Multi-modal input on an electronic device

摘要

A computer-implemented input-method editor process includes receiving a request from a user for an application-independent input method editor having written and spoken input capabilities, identifying that the user intends to provide spoken input to the application-independent input method editor, and receiving a spoken input from the user, wherein the spoken input comprises input to an application. The method also includes providing the spoken input to a remote server, wherein the remote server includes a speech recognition system configured to recognize text based on the spoken input, receiving text from the remote server, wherein the text represents the spoken input, and providing the text to the application as user input.