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US 11,107,474 B2Granted
Character input device, character input method, and character input program
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorsYusuke Akino, Kenichi Ukai
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Abstract
A character input device includes a speech input unit that receives an input speech, a controller that detects a substitution voice included in the input speech received by the speech input unit, and generates a predictive suggestion including a part replaced with the substitution voice and corresponding to the input speech, and a suggestion output unit that outputs the predictive suggestion.
Claims11
A character input device, comprising:
- a speech input unit receiving an input speech;
- a controller detecting a substitution voice included in the input speech received by the speech input unit, and generating predictive suggestions for a part of the input speech replaced with the substitution voice, the predictive suggestions contextually corresponding to the input speech;
- and
- a suggestion output unit outputting the predictive suggestions for selection, wherein
- the substitution voice comprises a user-selected wildcard intended to substitute for the part of the input speech for which the predictive suggestions are generated,
- the user-selected wildcard causes the controller to generate the predictive suggestions from which a replacement character string is selected,
- the user-selected wildcard prevents speech corresponding to the replacement character string from being overheard during the input speech, and
- the user-selected wildcard comprises a predetermined spoken word, phrase, or sound that is a contextually distinguishable substitute for the speech corresponding to the replacement character string.
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A character input method implemented by a computer, the method comprising:
- receiving an input speech;
- detecting a substitution voice included in the input speech and generating predictive suggestions for a part of the input speech replaced with the substitution voice, the predictive suggestions contextually corresponding to the input speech;
- and
- outputting the predictive suggestions for selection, wherein
- the substitution voice comprises a user-selected wildcard intended to substitute for the part of the input speech for which the predictive suggestions are generated,
- the user-selected wildcard causes the controller to generate the predictive suggestions from which a replacement character string is selected
- the user-selected wildcard prevents speech corresponding to the replacement character string from being overheard during the input speech, and
- the user-selected wildcard comprises a predetermined spoken word, phrase, or sound that is a contextually distinguishable substitute for the speech corresponding to the replacement character string.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a character input program, which when read and executed, causes a computer to perform operations comprising:
- receiving an input speech;
- detecting a substitution voice included in the input speech and generating predictive suggestions for a part of the input speech replaced with the substitution voice, the predictive suggestions contextually corresponding to the input speech;
- and
- outputting the predictive suggestions for selection, wherein
- the substitution voice comprises a user-selected wildcard intended to substitute for the part of the input speech for which the predictive suggestions are generated,
- the user-selected wildcard causes the controller to generate the predictive suggestions from which a replacement character string is selected
- the user-selected wildcard prevents speech corresponding to the replacement character string from being overheard during the input speech, and
- the user-selected wildcard comprises a predetermined spoken word, phrase, or sound that is a contextually distinguishable substitute for the speech corresponding to the replacement character string.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.