Patent ID: 7447637
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: G06F,G10L

Abstract:
1. A graphic user interface system, comprising: a multi-tasking operating system; a graphic user interface, supported by said multi-tasking operating system, supporting a plurality of concurrently active facets, and granting a focus to a respective facet based on a request relating to that facet, said focus indicating a target facet of received user communications; determine that a user speech input is intended as a command, apply a predetermined grammar to validate the user speech input command, and pass a validated command for processing thereof; and determine that a user speech input is intended as a data input, and pass the user speech input to a process associated with the respective facet having focus, and wherein said speech processing module further selectively determines whether a user speech input is associated with a process executing within a facet, and if not displaying an executing process within a facet and otherwise activating the process and displaying said newly executed process within a facet.