Global speech user interface
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions, which when executed by a communications system, configures a processor to establish a global speech user interface (GSUI) system comprising modules for:
- performing speech recognition to transcribe spoken commands into commands acceptable by said communications system;
using the transcribed spoken commands to navigate among applications hosted on said communications system; and
displaying a set of visual cues to guide a user in issuing proper spoken commands, said visual cues comprising;
a set of immediate speech feedback overlays, each of which provides non-textual feedback information about a state of said communications system;
a set of help overlays, each of which provides a context-sensitive list of frequently used speech-activated commands for each screen of every speech-activated application;
a set of feedback overlays, each of which provides information about a problem that said communications system is experiencing; and
a main menu overlay that shows a list of services available to the user, each of said services being accessible by spoken command;
further comprising a user center that provides any of;
training and tutorials on how to use said communications system;
more help with specific speech-activated applications;
user account management; and
user settings and preferences for said communications system;
wherein said set of feedback overlays comprises any of;
a set of recognition feedback overlays that informs the user of a situation related to recognition; and
a set of application overlays that informs the user of an error or a problem related to an application used in said GSUI; and
wherein said set of recognition feedback overlays, in responding to unsuccessful recognitions that immediately follow one another, is displayed in three different modes comprising;
a first mode wherein said immediate speech feedback indicator changes to a question mark in responding to the first unsuccessful recognition;
a second mode wherein a textual message and a link to said help overlay are displayed in responding to the second unsuccessful recognition; and
a third mode wherein a textual message, a link to said help overlay, and a link to said more help overlay are displayed in responding to the third and subsequent unsuccessful recognition.
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Abstract
A global speech user interface (GSUI) comprises an input system to receive a user'"'"'s spoken command, a feedback system along with a set of feedback overlays to give the user information on the progress of his spoken requests, a set of visual cues on the television screen to help the user understand what he can say, a help system, and a model for navigation among applications. The interface is extensible to make it easy to add new applications.
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions, which when executed by a communications system, configures a processor to establish a global speech user interface (GSUI) system comprising modules for:
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performing speech recognition to transcribe spoken commands into commands acceptable by said communications system; using the transcribed spoken commands to navigate among applications hosted on said communications system; and displaying a set of visual cues to guide a user in issuing proper spoken commands, said visual cues comprising; a set of immediate speech feedback overlays, each of which provides non-textual feedback information about a state of said communications system; a set of help overlays, each of which provides a context-sensitive list of frequently used speech-activated commands for each screen of every speech-activated application; a set of feedback overlays, each of which provides information about a problem that said communications system is experiencing; and a main menu overlay that shows a list of services available to the user, each of said services being accessible by spoken command; further comprising a user center that provides any of; training and tutorials on how to use said communications system; more help with specific speech-activated applications; user account management; and user settings and preferences for said communications system; wherein said set of feedback overlays comprises any of; a set of recognition feedback overlays that informs the user of a situation related to recognition; and a set of application overlays that informs the user of an error or a problem related to an application used in said GSUI; and wherein said set of recognition feedback overlays, in responding to unsuccessful recognitions that immediately follow one another, is displayed in three different modes comprising; a first mode wherein said immediate speech feedback indicator changes to a question mark in responding to the first unsuccessful recognition; a second mode wherein a textual message and a link to said help overlay are displayed in responding to the second unsuccessful recognition; and a third mode wherein a textual message, a link to said help overlay, and a link to said more help overlay are displayed in responding to the third and subsequent unsuccessful recognition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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