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Out-of-band voice communication with interactive voice response services during gameplay

US8177643B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Yuzo Watanabe · San Francisco, US
Morgan Springer · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2008
Grant date	May 15, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 24, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63F2300/572
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

While executing a game program, a game console determines that a user wishes to issue a voice command through a headset or other audio input/output device connected to the console. The game console switches the communication channel for the audio input/output device from the game program to a voice recognition engine without interrupting the execution of the game program on the console. The voice command is then forwarded from the audio input/output device to the voice recognition engine.

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