VOICE INPUT CORRECTION

• US 20150149163A1
• Filed: 11/26/2013
• Published: 05/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: VanBlon, Russell Speight, Waltermann, Rod D., Beaumont, Suzanne Marion
• Granted Patent: US 9,653,073 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/231
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue

Abstract

An embodiment provides a method, including: accepting, at an audio receiver of an information handling device, voice input of a user; interpreting, using a processor, the voice input; thereafter receiving, at the audio receiver, repeated voice input of the user; identifying a correction using the repeated voice input; and correcting, using the processor, the voice input using the repeated voice input, wherein the corrective voice input does not include a predetermined voice command. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accepting, at an audio receiver of an information handling device, voice input of a user;

interpreting, using a processor, the voice input;

thereafter receiving, at the audio receiver, repeated voice input of the user;

identifying a correction using the repeated voice input; and

correcting, using the processor, the voice input using the repeated voice input, wherein the corrective voice input does not include a predetermined voice command.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the repeated voice input more than once.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising refining the correction based additional repeated voice input.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the correcting comprises identifying in the repeated voice input an audio characteristic that differs from an audio characteristic of the voice input of the user.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the correcting further comprises analyzing the audio characteristic of the repeated voice input to determine a correction is needed.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the correcting further comprises analyzing the audio of the repeated voice input to determine the correction.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying an interpretation of the voice input to the user;

wherein the correcting takes place after the displaying.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting the user for repeated voice input;

wherein the prompting takes place prior to receiving the repeated voice input.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising prompting the user for additional repeated voice input after receiving the repeated voice input.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising inputting corrected voice input to an underlying application running on the information handling device.

11. An information handling device, comprising:

an audio receiver;

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that are executed by the processor to;

accept, at the audio receiver, voice input of a user;

interpret the voice input;

thereafter receive repeated voice input of the user;

identify a correction using the repeated voice input; and

correct the voice input using the repeated voice input, wherein the corrective voice input does not include a predetermined voice command.

12. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executed by the processor to receive the repeated voice input more than once.

13. The information handling device of claim 12, further comprising refining the correction based additional repeated voice input.

14. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein to correct comprises identifying in the repeated voice input an audio characteristic that differs from an audio characteristic of the voice input of the user.

15. The information handling device of claim 14, wherein to correct further comprises analyzing the audio characteristic of the repeated voice input to determine a correction is needed.

16. The information handling device of claim 15, wherein to correct further comprises analyzing the audio of the repeated voice input to determine the correction.

17. The information handling device of claim 15, wherein the instructions are further executed by the processor to display an interpretation of the voice input to the user;

wherein correcting takes place after the displaying.

18. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executed by the processor to prompt the user for repeated voice input;

wherein prompting takes place prior to receiving the repeated voice input.

19. The information handling device of claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executed by the processor to prompt the user for additional repeated voice input after receiving the repeated voice input.

20. A product, comprising:

a device readable storage device having device readable code stored therewith, the device readable code comprising;

code configured to accept, at an audio receiver of an information handling device, voice input of a user;

code configured to interpret, using a processor, the voice input;

code configured to thereafter receive, at the audio receiver, repeated voice input of the user;

code configured to identify a correction using the repeated voice input; and

code configured to correct, using the processor, the voice input using the repeated voice input, wherein the corrective voice input does not include a predetermined voice command.