Patent ID: 6295391
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: G06F,G10L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
A voice command annotation method for a device, said method comprising the steps of:(a) capturing a voice disposition command with a voice pickup component in said device;(b) storing said voice disposition command in a voice command annotation file;(c) associating said voice command annotation file with a data file in said device;(d) copying said data file and said voice command annotation file from said device to a host computer system;(e) processing said voice command annotation file in said host computer system to identify at least one function associated with said voice disposition command, comprising the steps of(e1) generating a first recognition pattern representative of said voice disposition command,(e2) comparing said first recognition pattern to at least one recognition pattern for said at least one function stored in a function recognition table in said memory in said host computer system,(e3) when said first recognition pattern matches said at least one recognition pattern for said at least one function stored in said function recognition table, retrieving a command number associated with said at least one recognition pattern, and(e4) accessing, through said command number, said at least one instruction, wherein said at least one instruction is linked to said command number; and(f) executing at least one instruction associated with said at least one function, wherein said at least one instruction acts upon said data file.