US 2016/0365101 A1 · Enabling Event Driven Voice Interaction with a Device

Abstract

A method includes identifying an event generated by a software application executed by a processor in a device. The event is not associated with a user interaction with the device. Without requesting or receiving user input from a user of the device, a microphone of the device is enabled for a predetermined time period after identifying the occurrence of the event to identify a user voice command. The user voice command is executed. A method includes generating an event alert notification on a speaker of a device. Without querying a user of the device, a microphone of the device is enabled for a predetermined time period after generating the event alert notification to identify a user voice command. The user voice command is executed.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

identifying an event generated by a software application executed by a processor in a device, wherein the event is not associated with a user interaction with the device;
without requesting or receiving user input from a user of the device, enabling a microphone of the device for a predetermined time period after identifying the occurrence of the event to identify a user voice command;
and
executing the user voice command.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/739,549Filed 15 Jun 2015

Published

15 Dec 2016

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

G10L 15/28
Speech recognition: constructional details of speech recognition systems
G06F 3/167
Sound input; Sound output: audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
G10L 2015/223
Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue: execution procedure of a spoken command
G10L 2015/228
Using non-speech characteristics: of application context

Enabling Event Driven Voice Interaction with a Device

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Enabling Event Driven Voice Interaction with a Device

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Abstract

Claims18