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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Nuance Communications, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Tobias Wolff, Neu Ulm, DE;
Markus Buck, Biberach, DE;
Tim Haulick, Blaubeuren, DE;
Suhadi, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); G10L 15/183 (2013.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01); G10L 25/51 (2013.01); G10L 15/183 (2013.01); G10L 2015/228 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-mode voice controlled user interface is described. The user interface is adapted to conduct a speech dialog with one or more possible speakers and includes a broad listening mode which accepts speech inputs from the possible speakers without spatial filtering, and a selective listening mode which limits speech inputs to a specific speaker using spatial filtering. The user interface switches listening modes in response to one or more switching cues.