IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0480422
(2012-05-24)
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등록번호 |
US-8296383
(2012-10-23)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
129 인용 특허 :
183 |
초록
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An electronic device may capture a voice command from a user. The electronic device may store contextual information about the state of the electronic device when the voice command is received. The electronic device may transmit the voice command and the contextual information to computing equipment
An electronic device may capture a voice command from a user. The electronic device may store contextual information about the state of the electronic device when the voice command is received. The electronic device may transmit the voice command and the contextual information to computing equipment such as a desktop computer or a remote server. The computing equipment may perform a speech recognition operation on the voice command and may process the contextual information. The computing equipment may respond to the voice command. The computing equipment may also transmit information to the electronic device that allows the electronic device to respond to the voice command.
대표청구항
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1. A portable electronic device in communication with remote computing equipment over a communications path, comprising: one or more input devices;one or more processors; andmemory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs includin
1. A portable electronic device in communication with remote computing equipment over a communications path, comprising: one or more input devices;one or more processors; andmemory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: in response to user input, recording a voice command on the portable electronic device;when recording the voice command on the portable electronic device, storing contextual information related to a current operational state of the portable electronic device; andafter recording the voice command and storing the contextual information at the portable electronic device, uploading the recorded voice command and the stored contextual information from the portable electronic device to the remote computing equipment over the communications path. 2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises a button press and wherein recording the voice command comprises recording the voice command on the portable electronic device in response to the button press. 3. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein a media player application on the portable electronic device plays media files and wherein storing the contextual information comprises: storing information about a given media file being played by the media player application as part of the contextual information stored on the portable electronic device. 4. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the remote computing equipment comprises a computer running a media player application, and wherein uploading the recorded voice command and the contextual information comprises: uploading the stored information about the given media file and the recorded voice command to the media player application on the computer. 5. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein storing the contextual information comprises: recording an audio clip that contains contextual information. 6. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein recording the audio clip comprises: recording words spoken by a user of the portable electronic device. 7. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the contextual information is a geographical location of the portable electronic device. 8. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the contextual information is a current web address of a web browser application on the portable electronic device. 9. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the contextual information is contact information associated with a party to a previous telephone call. 10. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the user input comprises an activation of an on-screen selectable option and wherein recording the voice command comprises recording the voice command on the portable electronic device in response to the activation of the on-screen selectable option. 11. A portable electronic device for processing a voice command, wherein contextual information is associated with an operational state of the portable electronic device, comprising: one or more input devices;one or more processors;memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for processing the voice command using a speech recognition engine to determine which portion of the contextual information is relevant to the voice command. 12. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the contextual information is associated with the state of the portable electronic device when the voice command is received by the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device further comprising instructions for: at the portable electronic device, storing the portion of the contextual information that is relevant to the voice command. 13. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the contextual information is associated with the state of the portable electronic device when the voice command is received by the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device further comprising instructions for: transmitting the voice command and the portion of the contextual information that is relevant to the voice command to computing equipment. 14. The portable electronic device of claim 13 further comprising: at the computing equipment, processing the voice command and the portion of the contextual information that is relevant using an additional speech recognition engine. 15. The portable electronic device of claim 11 wherein the voice command comprises a request from a user to perform a search and wherein processing the voice command and the portion of the contextual information that is relevant comprises performing the search using the portion of the contextual information that is relevant. 16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device in communication with remote computing equipment over a communications path, cause the device to: in response to user input, record a voice command on the portable electronic device;when recording the voice command on the portable electronic device, store contextual information related to a current operational state of the portable electronic device; andafter recording the voice command and storing the contextual information at the portable electronic device, upload the recorded voice command and the stored contextual information from the portable electronic device to the remote computing equipment over the communications path. 17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the user input comprises a button press and wherein recording the voice command comprises: recording the voice command on the portable electronic device in response to the button press. 18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein a media player application on the portable electronic device plays media files and wherein storing the contextual information comprises: storing information about a given media file being played by the media player application as part of the contextual information stored on the portable electronic device. 19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the remote computing equipment comprises a computer running a media player application, and wherein uploading the recorded voice command and the contextual information comprises: uploading the stored information about the given media file and the recorded voice command to the media player application on the computer. 20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein storing the contextual information comprises: recording an audio clip that contains contextual information. 21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein recording the audio clip comprises: recording words spoken by a user of the portable electronic device. 22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the contextual information is a geographical location of the portable electronic device. 23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the contextual information is a current web address of a web browser application on the portable electronic device. 24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the contextual information is contact information associated with a party to a previous telephone call. 25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the user input comprises an activation of an on-screen selectable option and wherein recording the voice command comprises recording the voice command on the portable electronic device in response to the activation of the on-screen selectable option. 26. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for processing a voice command using a portable electronic device, wherein contextual information is associated with an operational state of the portable electronic device, wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions, which when executed by an electronic device, cause the device to process the voice command using a speech recognition engine to determine which portion of the contextual information is relevant to the voice command. 27. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the contextual information is associated with the state of the portable electronic device when the voice command is received by the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device further comprising instructions for: at the portable electronic device, storing the portion of the contextual information that is relevant to the voice command. 28. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the contextual information is associated with the state of the portable electronic device when the voice command is received by the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device further comprising instructions for: transmitting the voice command and the portion of the contextual information that is relevant to the voice command to computing equipment. 29. The computer readable storage medium of claim 28 further comprising: at the computing equipment, processing the voice command and the portion of the contextual information that is relevant using an additional speech recognition engine. 30. The computer readable storage medium of claim 26 wherein the voice command comprises a request from a user to perform a search and wherein processing the voice command and the portion of the contextual information that is relevant comprises performing the search using the portion of the contextual information that is relevant.
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