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Natural language interface control system

US7447635B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2000
Grant dateNov 4, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L25/78
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A natural language interface control system for operating a plurality of devices consists of a first microphone array, a feature extraction module coupled to the first microphone array, and a speech recognition module coupled to the feature extraction module, wherein the speech recognition module utilizes hidden Markov models. The system also comprises a natural language interface module coupled to the speech recognition module and a device interface coupled to the natural language interface module, wherein the natural language interface module is for operating a plurality of devices coupled to the device interface based upon non-prompted, open-ended natural language requests from a user.

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