Speech command input recognition system for interactive computer display with interpretation of ancillary relevant speech query terms into commands

A method for providing speech command input to an interactive computer controlled display system with speech command input recognition comprising:

• predetermining a plurality of speech commands for respectively initiating each of a corresponding plurality of system actions,
• providing for each of said plurality of commands, an associated set of non-command speech terms, each term having relevance to its associated command,
• detecting speech command and speech terms,
• displaying a speech command responsive to its detection as a speech command, and
• responsive to a detected non-command speech term having relevance to one of said commands displaying the relevant command simultaneously with said detected speech command.

A computer readable storage device for speech command input recognition in an interactive computer controlled display system comprising:

• means for predetermining a plurality of speech commands for respectively initiating each of a corresponding plurality of system actions,
• means for providing for each of said plurality of commands, an associated set of non-command speech terms, each term having relevance to its associated command,
• means for detecting speech command and non-command speech terms,
• means responsive to a detected speech command for displaying said command, and
• means responsive to a detected non-command speech term having relevance to one of said commands for displaying the relevant command simultaneously with said detected speech command.