IP Library Granted Patent US 8,340,974
Granted Patent B2
US 8,340,974 · App. 12/346,019 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Device, system and method for providing targeted advertisements and content based on user speech data

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Patent No.
US 8,340,974
App. No.
12/346,019
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aspect of the present invention is drawn to an audio data processing device for use by a user to control a system and for use with a microphone, a user demographic profiles database and a content/ad database. The microphone may be operable to detect speech and to generate speech data based on the detected speech. The user demographic profiles database may be capable of having demographic data stored therein. The content/ad database may be capable of having at least one of content data and advertisement data stored therein. The audio data processing device includes a voice recognition portion, a voice analysis portion and a speech to text portion. The voice recognition portion may be operable to process user instructions based on the speech data. The voice analysis portion may be operable to determine characteristics of the user based on the speech data. The speech to text portion may be operable to determine interests of the user.

Claims (44)

1. An audio data processing device for use by a plurality of users to control a system and for use with a microphone, a user demographic profiles database and a content database, the microphone being operable to detect speech and to generate a speech data based on the detected speech, the user demographic profiles database being capable of having demographic data stored therein, the content database being capable of having at least one of content data and advertisement data stored therein, said audio data processing device comprising:

a voice recognition portion operable to process user instructions from a first user of the plurality of users, based on a command speech data that comprises at least one command by the first user for controlling the audio data processing device;

a voice analysis portion operable to determine characteristics of the first user based on the speech data; and

a speech to text portion operable to determine interests of the first user based on a conversational speech data that comprises at least a portion of a monitored conversation between the first user and at least a second user of the plurality of users, and further wherein the portion does not comprise a command by the first user for controlling the audio data processing device.

2. The audio data processing device of claim 1 , wherein said voice analysis portion is operable to perform at least one of spectral analysis, stress analysis and layered voice analysis on a portion of the speech data.

3. The audio data processing device of claim 2 , wherein said voice analysis portion is further operable to determine at least one of gender, age and emotional temperament of the first user based on the performance of at the least one of spectral analysis, stress analysis and layered voice analysis on the portion of the speech data.

4. The audio data processing device of claim 1 , wherein said speech to text portion is further operable to identify keywords within the portion of the speech data.

5. The audio data processing device of claim 1 ,

wherein said voice recognition portion is further operable to process user instructions from the first user and the second user,

wherein said voice analysis portion is further operable to determine characteristics of the first user and the second user, and

wherein said speech to text portion is further operable to determine interests of the first user and the second user.

6. An audio data processing system for use by a plurality of users to control a device, said audio data processing system comprising:

a microphone operable to detect speech from a first user of the plurality of users and to generate speech data based on the detected speech;

a user demographic profiles database capable of having demographic data stored therein;

a content database being capable of having at least one of content data and advertisement data stored therein;

a voice recognition portion operable to process user instructions from the first user, based on a command speech data that comprises at least one command by the first user for controlling the device;

a voice analysis portion operable to determine characteristics of the first user based on the speech data; and

a speech to text portion operable to determine interests of the first user based on a conversational speech data that comprises at least a portion of a monitored conversation between the first user and at least a second user of the plurality of users, and further wherein the portion does not comprise a command by the first user for controlling the device.

7. The audio data processing system of claim 6 , wherein said voice analysis portion is operable to perform at least one of spectral analysis, stress analysis and layered voice analysis on a portion of the speech data.

8. The audio data processing system of claim 7 , wherein said voice analysis portion is further operable to determine at least one of gender, age and emotional temperament of the first user based on the performance of at the least one of spectral analysis, stress analysis and layered voice analysis on the portion of the speech data.

9. The audio data processing system of claim 6 , wherein said speech to text portion is further operable to identify keywords within the portion of the speech data.

10. The audio data processing system of claim 6 , further comprising a display unit operable to display a portion of the at least one of content data and advertisement data stored within said content database.

11. The audio data processing system of claim 10 , further comprising a processing portion operable to retrieve the portion of the at least one of content data and advertisement data based on the determined characteristics of the first user.

12. The audio data processing system of claim 11 , wherein the processing portion is operable to retrieve the portion of the at least one of content data and advertisement data based further on the determined interests of the first user.

13. The audio data processing system of claim 12 , further comprising a processing portion operable to retrieve the portion of the at least one of content data and advertisement data based on the determined interests of the first user.

14. The audio data processing system of claim 10 , further comprising a processing portion operable to retrieve the portion of the at least one of content data and advertisement data based on a portion of the demographic data stored within said user demographic profiles database.

15. The audio data processing system of claim 6 ,

wherein said voice recognition portion is further operable to process user instructions from the first user and the second user,

wherein said voice analysis portion is further operable to determine characteristics of the first user and the second user, and

wherein said speech to text portion is further operable to determine interests of the first user and the second user.

16. A method of processing audio data, said method comprising:

generating speech data from received audio data comprising speech and background noise;

accessing a user demographic profiles database having demographic data stored therein;

accessing a content database having at least one of content data and advertisement data stored therein;

processing user instructions from a first user of a plurality of users, based on a command speech data, wherein the command speech data comprises at least one command by the first user for controlling the audio data processing device;

determining characteristics of the first user based on the speech data; and

determining interests of the first user based on a conversational speech data that comprises at least a portion of a monitored conversation between the first user and at least a second user of the plurality of users, and further wherein the portion does not comprise a command by the first user for controlling the device.

17. The audio data processing method of claim 16 , wherein said determining characteristics of the first user comprises performing at least one of spectral analysis, stress analysis and layered voice analysis on a portion of the speech data.

18. The audio data processing method of claim 17 , wherein said determining characteristics of the first user further comprises determining at least one of gender, age and emotional temperament of the first user based on said performing at least one of spectral analysis, stress analysis and layered voice analysis on the portion of the speech data.

19. The audio data processing method of claim 16 , wherein said determining interests of the first user comprises identifying keywords within the portion of the speech data.

20. The audio data processing method of claim 16 ,

wherein said processing user instructions comprises processing the first user's instructions and processing the second user's instructions,

wherein said determining characteristics of the user comprises determining characteristics of the first user and determining characteristics of the second user, and

wherein said determining interests of the user comprises determining interests of the first user and determining interests of the second user.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2014
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
To: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 034447/0181 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2012
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Reel/Frame 028829/0856 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2010
From: MOTOROLA, INC
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC
Reel/Frame 025673/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2008
From: ZUREK, ROBERT A.; ASHLEY, JAMES P.
To: MOTOROLA, INC.
Reel/Frame 022039/0496 →