includes hardware logic.

13. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein the logic includes software logic.

14. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein the command set further includes a search command.

15. The sub-system of claim 1, wherein the utterance is compared against a library of words.

16. The sub-system of claim 15, wherein the corresponding command is generated in response to identifying a match between the utterance and the library of words.

17. The sub-system of claim 16, wherein the library of words includes an artist name and a voice tag.

18. The sub-system of claim 16, wherein the library of words includes an artist name and an application specific voice tag.

19. A system, comprising:

an automobile;

an assembly coupled to the automobile for receiving power therefrom and further connected to a satellite radio player adapted for playing music, news, and non-fiction information, the assembly including a power source for providing power to the satellite radio player, a speaker, and a microphone;

logic for receiving a trigger signal;

logic for, after the receipt of the trigger signal, receiving an utterance utilizing the microphone of the assembly;

logic for verifying the utterance utilizing the speaker of the assembly;

logic for, after the verification of the utterance, generating a corresponding command for the satellite radio player based on the utterance, the corresponding command selected from a command set including a play command, a search command, an artist command, a volume up command, and a volume down command;

logic for channeling output of the satellite radio player;

wherein the corresponding command provides wireless control of the satellite radio player.

20. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:

computer code for controlling an assembly coupled to an automobile for receiving power therefrom and further connectable to a satellite radio player adapted for playing music, news, and non-fiction information, the assembly including a speaker and a microphone;

computer code for receiving of a trigger signal;

computer code for, after the receipt of the trigger signal, receiving an utterance utilizing the microphone of the assembly;

computer code for verifying the utterance utilizing the speaker of the assembly;

computer code for, after the verification of the utterance, generating a corresponding command for the satellite radio player based on the utterance, the corresponding command selected from a command set including a play command, a search command, an artist command, a volume up command, and a volume down command;

computer code for channeling output of the satellite radio player;

wherein the corresponding command provides wireless control of the satellite radio player.