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Method of natural language communication using a mark-up language
Assignee: Rockwell Firstpoint Contact Corp
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Filing: 2000-04-13
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Granted: 2001-10-23
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Expires: 2020-04-13
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus are provided for encoding a spoken language. The method includes the steps recognizing a verbal content of the spoken language, measuring an attribute of the recognized verbal content and encoding the recognized and measured verbal content.
Inventors
- 👤 Laird C. Williams
- 👤 Anthony Dezonno
- 👤 Mark J. Power
- 👤 Kenneth Venner
- 👤 Jared Bluestein
- 👤 Jim F. Martin
- 👤 Darryl Hymel
- 👤 Craig R. Shambaugh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:18
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10L; G10L19/00; G10L19/0018
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A method of communicating using a spoken language comprising the steps of: recognizing a verbal content of the spoken language; measuring a magnitude of an attribute of the recognized verbal content; and encoding the recognized verbal content and measured magnitude of the attribute of the verbal content under a textual format adapted to retain both the recognized verbal content and the measured magnitude of the attribute.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of communicating using a spoken language comprising the steps of: recognizing a verbal content of the spoken language; measuring a magnitude of an attribute of the recognized verbal content; and encoding the recognized verbal content and measured magnitude of the attribute of the verbal content under a textual format adapted to retain both the recognized verbal content and the measured magnitude of the attribute.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 1 wherein the step of encoding further comprises interleaving the recognized verbal content with the measured attribute.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 2 wherein the step of interleaving the recognized verbal content with the measured attribute further comprises using a mark-up language to differentiate the recognized verbal content from the encoded measured attribute.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 1 wherein the step of recognizing the verbal content of the spoken language further comprises recognizing words of the spoken language.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 4 wherein the step of recognizing words of the spoken language further comprises associating specific alphanumeric sequences with the recognized words.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 1 wherein the step of recognizing the verbal content of the spoken language further comprises recognizing phonetic sounds of the spoken language.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 6 wherein the step of recognizing phonetic sounds of the spoken language further comprises associating specific alphanumeric sequences with the recognized phonetic sounds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 1 wherein the step of measuring the attribute further comprises measuring at least one of a tone, amplitude, FFT values, power frequency, pitch, pauses, background noise and syllabic speed of an element of the spoken language.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 8 wherein the step of measuring the at least one of a tone, amplitude, FFT value, power, frequency, pitch pauses, background noise and syllabic speed of an element of the spoken language further comprises encoding the measured attribute of the at least measured one under a mark-up language format.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 9 wherein the measured element further comprises a word of the spoken language.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 9 wherein the measured element further comprises a phonetic sound of the spoken language.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The method of communicating as in claim 1 further comprising substantially recreating the spoken language content from the encoded recognized and measured attributes of the spoken language.
Claim 14
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The method of communicating as in claim 12 further comprising changing a perceived gender of the recreated spoken language.
Claim 15
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The method of communicating as in claim 1 further comprising storing the encoded verbal content.
Claim 16
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The method of communicating as in claim 1 further comprising reproducing in audio form the encoded verbal content.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
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An apparatus for communicating using a spoken language, such apparatus comprising: means for recognizing a verbal content of the spoken language; means for measuring a magnitude of an attribute of the recognized verbal content; and means for encoding the recognized verbal content and measured magnitude of the attribute of the verbal content under a textual format adapted to retain both the recognized verbal content and the measured magnitude of the attribute.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
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An apparatus for communicating using a spoken language, such apparatus comprising: means for recognizing a verbal content of the spoken language; means for measuring a magnitude of an attribute of the recognized verbal content; and means for encoding the recognized verbal content and measured magnitude of the attribute of the verbal content under a textual format adapted to retain both the recognized verbal content and the measured magnitude of the attribute.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 16 wherein the means for encoding further means for comprises interleaving the recognized verbal content with the measured attribute.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 17 wherein the means for interleaving the recognized verbal content with the measured attribute further comprises means for using a mark-up language to differentiate the recognized verbal content from the encoded measured attribute.
Claim 21
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 16 wherein the means for recognizing the verbal content of the spoken language further comprises means for recognizing words of the spoken language.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 19 wherein the means for recognizing words of the spoken language further comprises means for associating specific alphabetic sequences with the recognized words.
Claim 23
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 16 wherein the means for recognizing the verbal content of the spoken language further comprises means for recognizing phonetic sounds of the spoken language.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 21 wherein the means for recognizing phonetic sounds of the spoken language further comprises means for associating specific alphabetic sequences with the recognized phonetic sounds.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 16 wherein the means for measuring the attribute further comprises means for measuring at least one of a tone, amplitude, FFT values, power, frequency, pitch, pauses, background noise and syllabic speed of an element of the spoken language.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 23 wherein the means for measuring the at least one of a tone, amplitude, FFT value, power, frequency, pitch, pauses, background noise and syllabic speed of an element of the spoken language further comprises means for encoding the measured attribute of the at least measured one under a mark-up language format.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 24 wherein the measured element further comprises a word of the spoken language.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 24 wherein the measured element further comprises a phonetic sound of the spoken language.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 16 further comprising means for substantially recreating the spoken language content from the encoded recognized and measured attributes of the spoken language.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 16 further comprising means for changing a perceived gender of the recreated spoken language.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 16 further comprising means for storing the encoded verbal content.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim further comprising means for reproducing in audio form the encoded verbal content.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
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An apparatus for communicating using a spoken language, such apparatus comprising: a speech recognition module adapted to recognize a verbal content of the spoken language; an attribute measuring application adapted to measure a magnitude of an attribute of the recognized verbal content; and an encoder adapted to encode the recognized verbal content and measured magnitude of the attribute of the verbal content under a textual format which retains both the recognized verbal content and the measured magnitude of the attribute.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
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An apparatus for communicating using a spoken language, such apparatus comprising: a speech recognition module adapted to recognize a verbal content of the spoken language; an attribute measuring application adapted to measure a magnitude of an attribute of the recognized verbal content; and an encoder adapted to encode the recognized verbal content and measured magnitude of the attribute of the verbal content under a textual format which retains both the recognized verbal content and the measured magnitude of the attribute.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 31 wherein the encoder further means an interleaving processor adapted to interleave the recognized verbal content with the measured attribute.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 32 wherein the interleaving processor further comprises a mark-up processor adapted to use a mark-up language to differentiate the recognized verbal content from the encoded measured attribute.
Claim 37
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 31 wherein the speech recognition module further comprises a phonetic interpreter adapted to recognize phonetic sounds of the spoken language.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 31 wherein the attribute measuring application further comprises a timer.
Claim 39
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 31 wherein the attribute measuring application further comprises a fast fourier transform application.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 31 wherein the attribute measuring application further comprises an amplitude measurement application.
Claim 41
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 31 further comprising a memory adapted to store the encoded verbal content.
Claim 42
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The apparatus for communicating as in claim 31 further comprising a speaker for recreating in verbal form the encoded verbal content.
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