Systems and methods for processing voice instructions in a vehicle

• US 7,801,731 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2007
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intellisist, Inc. dba Spoken Communications (Avaya Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Intellisist, Inc. dba Spoken Communications (Avaya Incorporated)
• Inventors: Danieli, Oren, Kostepen, Hakan, Odinak, Gilad
• Primary Examiner(s): Hudspeth, David R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Serrou, Abdelali
• Application Number:
  US11/929,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20080147401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,057 Days
• Field of Search: 704/275, 704/251, 704/246, 701/211, 701/36, 742/75, 742/51
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue

Abstract

A system and method for reviewing inputted voice instructions in a vehicle-based telematics control unit. The system includes a microphone, a speech recognition processor, and an output device. The microphone receives voice instructions from a user. Coupled to the microphone is the speech recognition processor that generates a voice signal by performing speech recognition processing of the received voice instructions. The output device outputs the generated voice signal to the user. The system also includes a user interface for allowing the user to approve the outputted voice signal, and a communication component for wirelessly sending the generated voice signal to a server over a wireless network upon approval by the user.

Claims

1. A method for reviewing inputted voice instructions in a vehicle-based telematics control unit, the method comprising:

recording voice instructions from a user;

performing speech recognition processing of the recorded voice instructions;

generating a voice signal based on the performed speech recognition processing;

receiving a signal indicating a condition of the vehicle;

altering the output of the generated voice signal over an output device in response to the indicated vehicle condition, said altering operable to selectively configure the content of the voice signal;

outputting the generated voice signal over the output device; and

receiving an instruction from the user to indicate approval or disapproval of the generated voice signal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly sending at least one of the generated voice signal or the inputted voice instructions to a server over a wireless network upon approval by a user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a digest including the generated voice signals;

sending the digest to a human operator system; and

connecting the human operator system to the telematics control unit.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting comprises generating and displaying text based on the generated voice signal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting comprises generating and outputting voice based on the generated voice signal.

6. A system for reviewing inputted voice instructions in a vehicle-based telematics control unit, the system comprising:

a user interface for receiving voice instructions from a user;

a speech recognition processor coupled to the user interface and operable to perform speech recognition processing of the received voice instructions and to generate a voice signal based on the processed voice instructions; and

an output device for outputting the generated voice signal to the user;

wherein the user interface is configured to receive from the user an indication of approval or disapproval of the generated voice signal, the user interface to receive a signal indicating a condition of the vehicle and alter the output of the generated voice signal over the output device in response to the indicated vehicle condition, said altering operable to selectively configure the content of the voice signal.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a communication component for wirelessly sending the generated voice signal to a server over a wireless network upon approval by the user.

8. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a first component for generating a digest including the generated voice signal; and

a second component for sending the digest to a human operator system.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising a text generator for generating text from the generated voice signal, wherein the output device includes a display for presenting the generated text.

10. The system of claim 6, further comprising a voice synthesizer for generating voice based on the generated voice signal, wherein the output device includes at least one speaker for presenting the generated voice.

11. A method for processing of a voice instruction, the method comprising:

receiving a voice instruction from a user at a first time;

processing the received voice instruction;

generating a result based on the processed voice instruction;

receiving a signal indicating a condition of the vehicle;

altering the output of the generated result over an output device in response to the indicated vehicle condition, said altering operable to selectively configure the content of the result;

outputting the generated result to the user;

receiving an approval from the user of the generated result;

recording the approved result in association with the provided voice instruction; and

on receiving the voice instruction from the user at a second time, outputting the recorded result as the generated result.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein approving the generated result comprises correcting the generated result.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein correcting comprises contacting an operator.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein approving the generated result comprises selecting from a list of choices.