Dynamic prominence of voice-to-text mode selection
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsAjoy K. Singh, Raj S. Chaugule, Sanjay K. Verma
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Abstract
Some embodiments relate to a smart phone or a wearable device, such as a smart watch, and associated methods for enabling the UE device to switch from a normal mode to/from a voice-to-text mode and/or a text-to-voice mode. The transition to/from voice-to-text mode and/or text-to-voice mode may be conducted automatically or through manual selection by the user of the UE. These transitions (or the presentation of a manual selection option) may be determined based on an ambient noise measurement performed by the UE.
Claims20
A user electronics device (UE), comprising:
- at least one antenna for performing wireless communication;
- at least one radio coupled to the at least one antenna, wherein the at least one radio is configured to perform cellular communication with a base station;
- and
- one or more processors coupled to the at least one radio, wherein the one or more processors and the at least one radio are configured to perform wireless communications using the at least one antenna;
- wherein the UE is configured to:
- receive an incoming voice call;
- in response to receiving the incoming voice call:
- automatically detect whether one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, wherein the one or more voice-to-text conditions comprise conditions wherein it would be undesirable for a user to engage in the incoming voice call;
- and
- present an icon on a display of the UE that is selectable to enter a voice-to-text mode, wherein the icon is presented regardless of whether it is detected that one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, wherein the icon is made more prominent in response to detecting that one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, and wherein in the voice-to-text mode incoming voice signals to the UE are automatically converted to a text message displayed on the display,
- wherein making the icon more prominent comprises one or more of increasing a size of the icon, altering a shape of the icon, or altering a color of the icon.
A method performed by a user electronics device (UE), the method comprising:
- in response to receiving an incoming voice call:
- automatically detecting whether one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, wherein the one or more voice-to-text conditions comprise conditions wherein it would be undesirable for a user to engage in the incoming voice call;
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- presenting an icon on a display of the UE that is selectable to enter a voice-to-text mode, wherein the icon is presented regardless of whether it is detected that one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, wherein the icon is made more prominent in response to determining that one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, and wherein in the voice-to-text mode incoming voice signals to the UE are automatically converted to a text message displayed on the display,
- wherein making the icon more prominent comprises one or more of increasing a size of the icon, altering a shape of the icon, or altering a color of the icon.
A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium that stores program instructions that, when executed by a wireless user equipment device (UE), cause the UE to:
- in response to receiving an incoming voice call:
- automatically detect whether one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, wherein the one or more voice-to-text conditions comprise conditions wherein it would be undesirable for a user to engage in the incoming voice call;
- and
- present an icon on a display of the UE that is selectable to enter a voice-to-text mode, wherein the icon is presented regardless of whether it is detected that one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, wherein the icon is made more prominent in response to determining that one or more voice-to-text conditions are present, and wherein in the voice-to-text mode incoming voice signals to the UE are automatically converted to a text message displayed on the display,
- wherein making the icon more prominent comprises one or more of increasing a size of the icon, altering a shape of the icon, or altering a color of the icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.