Patent Document ID: 7552054
Application ID: 11563112

Base Claim:
1. In a computer system that provides an audio user interface, a method of interfacing with a user comprising: a) audibly prompting the user with a first message indicating that the user may say a keyword to invoke an application; wherein the first message indicates to the user to stay tuned for a listing of keywords; b) waiting for a predetermined period for said user to say a keyword; c) provided said user does say a keyword of the listing of keywords indicated in the first message during said predetermined period, automatically recognizing said keyword and executing an application indicated by said keyword; and d) provided said user does not say a keyword of the listing of keywords indicated in the first message during said predetermined period, audibly rendering said listing of keywords to said user and executing an application associated with a keyword spoken by said user in response to said listing.

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Claim 4:
4. A method as described in claim 1 wherein said audibly rendering said listing of keywords to said user and executing the application comprises: d1) rendering a second message stating that if the user knows his/her keyword, the user can say the keyword at any time; and d2) rendering said listing of keywords to said user.