US 10,373,613 B2 · Dual-mode voice control method, device, and user terminal

Abstract

A dual-mode voice control method is disclosed. The method may comprise determining whether a user has executed an operation of activating an operate-to-speak stop determination mode in a voice input interface. The method may further comprise, in response to determining that the user has executed the operation of activating the operate-to-speak stop determination mode, determining whether a microphone is in a busy state. The method may further comprise, in response to determining that the microphone is in the busy state, switching a voice mode from a directly-speak automatic stop determination mode to the operate-to-speak stop determination mode. Before the user executes the operation of activating the operate-to-speak stop determination mode, the voice mode is in the directly-speak automatic stop determination mode if the microphone is in the busy state.

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Dependent claims

A dual-mode voice control method, comprising:

determining whether a user has executed an operation of activating a manual speak stop determination mode in a voice input interface, wherein during the manual speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on a user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode, regardless of whether the user carries out voice input at a microphone;
determining that the user has executed the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in a busy state, wherein the voice input interface is in an automatic speak stop determination when the microphone is in the busy state, wherein during the automatic speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on no voice input for a certain length of time;
and
in response to determining that the user has executed the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in the busy state, switching a voice mode of the voice input interface from the automatic speak stop determination mode to the manual speak stop determination mode such that stop of voice input is determined based on the user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode instead of based on no voice input for the certain length of time.

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A dual-mode voice control method, comprising:

determining whether a user has executed a start operation of an operation of activating a manual speak stop determination mode in a voice input interface, wherein during the manual speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on a user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode, regardless of whether the user carries out voice input at a microphone;
determining that the user has executed the start operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in an idle state;
in response to determining that the user has executed the start operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in the idle state, setting an automatic speak stop determination mode as the voice mode of the voice input interface, and monitoring the time length during which the user executes the start operation, wherein during the automatic speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on no voice input for a certain length of time;
and
in response to determining that the time length reaches a preset threshold, determining that the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode in the voice input interface is detected, and switching the voice mode of the voice input interface from the automatic speak stop determination mode to the manual speak stop determination mode such that stop of voice input is determined based on the user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode instead of based on no voice input for the certain length of time.

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A dual-mode voice control device operable in a user terminal, the device comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
monitor whether a user has executed an operation of activating a manual speak stop determination mode in a voice input interface, wherein during the manual speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on a user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode, regardless of whether the user carries out voice input at a microphone;
and
determining that the user has executed the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in a busy state, wherein the voice input interface is in an automatic speak stop determination when the microphone is in the busy state, wherein during the automatic speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on no voice input for a certain length of time;
and
in response to determining that that the user has executed the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in the busy state, switching a voice mode of the voice input interface from the automatic speak stop determination mode to the manual speak stop determination mode such that stop of voice input is determined based on the user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode instead of based on no voice input for the certain length of time.

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A dual-mode voice control device operable in a user terminal, the device comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine whether a user has executed a start operation of activating a manual speak stop determination mode in a voice input interface, wherein during the manual speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on a user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode, regardless of whether the user carries out voice input at a microphone;
determine that the user has executed the start operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in an idle state;
in response to determining that the user has executed the start operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in the idle state:
set an automatic speak stop determination mode as the voice mode of the voice input interface, wherein during the automatic speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on no voice input for a certain length of time,
monitor the time length during which the user executes the start operation, and
when the time length reaches a preset threshold, determine that the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode in the voice input interface is detected, and switch the voice mode of the voice input interface from the automatic speak stop determination mode to the manual speak stop determination mode such that stop of voice input is determined based on the user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode instead of based on no voice input for the certain length of time.

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A user terminal, comprising:

a microphone, a touch screen, a non-transitory computer-readable memory, and a processor, wherein:
the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the user terminal to:
monitor whether a user has executed an operation of activating a manual speak stop determination mode in a voice input interface, wherein during the manual speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on a user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode, regardless of whether the user carries out voice input at the microphone;
and
determining that the user has executed the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in a busy state, wherein the voice input interface is in an automatic speak stop determination when the microphone is in the busy state, wherein during the automatic speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on no voice input for a certain length of time;
and
in response to determining that that the user has executed the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in the busy state, switching a voice mode of the voice input interface from the automatic speak stop determination mode to the manual speak stop determination mode such that stop of voice input is determined based on the user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode instead of based on no voice input for the certain length of time.

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A user terminal, comprising:

a microphone, a touch screen, a non-transitory computer-readable memory, and a processor, wherein:
the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the user terminal to:
determine whether a user has executed a start operation of activating a manual speak stop determination mode in a voice input interface, wherein during the manual speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on a user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode, regardless of whether the user carries out voice input at the microphone;
determine that the user has executed the start operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in an idle state;
in response to determining that the user has executed the start operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode while the microphone is in the idle state:
set an automatic speak stop determination mode as the voice mode of the voice input interface, wherein during the automatic speak stop determination mode, stop of voice input is determined based on no voice input for a certain length of time,
monitor the time length during which the user executes the start operation, and
when the time length reaches a preset threshold, determine that the operation of activating the manual speak stop determination mode in the voice input interface is detected, and switch the voice mode of the voice input interface from the automatic speak stop determination mode to the manual speak stop determination mode such that stop of voice input is determined based on the user operation of ending the manual speak stop determination mode instead of based on no voice input for the certain length of time.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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