Systems and methods for switching processing modes using gestures
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsPhuong L. TON, Evan R. Hildreth, Joel S. Bernarte, Suzana Arellano
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Abstract
Systems and methods for switching between voice dictation modes using a gesture are provided so that an alternate meaning to a dictated word may be applied. The provided systems and methods time stamp detected gestures and detected words from the voice dictation and compare the time stamp at which a gesture is detected to the time stamp at which a word is detected. When it is determined that a time stamp of a gesture approximately matches a time stamp of a word, the word may be processed to have an alternate meaning, such as a command, punctuation, or action.
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A system for processing detected audio waveforms in a first mode and a second mode, comprising:
- a microphone configured for detecting audio waveforms;
- a gesture detection sensor configured to detect touchless gestures;
- a system clock configured to provide a time stamp for audio waveforms detected by the microphone and touchless gestures detected by the gesture detection sensor;
- one or more processors configured to selectively process an audio waveform detected by the microphone in the second mode when a time stamp of the detected audio waveform and a time stamp of a touchless gesture detected by the gesture detection sensor approximately match.
A method for processing detected audio waveforms in a first mode and a second mode, comprising:
- detecting, by a microphone, an audio waveform input;
- time stamping the audio waveform input;
- detecting a touchless gesture;
- time stamping the detected touchless gesture;
- and
- selectively processing, by one or more processors coupled to the microphone, the audio waveform input in the second mode when the time stamp of the audio waveform input approximately matches the time stamp of the detected touchless gesture.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method for processing detected audio waveforms in a first mode and a second mode, comprising:
- detecting an audio waveform input;
- time stamping the audio waveform input;
- detecting a touchless gesture;
- time stamping the detected touchless gesture;
- and
- selectively processing the audio waveform input in the second mode when the time stamp of the audio waveform input approximately matches the time stamp of the detected touchless gesture.
A system for processing detected audio waveforms in a first mode and a second mode, comprising:
- means for detecting an audio waveform input and time stamping the audio waveform input;
- means for detecting a touchless gesture and time stamping the detected touchless gesture;
- and
- means for selectively processing the audio waveform input in the second mode when the time stamp of the audio waveform input approximately matches the time stamp of the detected touchless gesture.
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