SEARCH-BASED DYNAMIC VOICE ACTIVATION
A method, apparatus, and electronic device for voice navigation are disclosed. A voice input mechanism 310 may receive a verbal input from a user to a voice user interface program invisible to the user. A processor 104 may identify in a graphical user interface (GUI) a set of GUI items. The processor 104 may convert the set of GUI items to a set of voice searchable indices 400 . The processor 104 may correlate a matching GUI item of the set of GUI items to a phonemic representation of the verbal input.
1 . A method for voice navigation, comprising:
identifying in a view of a graphical user interface (GUI) a set of GUI items;
converting the set of GUI items to a set of voice searchable indices;
creating at least one phonemic representation of a verbal input via a search-based voice user interface program invisible to the user; and
identifying a matching GUI item of the set of GUI items to the phonemic representation.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting a matching computer object associated with the matching GUI item to the user via the graphical user interface.
3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
identifying an alternate matching GUI item of the set of GUI items;
presenting the alternate matching GUI item to the user; and
receiving a user input.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a non-textual GUI item in the set of GUI items; and
developing an alternate linguistic label for the non-textual icon.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of GUI items includes at least one of a hyperlink, application icon, file name, or image.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the phonemic representation is a linguistic search term.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising
converting a GUI item of the set of GUI items to a corresponding linguistic document; and
organizing each corresponding linguistic document into the set of voice searchable indices.
8 . A telecommunications apparatus for voice navigation, comprising:
voice input mechanism that receives a verbal input from a user to a voice user interface program invisible to the user; and
a processor that identifies in a graphical user interface (GUI) a set of GUI items, converts the set of GUI items to a set of voice searchable indices, and correlates a matching GUI item of the set of GUI items to at least one phonemic representation of the verbal input.
9 . The telecommunications apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:
a display that presents a matching computer object associated with the matching GUI item to the user via the graphical user interface.
10 . The telecommunications apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:
the processor identifies an alternate matching GUI item of the set of GUI items;
the display presents the alternate matching GUI item to the user; and
the voice input mechanism receives a user input.
11 . The telecommunications apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor identifies a non-textual GUI item in the set of GUI items and develops an alternate linguistic label for the non-textual icon.
12 . The telecommunications apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the set of GUI items includes at least one of a hyperlink, application icon, file name, or image.
13 . The telecommunications apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the phonemic representation is a linguistic search term.
14 . The telecommunications apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor converts a GUI item of the set of GUI items to a corresponding linguistic document and organizes each corresponding linguistic document into the set of voice searchable indices.
15 . An electronic device for voice navigation, comprising:
voice input mechanism that receives a verbal input from a user to a voice user interface program invisible to the user; and
a processor that identifies in a graphical user interface (GUI) a set of GUI items, converts the set of GUI items to a set of voice searchable indices, and correlates a matching GUI item of the set of GUI items to at least one phonemic representation of the verbal input.
16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising:
a display that presents a matching computer object associated with the matching GUI item to the user via the graphical user interface.
17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein:
the processor identifies an alternate matching GUI item of the set of GUI items;
the display presents the alternate matching GUI item to the user; and
the voice input mechanism receives a user input.
18 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor identifies a non-textual GUI item in the set of GUI items and develops an alternate linguistic label for the non-textual icon.
19 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the set of GUI items includes at least one of a hyperlink, application icon, file name, or image.
20 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor converts a GUI item of the set of GUI items to a corresponding linguistic document and organizes each corresponding linguistic document into the set of voice searchable indices.