System and method for assisting communication through predictive speech
AssigneeSpoken Inc.
InventorMichael Bond
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Abstract
A system and method for assisting communication through predictive speech is provided. A database includes commonly used words, phrases, and images, each associated with at least one context cue. A processor is configured to determine the user's context and provide a number of possible initial phrases associated with the determined context. Further words, phrases, or images are provided following, and based at least in part on, user selection of the initial phrase. The selected initial phrase and the subsequently selected words, phrases, and images are communicated.
Claims20
A system for assisting a user with a speech impairment communicate with others through predictive language choice options, said system comprising:
- a user device associated with the user and comprising a display;
- a database associated with the user device and comprising words, phrases, images, and initial phrases, each associated with one or more context cues, wherein at least some of the context cues are said initial phrases and other ones of said words, phrases, and images;
- and
- an electronic storage device associated with the user device and comprising software instructions, which when executed, configures a processor associated with the user device to:
- determine an initial user context for the user;
- identify certain of said initial phrases associated with certain of said context cues matching said initial user context;
- display the identified initial phrases at said display of said user device;
- receive a user selection of one of the displayed initial phrases;
- determine a further user context for the user based, at least in part, on said user selection;
- identify certain of said words, phrases, and images associated with certain of said context cues matching the further user context;
- display the identified words, phrases, and images at said display of said user device;
- receive a subsequent user selection of at least one of the displayed words, phrases, and images;
- and
- communicate the selected one of the initial phrases and all of the selected one or ones of the words, phrases, and the images on behalf of the user.
A method for assisting a user with a speech impairment communicate with others through predictive language choice options, said method comprising the steps of:
- determining an initial user context for the user based, at least in part, on data from a user device;
- retrieving initial phrases from a database associated with certain context cues matching said initial user context;
- electronically displaying said retrieved initial phrases at the user device;
- receiving a user selection of one of the displayed initial phrases;
- determining a further user context for the user based, at least in part, on said user selection;
- retrieving said words, phrases, and images from said database associated with certain of said context cues matching the further user context;
- electronically displaying said retrieved words, phrases, and images at said user device;
- receiving a subsequent user selection of at least one of the displayed words, phrases, and images;
- and
- communicating the selected one of the initial phrases and all of the selected words, phrases, and the images.
An augmentative and alternative communication (“AAC”) device utilizing predictive language choice options comprising:
- an electronic display;
- one or more audio speakers;
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more electronic storage devices comprising:
- one or more databases comprising words, phrases, images, and initial phrases, each associated with one or more context cues, wherein at least some of the context cues are the initial phrases and other ones of said words, phrases, and images;
- software instructions, which when executed, configure said one or more processors to:
- determine an initial user context for the user;
- receive said initial phrases from said one or more databases associated with certain of said context cues matching said initial user context for display at said electronic display;
- receive a user selection of one of said initial phrases displayed;
- determine a further user context for the user based, at least in part, on said user selection;
- receive said words, phrases, and images from said one or more databases associated with certain of said context cues matching the further user context for display at said electronic display;
- receive a subsequent user selection of at least one of the words, phrases, and images displayed;
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- audibly communicate the one of the initial phrases from the user selection and the words, phrases, and the images from the subsequent user selection by way of said one or more speakers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.