Method and apparatus for the provision of information signals based upon speech recognition

In a speech recognition server forming a part of an infrastructure that wirelessly communicates with one or more subscriber units, each of the one or more subscriber units comprising a speech recognition client, a method for providing information signals to a subscriber unit of the one or more subscriber units, the method comprising steps of:

• receiving a parameterized speech signal from the subscriber unit, the parameterized speech signal being output by the speech recognition client;
• performing speech recognition analysis on the parameterized speech signal to provide recognized utterances;
• and
• providing information regarding the recognized utterances to control entity forming a part of the infrastructure, wherein the control entity provides the information signals to the subscriber unit based on the information regarding the recognized utterances.

In a subscriber unit that wirelessly communicates with an infrastructure, the subscriber unit comprising a speech recognition client and the infrastructure comprising a speech recognition server, a method for providing information signals to the subscriber unit;

• receiving, by the speech recognition client, the unencoded speech signal;
• analyzing, by the speech recognition client, the unencoded speech signal to provide a parameterized speech signal;
• transmitting, by the subscriber unit, the parameterized speech signal to the speech recognition server;
• and
• receiving, by the subscriber unit from the infrastructure, the information signals based on the parameterized speech signals.

In a wireless communications system comprising one or more subscriber units in wireless communication with an infrastructure, each of the one or more subscriber units comprising a speech recognition client and the infrastructure comprising a speech recognition server, a method for providing information signals to a subscriber unit of the one or more subscriber units, the method comprising steps of:

• receiving, by the speech recognition client, an unencoded speech signal;
• analyzing, by the speech recognition client, the unencoded speech signal to provide a parameterized speech signal;
• transmitting, by the subscriber unit, the parameterized speech signal to the speech recognition server;
• performing, by the speech recognition server, speech recognition analysis on the parameterized speech signal to provide recognized utterances;
• determining, by the speech recognition server, the information signals based on the recognized utterances;
• and
• responsive to the recognized speech utterances, providing, by the infrastructure, the information signals to the subscriber unit.

A speech recognition server for use in an infrastructure of a wireless communication system, wherein the infrastructure wirelessly communicates with one or more subscriber units, the speech recognition server comprising:

• a receiver that takes as input signals regarding a parameterized speech signal output by a subscriber unit of the one or more subscriber units and provides as output the parameterized speech signal;
• a speech recognition analyzer, coupled to the receiver, that performs speech recognition analysis on the parameterized speech signal to provide recognized utterances;
• and
• a transmitter, coupled to the speech recognition analyzer, that provides information regarding the recognized utterances to a control entity forming a part of the infrastructure, wherein the control entity provides information signals, based on the information regarding the recognized utterances, to the subscriber unit.

A speech recognition server for use in an infrastructure, wherein the infrastructure wirelessly communicates with one or more subscribe units, the speech recognition server comprising:

• a receiver that takes as input signals regarding a parameterized speech signal output by a subscriber unit of the one or more subscriber units and provides as output the parameterized speech signal;
• a speech recognition analyzer, coupled to the receiver, that performs speech recognition analysis on the parameterized speech signal to provide recognized utterances;
• a control processor that takes as input the recognized utterances and provides information signals based on the recognized utterances;
• and
• a transmitter, coupled to the control processor, that provides the information signals to the subscriber unit of the one or more subscribe units.

A subscriber unit that wirelessly communicates with an infrastructure, the subscriber unit comprising:

• a speech recognition client that takes as input an unencoded speech signal and analyzes that unencoded speech signal to provide a parameterized speech signal;
• a transmitter, coupled to the speech recognition client, that wirelessly communicates the parameterized speech signal to the infrastructure;
• and
• a receiver that takes as input signals regarding information signals and provides the information signals as output, wherein the information signals are generated by a speech recognition server residing in the infrastructure and are based on the parameterized speech signal.

In a subscriber unit that wirelessly communicates with an infrastructure, the subscriber unit comprising a speech recognition client and the infrastructure comprising a speech recognition server, a method for providing information signals to the subscriber unit:

• receiving, by the speech recognition client, an unencoded speech signal;
• analyzing, by the speech recognition client, the unencoded speech signal to provide a parameterized speech signal;
• analyzing, by the speech recognition client, the parameterized speech signal to provide recognized utterances;
• determining, by the speech recognition client, the recognized utterances comprise a predetermined utterance;
• transmitting, by the subscriber unit, a second parameterized speech signal to the speech recognition server based on the determination;
• and
• receiving, by the subscriber unit from the infrastructure, the information signals based on the second parameterized speech signal.

A subscriber unit that wirelessly communicates with an infrastructure, the subscriber unit comprising:

• a speech recognition client that takes as input an unencoded speech signal and analyzes that unencoded speech signal to provide a parameterized speech signal, performs a speech recognition analysis on the parameterized speech to provide recognized utterances, and determines whether the recognized utterances comprise a predetermined utterance;
• a transmitter, coupled to the speech recognition client, that wirelessly communicates a second parameterized speech signal to the infrastructure based on the determination;
• and
• a receiver that takes as input signals regarding information signals and provides the information signals as output, wherein the information signals are generated by a speech recognition server residing in the infrastructure and are based on the second parameterized speech signal.

In a speech recognition server forming a part of an infrastructure that wirelessly communicates with one or more subscriber units, each of the one or more subscriber units comprising a speech recognition client, a method for providing information signals to a subscriber unit of the one or more subscriber units, the method comprising steps of:

• receiving a parameterized speech signal, produced by the speech recognition client, from the subscriber unit;
• performing speech recognition analysis on the parameterized speech signal to provide recognized utterances;
• determining the recognized utterances comprise a query;
• determining information signals based on the recognized utterances, wherein the information signals provide information responsive to the query;
• and
• responsive to the recognized utterances, providing the information signals to the subscriber unit.

A speech recognition server for use in an infrastructure, wherein the infrastructure wirelessly communicates with one or more subscribe units, the speech recognition server comprising:

• a receiver that takes as input signals regarding a parameterized speech signal output by a subscriber unit of the one or more subscriber units and provides as output the parameterized speech signal;
• a speech recognition analyzer, coupled to the receiver, that performs speech recognition analysis on the parameterized speech signal to provide recognized utterances;
• a control processor that takes as input the recognized utterances and provides information signals based on the recognized utterances by determining the recognized utterances comprise a query, wherein the information signals provide information responsive to the query;
• and
• a transmitter, coupled to the control processor, that provides the information signals to the subscriber unit of the one or more subscriber units.

In a subscriber unit that wirelessly communicates with an infrastructure, the subscriber unit comprising a speech recognition client and the infrastructure comprising a speech recognition server, a method for providing information signals to the subscriber unit:

• receiving, by the speech recognition client, an unencoded speech signal;
• analyzing, by the speech recognition client, the unencoded speech signal to provide a parameterized speech signal;
• transmitting, by the subscriber unit, the parameterized speech signal to the speech recognition server;
• and
• receiving, by the subscriber unit from the infrastructure, the information signals based on the parameterized speech signal being associated with recognized utterances that comprise a query, wherein the information signals provide information responsive to the query.