Patent ID: 7624019
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: G06F,G10L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for raising the visibility of a voice-activated user interface, the method comprising: receiving a voice-activated command; utilizing a computer processor that is a functional component of the computer to generate a visual representation of the received voice-activated command; displaying the visual representation of the received voice-activated command on a display that is another functional component of the computer; utilizing the computer processor to generate a visual representation of an action to be taken in response to the received voice-activated command; displaying, on the display simultaneously with the visual representation of the received voice-activated command, said visual representation of an action to be taken in response to the received voice-activated command; providing, on the display, a visual display that visually relates the visual representation of the received voice-activated command to said visual representation of the action to be taken in response to the received voice-activated command; and wherein providing the visual display comprises providing, on the display, a visual animation of a display item that moves across the display to a location that is overlapping with, or visually adjacent to, said visual representation of the action to be taken in response to the received voice-activated command.