IP Library Granted Patent US 8,688,444
Granted Patent B2
US 8,688,444 · App. 13/657,090 · Granted Apr 1, 2014

System and method for mobile automatic speech recognition

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Patent No.
US 8,688,444
App. No.
13/657,090
Granted
Apr 1, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method of updating automatic speech recognition parameters on a mobile device are disclosed. The method comprises storing user account-specific adaptation data associated with ASR on a computing device associated with a wireless network, generating new ASR adaptation parameters based on transmitted information from the mobile device when a communication channel between the computing device and the mobile device becomes available and transmitting the new ASR adaptation data to the mobile device when a communication channel between the computing device and the mobile device becomes available. The new ASR adaptation data on the mobile device more accurately recognizes user utterances.

Claims (34)

1. A method comprising:

transmitting automatic speech recognition data from a first device to a second device, wherein the first device performs speech recognition using automatic speech recognition parameters based on the automatic speech recognition data;

receiving, at the first device, a new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters from the second device, wherein the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters is based on the automatic speech recognition data; and

using the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters to update the automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters on the first device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters is also based on stored user specific adaptation data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises one of:

an environment of the first device and multi-modal data associated with a multi-modal input from a user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device is remote from the second device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises an automatic speech recognition output from the first device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device is a mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises audio data gathered by the first device during automatic speech recognition with a user.

8. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored for controlling the processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting automatic speech recognition data from a first device to a second device, wherein the first device performs speech recognition using automatic speech recognition parameters based on the automatic speech recognition data;

receiving, at the first device, a new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters from the second device, wherein the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters is based on the automatic speech recognition data; and

using the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters to update the automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters on the first device.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is a mobile device.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters is also based on stored user specific adaptation data.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises one of:

an environment of the system and multi-modal data associated with a multi-modal input from a user.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is remote from the second device.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises an automatic speech recognition output from the system.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises audio data gathered by the system during automatic speech recognition with a user.

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

transmitting automatic speech recognition data from a first device to a second device, wherein the first device performs speech recognition using automatic speech recognition parameters based on the automatic speech recognition data;

receiving, at the first device, a new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters from the second device, wherein the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters is based on the automatic speech recognition data; and

using the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters to update the automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters on the first device.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the new set of automatic speech recognition adaptation parameters is also based on stored user specific adaptation data.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is remote from the second device.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises one of:

an environment of the computing device and multi-modal data associated with a multi-modal input from a user.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the computing device is a mobile device.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the automatic speech recognition data comprises an automatic speech recognition output.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 065552/0934 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2017
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
To: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 041512/0608 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2015
From: AT&T CORP.
To: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 036737/0479 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2015
From: AT&T PROPERTIES, LLC
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P.
Reel/Frame 036737/0686 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2014
From: PARTHASARATHY, SARANGARAJAN; ROSE, RICHARD CAMERON
To: AT&T CORP.
Reel/Frame 032158/0695 →