A CONTROL APPARATUS FOR ENABLING A USER TO COMMUNICATE BY SPEECH WITH A PROCESSOR-CONTROLLED APPARATUS
Patent №
US 7,212,971
Granted
2007-05-01
Filed 2002
Owner
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Lab
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AI components
2
nlp · speech
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10321449
A control apparatus controls the display of text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by spoken command. The shape of a pointing device cursor displayed on a display is then changed by the apparatus when the pointing device cursor is located over the speech link included in displayed text data. The apparatus is arranged to output a prompt identifying speech commands that can be used to activate the speech link if the pointing device cursor is displayed on a display located over the speech link in a changed state for a predetermined time.
AI classification
Ownership
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
assignment · 135960351
Assignors
JOST, UWE HELMUT, SHAO, YUAN
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.