Hosted voice recognition system for wireless devices
Methods, systems, and software for converting the audio input of a user of a hand-held client device or mobile phone into a textual representation by means of a backend server accessed by the device through a communications network. The text is then inserted into or used by an application of the client device to send a text message, instant message, email, or to insert a request into a web-based application or service. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of initializing or launching the application on the device; recording and transmitting the recorded audio message from the client device to the backend server through a client-server communication protocol; converting the transmitted audio message into the textual representation in the backend server; and sending the converted text message back to the client device or forwarding it on to an alternate destination directly from the server.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a selection of an application at a device;
receiving an audio input at the device;
transmitting, to a server:
the audio input; and
an identifier of the selected application;
receiving an identifier of the audio input from the server;
transmitting, to the server:
the identifier of the audio input; and
a request for speech recognition results for the audio input;
receiving, from the server, the requested speech recognition results for the audio input, wherein the requested speech recognition results were generated using a speech recognition technique associated with the selected application; and
processing at least a portion of the requested speech recognition results with the selected application.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifier of the audio input comprises a receipt.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected application comprises at least one of an instant messaging application, a text messaging application, or an email application.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein processing at least a portion of the requested speech recognition results with the selected application comprises sending a message comprising at least a portion of the requested speech recognition results, wherein the message is sent as at least one of an instant message, a text message, or an email message.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection of the application at the device comprises a user pressing a button of the device, the button being associated with the application.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least one of a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio input is transmitted to the server as a streaming transmission.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising causing the device to present an indication that the requested speech recognition results have been received by the device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requested speech recognition results comprise at least one of a transcription of the audio input or a web service result corresponding to the audio input.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
generating audio corresponding to the requested speech recognition results; and
causing the device to play the audio corresponding to the requested speech recognition results.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the speech recognition technique associated with the selected application comprises a grammar associated with the selected application.
12. Non-transitory computer storage having stored thereon a computer-executable module configured to execute in one or more processors of a device, the computer-executable module being further configured to:
receive a selection of an application;
receive an audio input;
transmit, to a server:
the audio input;
an identifier of the selected application; and
a request for speech recognition results for the audio input;
receive the speech recognition results from the server, wherein the requested speech recognition results were generated using a speech recognition technique associated with the selected application; and
process at least a portion of the requested speech recognition results with the selected application.
13. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 12 , wherein processing at least a portion of the requested speech recognition results comprises causing the device to display an advertisement corresponding to the requested speech recognition results.
14. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 12 , wherein the computer-executable module is further configured to:
determine a position of the device using a global positioning system;
identify, based at least in part on the requested speech recognition results, a target of interest near the position of the device; and
cause the device to display a location of the target of interest.
15. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 12 , wherein the computer-executable module is configured to process the requested speech recognition results by causing the device to display at least a portion of the requested speech recognition results.
16. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 12 , wherein the computer-executable module is further configured to cause the device to play audio corresponding to at least a portion of the requested speech recognition results.
17. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 12 , wherein the computer-executable module is further configured to receive a correction to the requested speech recognition results from a user.
18. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 12 , wherein the requested speech recognition results comprise at least one of a transcription of the audio input or a web service result corresponding to the audio input.
19. The non-transitory computer storage of claim 12 , wherein the speech recognition technique associated with the selected application comprises a grammar associated with the selected application.
20. A system comprising:
an electronic data store configured to store one or more speech recognition implementations, each speech recognition implementation being associated with at least one application; and
a computing device in communication with the electronic data store, the computing device configured to:
receive, from a device:
an audio input;
an identifier of a selected application; and
a request for speech recognition results;
select a speech recognition implementation, wherein the selected speech recognition implementation is associated with the selected application;
process at least a portion of the audio input with the selected speech recognition implementation to generate the requested speech recognition results; and
transmit the requested speech recognition results to the device.
21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the selected speech recognition implementation comprises a grammar associated with the selected application.
22. The system of claim 20 , wherein the computing device is further configured to associate a receipt with the audio input and to transmit the receipt to the device.
23. The system of claim 20 , wherein the selected application comprises at least one of an instant messaging application, a text messaging application, or an email application.
24. The system of claim 20 , wherein the computing device is configured using one or more servlets.
25. The system of claim 20 , wherein the requested speech recognition results comprise at least one of a transcription of the audio input or a web service result corresponding to the audio input.