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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2011
Raman Kumar Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph H. Matthews, Iii, Woodinville, WA (US);
James Kai Yu Lau, Bellevue, WA (US);
Monica Estela Gonzalez Veron, Seattle, WA (US);
Jae Pum Park, Bellevue, WA (US);
Raman Kumar Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Joseph H. Matthews, III, Woodinville, WA (US);
James Kai Yu Lau, Bellevue, WA (US);
Monica Estela Gonzalez Veron, Seattle, WA (US);
Jae Pum Park, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computing device (e.g., a smart phone, a tablet computer, digital camera, or other device with image capture functionality) causes an image capture device to capture one or more digital images based on audio input (e.g., a voice command) received by the computing device. For example, a user's voice (e.g., a word or phrase) is converted to audio input data by the computing device, which then compares (e.g., using an audio matching algorithm) the audio input data to an expected voice command associated with an image capture application. In another aspect, a computing device activates an image capture application and captures one or more digital images based on a received voice command. In another aspect, a computing device transitions from a low-power state to an active state, activates an image capture application, and causes a camera device to capture digital images based on a received voice command.