A voice-responsive mobile status unit for operation in a communication system having at least one mobile transceiver and at least one base transceiver is disclosed. A speech recognition circuit is provided for receiving and converting predetermined spoken phrases into corresponding coded outgoing digital data signals if a predetermined spoken message occurs within a predetermined time interval after the occurrence of a predetermined spoken keyword. The digital data signals are transmitted to the...

Merged "grammars" derived from statistical indicators (e.g., N-grams and cohorts) are used to enable speech-based, Internet searches.

A method for inputting graphical data into a graphical input field includes initiating an input of graphical data via a graphical input device into the graphical input field, and actuating a voice-form module in response to initiating the input of graphical data. Actuating the voice-form module includes actuating a first voice-form function for capturing an initial value corresponding to the graphical input field and actuating a second voice-form function based upon a final value corresponding t...

A hypersound document which insures reductions in cost and power requirement of electronic information terminals and a reproducer therefor. The hypersound document has plural pieces of voice data, a time table, and link destinations therein. In an embodiment shown in FIG. 1, "Sound1" for a piece of voice data, a start (t1) and an end (T1) for a time table, and "URL1" for a link destination are associated and stored.

A VoIP-enabled speech server can include a speech application which can be configured to communicate with a VoIP telephony gateway server over a VoIP communications path. The VoIP-enabled speech server can also include a VoIP-compliant call control interface to the VoIP telephony gate server, the VoIP-compliant call control interface establishing the VoIP communications path. In operation, the speech application can receive VoIP-compliant packets from the VoIP telephony gateway server over the V...

A web-based voice dialog interface for use in communicating dialog information between a user at a client machine and one or more servers coupled to the client machine via the Internet or other computer network. The interface in an illustrative embodiment includes a web page interpreter for receiving information relating to one or more web pages. The web page interpreter generates a rendering of at least a portion of the information for presentation to a user in an audibly-perceptible format. A ...

The Internet is searched in order to find resources that provide streamable audio such as live Internet broadcasts. The resources are identified based on their file extension and are categorized according to, e.g., the natural language or music style. The user is enabled to browse the collection based on textual or musical input.

A computer system having speech recognition functionality, a display screen, a microphone, and a mouse having pointer and voice buttons. The voice button located on the mouse is used to turn the microphone "on" and "off". The voice button in conjunction with the mouse are used to signal the computer to display the recognized spoken command. The pointer button located on the mouse is used to provide a standard "point and click" function so that a user can select text or object(s) on the display s...

The identity of an individual (known or unknown) is determined by a sonic profile of sounds issued through his oral-nasal passages. The sounds are converted to digital electrical signals and produce a three domain format of frequency, amplitude and time samples to produce an array of peaks and valleys constituting the sonic profile of an individual. A source or library of a sonic profiles in the same format of a known individual have the interrelationship including relative positions of said pea...

A network and methodology provides transmission of documents with accompanying translation loss information. The originator of a document translates the document from a native language into a second language capable of reception by a recipient. Loss information is generated and presented to the originator who inputs loss criteria information restricting and/or enforcing specified translations of the document by the recipient. The loss criteria information may be attached to the original document...