METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING SPEECH RECOGNITION PROGRAM PROFILES FOR AN APPLICATION

• US 20120184370A1
• Filed: 01/13/2012
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Goller, Michael D., Goller, Stuart E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,562,434 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/36
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/19 Grammatical context, e.g. disambiguation of the recognition hypotheses based on word sequence rules
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/28 Constructional details of speech recognition systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

An embodiment provides a system and method for sharing between computing devices via a sharing interface, a speech recognition program profile for one or more applications. Another embodiment provides a system and method for sharing between computing devices via an sharing interface, a speech recognition program profile for one or more games. In an embodiment of the invention a personal computer or tablet may comprise a computing device and or a sharing interface. In an embodiment of the invention a cell phone may comprise a computing device and or a sharing interface. In an embodiment of the invention a game play device may be a computing device and or a sharing interface.

Claims

1. A method of sharing one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications, the method comprising:

creating a speech recognition program profile for an application of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications;

transmitting said speech recognition program profile for a application of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications from a first computing device of a plurality of computing devices to a sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, each said computing device of a plurality of computing devices comprising;

speech recognition software;

storing said speech recognition program profile for a application of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications in said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces;

sending a request from a requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices to said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, for information describing one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications, stored in said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces;

sending from said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces to said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices, said requested information describing said one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications;

selecting from received said information describing one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications, one or more of speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications for download into said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices;

sending a request from said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices to said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, for selected said one or more of speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications to be transmitted to said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices;

transmitting from said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces to said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices, said selected one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications;

downloading into said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices said selected one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications;

updating said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices with said downloaded one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications;

resulting in said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices being able to utilize said shared and downloaded one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications during the operation of said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a application of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for applications is created in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices before being transmitted to a sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a application further comprises a grammar.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a application further comprises application actions associated to speech commands.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a application further comprises user identification data.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a application further comprises application identification data.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein a sharing interface comprises one or more website.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein a sharing interface comprises one or more databases of a plurality of databases.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein a sharing interface comprises one or more servers.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of creating a speech recognition program profile for a application in a speech recognition software.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of a non-speech recognition software creating said speech recognition program profile for a application.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

modifying a speech recognition program profile for a application that has already been downloaded and updated in a speech recognition software of a plurality of speech recognition software;

sharing said modified speech recognition program profile for a application to a sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, making said modified speech recognition program profile for a application available for download into one or more additional computing devices.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the sharing interface requires a user to open an account with credentials to access areas of said sharing interface.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein personal information may be shared along with a speech recognition program profile for a application.

15. A method of sharing one or more speech recognition program profiles for games, the method comprising:

creating a speech recognition program profile for an game of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games;

transmitting said speech recognition program profile for a game of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games from a first computing device of a plurality of computing devices to a sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, each said computing device of a plurality of computing devices comprising;

speech recognition software;

storing said speech recognition program profile for a game of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games in said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces;

sending a request from a requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices to said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, for information describing one or more speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games, stored in said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces;

sending from said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces to said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices, said requested information describing said one or more speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games;

selecting from received said information describing one or more speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games, one or more of speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games for download into said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices;

sending a request from said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices to said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, for selected said one or more of speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games to be transmitted to said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices;

transmitting from said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces to said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices, said selected one or more speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games;

downloading into said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices said selected one or more speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games;

updating said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices with said downloaded one or more speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games;

resulting in said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices being able to utilize said shared and downloaded one or more speech recognition program profiles for games of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games during the operation of said requesting speech recognition software in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a game of a plurality of speech recognition program profiles for games is created in a computing device of a plurality of computing devices before being transmitted to a sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a game further comprises a grammar.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a game further comprises actions associated to speech commands.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a game further comprises user identification data.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a game further comprises game identification data.

21. The method of claim 15 wherein the speech recognition program profile for a game further comprises data.

22. The method of claim 15 wherein the sharing interface comprises one or more website.

23. The method of claim 15 wherein the sharing interface comprises an online store.

24. The method of claim 15 wherein a game further comprises a video game.

25. The method of claim 15 wherein the sharing interface comprises one or more database.

26. The method of claim 15 wherein the sharing interface comprises peer to peer network technology.

27. The method of claim 15 wherein the sharing interface comprises cloud technology.

28. The method of claim 15 wherein the computing device is a mobile phone or the like.

29. The method of claim 15 wherein the computing device is a personal or tablet computer.

30. The method of claim 15 wherein the computing device is a game console.

31. The method of claim 15 wherein the computing device is a mobile game device.

32. The method of claim 15 wherein the computing device is a TV or set top box.

33. The method of claim 15 wherein the computing device is a client device.

34. The method of claim 15 wherein a sharing interface comprises one or more servers.

35. The method of claim 15 wherein a speech recognition software of a plurality of speech recognition software comprises one or more non-speech recognition software application.

36. The method of claim 15 wherein a game comprises a speech recognition software of a plurality of speech recognition software.

37. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of:

creating said speech recognition program profile for a game in a speech recognition software.

38. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of:

creating said speech recognition program profile for a game in a game.

39. The method of claim 15 further comprising the steps of:

modifying said speech recognition program profile for a game that has already been downloaded and updated in a loaded speech recognition software of a plurality of speech recognition software;

sharing said modified speech recognition program profile for a game to said sharing interface of a plurality of sharing interfaces, making said modified speech recognition program profile for a game available for download into one or more additional computing devices.

40. The method of claim 15 wherein the sharing interface requires a user to open an account with credentials to access areas of said sharing interface.

41. The method of claim 15 wherein personal information may be shared along with a speech recognition program profile for a game.

42. A speech recognition program profile for applications sharing system comprising:

a server apparatus of a plurality of server apparatuses communicate-able with a computing device of a plurality of computing devices that can be operated by a plurality of users, respectively, and a plurality of computing devices communicate-able with the plurality of server apparatus, the server apparatus comprising;

a server communication interface;

a server input means;

a server output means

a server memory unit comprising;

a speech recognition program profile for applications data area for storing speech recognition program profiles for applications data written therein;

and a server processor configured to execute the instructions to;

communicate speech recognition program profile for applications data with computing devices;

each of the computing devices comprising;

a computing device communication interface;

a computing device input means;

a computing device output means;

a computing device memory unit comprising;

a speech recognition program profile for applications data area for storing speech recognition program profile for applications data written therein;

a processor configured to execute the instructions to;

share speech recognition program profile for applications data with said server apparatus;

select one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications from a sharing interface

for download into computing device;

download one or more speech recognition program profiles for applications from said server apparatus;

update a speech recognition software with downloaded one or more speech recognition program

profile for applications data from said server apparatus.

43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the computing device is a client device.