Granted Patent B2

US 12,587,830 · App. 17/122,735 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Inventor: Darshan Shah (Issaquah, WA)

Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.

H04W8/22G10L15/22H04W84/12

Abstract

Claims (85)

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device, speech input of a speaker via a microphone of the wireless device;

determining, by the wireless device, that the speech input matches a single voice command associated with multiple operations, the determining being based on voice command data stored in internal storage of the wireless device; and

executing the multiple operations on the wireless device, wherein executing the multiple operations comprises:

disabling a WiFi network data capability and a cellular network data capability, and

disabling, within a settings menu of the wireless device, a user interface control for enabling and disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability by removing the user interface control from the settings menu,

wherein the wireless device is configured such that voice call capabilities over a WiFi network and a cellular network and wireless emergency alert capabilities over the WiFi network and the cellular network are retained at a time when the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability are disabled on the wireless device, and

wherein the speech input further specifies one or more authorized users different from the speaker to re-enable the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability, and the wireless device conditions the re-enabling on authenticating one of the one or more authorized users with the wireless device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the speech input, a first feature or application on the wireless device,

wherein disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability comprises:

disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability for the first feature or application, and

configuring the wireless device to retain the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability for a second feature or application on the wireless device different from the first feature or application.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retrieving a plurality of voice commands represented in the voice command data stored in internal storage of the wireless device;

comparing the speech input to each of the plurality of voice commands; and

selecting a matching voice command corresponding to the speech input.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the speech input matches the single voice command comprises:

determining the speaker associated with the speech input;

determining a key phrase corresponding to the speech input; and

comparing the speaker and key phrase to the voice command data.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second speech input via the microphone of the wireless device;

comparing the second speech input to the voice command data; and

executing second operations on the wireless device based on a determination that the second speech input corresponds to a voice command in the voice command data, wherein executing the second operation comprises:

enabling at least one data capability of the wireless device, and

enabling, within the settings menu of the wireless device, the user interface control for enabling and disabling the at least one data capability.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein disabling the user interface control includes:

freezing the user interface control associated with enabling and disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability within the settings menu.

7 . A wireless computing device comprising:

one or more radio frequency transceivers configured to receive and transmit data via a wireless communication network;

an audio input component;

one or more processors; and

memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a speech input of a speaker via the audio input component;

determining that the speech input matches a single voice command associated with multiple operations, the determining being based on voice command data stored in internal storage of the wireless computing device; and

in response to determining that the speech input matches the single voice command:

disabling a WiFi network data capability of the wireless computing device and a cellular network data capability of the wireless computing device; and

disabling a user interface control of a user interface menu of the wireless computing device for enabling and disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability by removing the user interface control from the user interface menu,

wherein the wireless computing device is configured such that voice call capabilities over a WiFi network and a cellular network and wireless emergency alert capabilities over the WiFi network and the cellular network are retained at a time when the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability are disabled on the wireless computing device, and

wherein the speech input further specifies one or more authorized users different from the speaker to re-enable the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability, and the wireless computing device conditions the re-enabling on authenticating one of the one or more users different from the speaker with the wireless computing device.

8 . The wireless computing device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining, based on the speech input, a first feature or application on the wireless computing device,

wherein disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability comprises:

disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability for the first feature or application, and

configuring the wireless computing device to retain the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability for a second feature or application on the wireless computing device different from the first feature or application.

9 . The wireless computing device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

retrieving a plurality of voice commands represented in the voice command data stored in the memory of the wireless computing device;

comparing the speech input to each of the plurality of voice commands; and

selecting a matching voice command corresponding to the speech input.

10 . The wireless computing device of claim 7 , wherein determining that the speech input matches the single voice command comprises:

determining the speaker associated with the speech input;

determining a key phrase corresponding to the speech input; and

comparing the speaker and key phrase to the voice command data.

11 . The wireless computing device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second speech input via the audio input component;

comparing the second speech input to the voice command data; and

in response to determining that the second speech input matches a voice command in the voice command data:

enabling at least one data capability of the wireless computing device; and

enabling the user interface control for enabling and disabling the at least one data capability.

12 . The wireless computing device of claim 7 , wherein disabling the user interface control includes:

freezing the user interface control associated with enabling and disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability within the user interface menu.

13 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

receiving a speech input of a speaker via a microphone of a wireless device;

determining, by the wireless device, that the speech input matches a single voice command associated with multiple operations, the determining being based on voice command data stored in internal storage of the wireless device; and

executing the multiple operations on the wireless device, wherein the multiple operations comprise:

disabling a WiFi network data capability and a cellular network data capability; and

disabling, within a settings menu of the wireless device, a user interface control for enabling and disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability by removing the user interface control from the settings menu,

wherein the wireless device is configured such that voice call capabilities over a WiFi network and a cellular network and wireless emergency alert capabilities over the WiFi network and the cellular network are retained at a time when the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability are disabled on the wireless device, and

wherein the speech input further specifies one or more authorized users different from the speaker re-enable the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability, and the wireless device conditions the re-enabling on authenticating one of the one or more authorized users with the wireless device.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the acts further comprise:

determining, based on the speech input, a first feature or application on the wireless device,

wherein disabling the WiFi network data capability of the wireless device and the cellular network data capability of the wireless device comprises:

disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability for the first feature or application, and

configuring the wireless device to retain the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability for a second feature or application on the wireless device different from the first feature or application.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the acts further comprise:

retrieving a plurality of voice commands represented in voice command data stored in internal storage of the wireless device;

comparing the speech input to each of the plurality of voice commands; and

selecting a matching voice command corresponding to the speech input.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the multiple operations comprise:

determining the speaker associated with the speech input;

determining a key phrase corresponding to the speech input; and

comparing the speaker and key phrase to the voice command data.

17 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein disabling the user interface control includes:

freezing the user interface control associated with enabling and disabling the WiFi network data capability and the cellular network data capability within the settings menu.

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