Electronic devices with voice command and contextual data processing capabilities
First Claim
1. A method for using a portable electronic device to handle voice commands, wherein the portable electronic device can communicate with remote computing equipment over a communications path, comprising:
- in response to user input, recording a voice command on the portable electronic device;
when recording the voice command on the portable electronic device, storing contextual information related to a current operational state of the portable electronic device; and
after recording the voice command and storing the contextual information at the portable electronic device, uploading the recorded voice command and the stored contextual information from the portable electronic device to the remote computing equipment over the communications path.
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Abstract
An electronic device may capture a voice command from a user. The electronic device may store contextual information about the state of the electronic device when the voice command is received. The electronic device may transmit the voice command and the contextual information to computing equipment such as a desktop computer or a remote server. The computing equipment may perform a speech recognition operation on the voice command and may process the contextual information. The computing equipment may respond to the voice command. The computing equipment may also transmit information to the electronic device that allows the electronic device to respond to the voice command.
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1. A method for using a portable electronic device to handle voice commands, wherein the portable electronic device can communicate with remote computing equipment over a communications path, comprising:
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in response to user input, recording a voice command on the portable electronic device; when recording the voice command on the portable electronic device, storing contextual information related to a current operational state of the portable electronic device; and after recording the voice command and storing the contextual information at the portable electronic device, uploading the recorded voice command and the stored contextual information from the portable electronic device to the remote computing equipment over the communications path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for processing a voice command received by a portable electronic device using computing equipment that may communicate with the portable electronic device over a communications path, the method comprising:
at the computing equipment, receiving the voice command and contextual information that is associated with an operational state of the portable electronic device over the communications path. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for processing a voice command using a portable electronic device, wherein contextual information is associated with an operational state of the portable electronic device, the method comprising:
at the portable electronic device, processing the voice command using a speech recognition engine to determine which portion of the contextual information is relevant to the voice command. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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