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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2019
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Song Wang, Cary, NC (US);

Mengnan Wang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Ming Qian, Cary, NC (US);

David Alexander Schwarz, Morrisville, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting user activation input provided to a voice input button displayed on a display screen of an information handling device, wherein the user activation input triggers a voice input mode; expanding, responsive to the detecting, a voice input menu, wherein the voice input menu comprises at least two content input options; identifying a selection of one of the at least two content input options; receiving, after the identifying, voice input; converting the voice input into another input type, wherein the another input type is designated by the selection; and providing, based on the converting, input associated with the another input type into an underlying application. Other aspects are described and claimed.


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