LAYERED CONTEXTUAL CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD AND MINIMIZED INPUT SPEECH RECOGNITION USER INTERFACE INTERACTIONS EXPERIENCE

摘要

In an effort to customize or enhance software applications, configuration data is often used. Configuration settings that are editable by users need not to be limited to a simple flat entry that can be taken out of context anymore. The present invention allows for multiple-levels of configuration settings to interact with each other, so that a single configuration for a given context to be calculated dynamically. In the process, the user gains flexibility to specify more adequately a required change or customization while propagating the information with minimal effort and not requiring additional coding. Furthermore, to simplify a speaker's interactions for controlling an automated device, the addition of a superposed layer over graphic user interface may be used. The superposed layer may display coordinates that a speaker may use to navigate the graphic user interface, for example to associate a location with a keyword or a coordinate.

主权项

1. A method for modifying human user interaction with a computer software application executing within a computer system supporting at least two concurrently available human user computer interfaces for interaction with the human user, comprising at least a context-dependent graphic user interface defined at least in part by the computer software application and a speech user interface operating independently of the computer software application, comprising:
presenting the context-dependent graphic user interface through the computer system; determining a context of execution of the at least one software application in relation to the context-dependent graphic user interface through the computer system; defining at least one set of configurations selectively made available in dependence on the determined context; communicating through the speech user interface to define a user input; interpreting the user input as at least one graphic user interface command according to the defined at least one set of configurations independently of the computer software application; and processing the at least one graphic user interface command through the context-dependent graphic user interface defined at least in part by the computer software application.