Command and control of devices and applications by voice using a communication base system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9881606-B2
Application number	US-201615337698-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2016
Priority date	Nov 16, 2007
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

A first communication path for receiving a communication is established. The communication includes speech, which is processed. A speech pattern is identified as including a voice-command. A portion of the speech pattern is determined as including the voice-command. That portion of the speech pattern is separated from the speech pattern and compared with a second speech pattern. If the two speech patterns match or resemble each other, the portion of the speech pattern is accepted as the voice-command. An operation corresponding to the voice-command is determined and performed. The operation may perform an operation on a remote device, forward the voice-command to a remote device, or notify a user. The operation may create a second communication path that may allow a headset to join in a communication between another headset and a communication device, several headsets to communicate with each other, or a headset to communicate with several communication devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a computer using voice-commands, the method comprising:
establishing a wireless communication path directly between a user communication device and a base station;
establishing a second wireless communication path between the base station and the computer;
receiving a communication from the user communication device with the base station;
identifying, with a command processing module of the base station, during the communication from the user communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by the detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word;
separating the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the preliminary address word portion of the speech pattern;
determining, by the base station, an application operation executable by the computer, corresponding to the voice-command portion of the speech pattern;
communicating a command corresponding to the application operation from the base station to the computer; and
executing the application operation with the computer.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by a user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application operation corresponding to the voice command of the user differs from a second application operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application operation comprises launching a computer program.

6. A base system includes non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing computer executable instructions for wirelessly controlling a computer using voice-commands that, when executed, cause the base station to:
establish a wireless communication path directly between a user communication device and the base station;
establish a second wireless communication path between the base station and the computer;
receive a communication from the user communication device;
identify, with a command processing module, during the communication from the communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by the command processing module by the detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word;
separate the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the preliminary address word portion of the speech pattern;
determine an application operation executable by the computer corresponding to the voice-command portion of the speech pattern; and
communicate a command corresponding to the application operation to the computer.

7. The base system of claim 6 , wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by a user.

8. The base system of claim 6 , wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

9. The base system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions cause the base station to determine an application operation corresponding to the voice command for a first user that is different from a second application operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

10. A computer control system comprising;
a computer;
a user communication device; and
a base station storing computer executable instructions for wirelessly controlling the local device using voice-commands that, when executed, cause the base station to:
establish a wireless communication path directly between the user communications device and the base station;
establish a second wireless communication path between the base station and the computer;
receive a communication from the user communication device;
identify, with a command processing module, during the communication from the user communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by the detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word;
separate the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the preliminary address word portion of the speech pattern;
determine an application operation executable by the computer corresponding to the voice-command; and
communicate a command corresponding to the application operation to the computer, thereby causing the computer to execute the application operation.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by the user.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the application operation corresponding to the voice command of the user differs from a second application operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the application operation comprises launching a computer program.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user communication device is a cellular telephone.

Assignees

• Centurylink Ip Llc

Inventors

• Geldbach Erik
• Rooks Kelsyn D
• Smith Shane M
• Wilmoth Mark

Classifications

• G10L2015/223

  Execution procedure of a spoken command · CPC title

• G10L17/22

  Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces · CPC title

• H04W76/14

  Direct-mode setup · CPC title

• G10L2015/088

  Word spotting · CPC title

• H04M7/1295

  Details of dual tone multiple frequency signalling · CPC title