IP Library Granted Patent US 8,478,593
Granted Patent B2
US 8,478,593 · App. 13/552,218 · Granted Jul 2, 2013

Enhanced accuracy for speech recognition grammars

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Patent No.
US 8,478,593
App. No.
13/552,218
Granted
Jul 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for recognizing speech. A method embodiment comprises comparing received speech with a precompiled grammar based on a database and if the received speech matches data in the precompiled grammar then returning a result based on the matched data. If the received speech does not match data in the precompiled grammar, then dynamically compiling a new grammar based only on new data added to the database after the compiling of the precompiled grammar. The database may comprise a directory of names.

Claims (28)

1. A method comprising:

comparing, via a processor, received speech with a precompiled grammar to yield a match result, wherein the precompiled grammar is based on a database; and

when the match result is below a threshold, comparing the received speech with a dynamically compiled grammar that is based only on new data added to the database after the precompiled grammar is compiled.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamically compiled grammar is separate from the precompiled grammar.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the new data is obtained from one of: a table, a list, and an update database.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the database comprises a directory of names.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising dynamically compiling a new grammar when the received speech does not match data in the dynamically compiled grammar.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the new grammar comprises updated data from the database.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received speech comprises an acoustic representation of a spoken name.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

comparing received speech with a precompiled grammar to yield a match result, wherein the precompiled grammar is based on a database; and

when the match result is below a threshold, comparing the received speech with a dynamically compiled grammar that is based only on new data added to the database after the precompiled grammar is compiled.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the dynamically compiled grammar is separate from the precompiled grammar.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the database comprises a directory of names.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the new data is obtained from one of: a table, a list, and an update database.

12. The system of claim 8 , the computer-readable medium having additional instructions stored which result in the operations further comprising dynamically compiling a new grammar when the received speech does not match data in the dynamically compiled grammar.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the new grammar comprises updated data from the database.

14. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

comparing received speech with a precompiled grammar to yield a match result, wherein the precompiled grammar is based on a database; and

when the match result is below a threshold, comparing the received speech with a dynamically compiled grammar that is based only on new data added to the database after the precompiled grammar is compiled.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the dynamically compiled grammar is separate from the precompiled grammar.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the database comprises a directory of names.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the new data is obtained from one of: a table, a list, and an update database.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , the computer-readable medium having additional instructions stored which, result in the operations further comprising dynamically compiling a new grammar when the received speech does not match data in the dynamically compiled grammar.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the new grammar comprises updated data from the database.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the received speech comprises an acoustic representation of a spoken name.

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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2023
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2017
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
To: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: AT&T CORP.
To: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2014
From: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2014
From: AT&T CORP.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2012
From: BLANCHARD, HARRY; LEWIS, STEVEN; SIVAPRASAD, SHANKARNARAYAN; ZHANG, LAN
To: AT&T CORP.
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