Voice interface and search for electronic devices including bluetooth headsets and remote systems
AssigneeSensory, Incorporated
InventorsTodd F. Mozer, Forrest S. Mozer
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Abstract
Systems and methods for improving the interaction between a user and a small electronic device such as a Bluetooth headset are described. The use of a voice user interface in electronic devices may be used. In one embodiment, recognition processing limitations of some devices are overcome by employing speech synthesizers and recognizers in series where one electronic device responds to simple audio commands and sends audio requests to a remote device with more significant recognition analysis capability. Embodiments of the present invention may include systems and methods for utilizing speech recognizers and synthesizers in series to provide simple, reliable, and hands-free interfaces with users.
Claims10
An electronic device comprising:
- a microphone;
- a speaker;
- a voice user interface for interacting with a user using speech recognition and speech synthesis;
- and
- a transceiver for communicating with one or more remote devices using a Bluetooth protocol,
- wherein the electronic device is a Bluetooth headset, wherein the electronic device is configured to allow a user to interact with the electronic device primarily through the voice-user interface, and
- wherein at least a first portion of speech recognition or speech synthesis is performed by the electronic device, and wherein at least a second portion of speech recognition or speech synthesis is performed by a remote server,
- wherein the electronic device comprises a speech recognizer, and wherein the speech recognizer is configured with a recognition set comprising one or more commands, and wherein a first portion of input speech received from the user is recognized as a command, and wherein the command and a second portion of the input speech are sent from the Bluetooth headset to a first remote device for processing, the first remote device comprising a cellular phone, and
- wherein the recognized command is executed on the cellular phone, and wherein the cellular phone establishes a communication channel to the remote server and sends the second portion of the input speech to the remote server, and the second portion of the input speech is recognized on the remote server.
A method comprising:
- receiving input speech from a user in an electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a Bluetooth headset comprising a speech recognizer, and wherein the speech recognizer is configured with a recognition set comprising one or more commands;
- recognizing a first portion of the input speech on the electronic device, and outputting a command of said one or more commands if the first portion of input speech is recognized;
- sending the command and a second portion of the input speech to a cellular phone using a Bluetooth protocol;
- and
- executing the command on the cellular phone, and in accordance therewith, establishing a communication channel to a remote server and performing recognition on a second portion of the input speech on the remote server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.