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System-initiated speech interaction

US8600763B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

18Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Alice Jane Bernheim Brush · Seattle, US
Paul Johns · Tacoma, US
Jen Anderson · Kirkland, US
Connie Missimer · Seattle, US
Seung Yang · Woodinville, US
Jean Ku · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 4, 2010
Grant date	Dec 3, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/451
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Whenever an event occurs on a computing system which will accept a response from a user of the system, the system automatically determines whether or not to enable speech interaction with the system for the event response. Whenever speech interaction is enabled with the system for the event response, the system provides a notification to the user which informs the user of the event and their options for responding thereto, where these options include responding verbally. Whenever the user responds within a prescribed period of time via a voice command (VC), the system attempts to recognize the VC. Whenever the VC is successfully recognized, the system responds appropriately to the VC.

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