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Patent No.:

US 9892729 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2013

Method and apparatus for controlling voice activation

Applicant:

Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Sungrack Yun, Seoul, KR;

Minho Jin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Taesu Kim, Seongnam, KR;

Kyu Woong Hwang, Taejon, KR;

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:

Toler Law Group, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Michael Ortiz Sanchez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/00 (2013.01); G10L 25/00 (2013.01); G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 15/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/08 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/325 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04M 1/72522 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); G10L 2015/088 (2013.01); H04M 2250/74 (2013.01); H04W 52/0254 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling voice activation by a target keyword in a mobile device is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input sound stream. When the input sound stream indicates speech, the voice activation unit is activated to detect the target keyword and at least one sound feature is extracted from the input sound stream. Further, the method includes deactivating the voice activation unit when the at least one sound feature indicates a non-target keyword.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yun, Sungrack. (2018). Method and apparatus for controlling voice activation (U.S. Patent No. 9892729). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9892729

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