Method and apparatus for voice-controlled graphical user interface pointing device
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsNarayan Gehlot, Victor Lawrence
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Abstract
A pointing device is provided for use in computing devices comprising a printed circuit board, a tracking device adapted to generate a tracking signal in response to a user vocal input and relay the tracking signal to the printed circuit board, and a selection device adapted to generate a selection signal in response to a user manipulation and relay the selection signal to the printed circuit board.
Claims26
A pointing device for use in computing devices comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a tracking device adapted to generate a tracking signal in response to a user vocal input and relay the tracking signal to the printed circuit board;
- and
- a selection device adapted to generate a selection signal in response to a user manipulation and relay the selection signal to the printed circuit board.
A pointing device for use in computing devices comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a tracking device adapted to generate a tracking signal in response to a user's vocal input and relay said signal to the printed circuit board;
- and
- a selection device adapted to generate a selection signal in response to a user manipulation and relay the selection signal to the printed circuit board,
- wherein the tracking device comprises:
- at least one sensor adapted to sense and record a user's vocal cord movements;
- at least one delimiter adapted to filter extraneous audible input to the at least one sensor;
- a voice box converter coupled to the at least one sensor and adapted to convert the vocal cord movements to a text output;
- and
- a keyword database coupled to the voice box converter and adapted to index the text output received from the voice box converter.
A pointing device for use in computing devices comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- means for converting a user's vocal input into a tracking signal and relaying the tracking signal to the printed circuit board;
- and
- means for generating a selection signal and relaying the selection signal to the printed circuit board.
A computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- a printed circuit board adapted to send and receive pointer location and command information to and from the processor;
- a tracking device adapted to generate a tracking signal in response to a user's vocal input and relay said signal to the printed circuit board;
- and
- a selection device adapted to generate a selection signal in response to a user manipulation and relay the selection signal to the printed circuit board.
Method for executing computer commands using a pointing device, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a vocal input from a user;
- indexing the vocal input through a command database;
- launching a computer application indicated by the vocal input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.