Abstract

This invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatic speech recognition. 2. Description of Related Art Mobile device usage has increased as mobile devices can store more information and as more information can be accessed over networks. However, conventional input meth ods for mobile devices such as web-enabled phones, per Sonal communication systems, handheld personal digital assistants and other mobile devices are limited. For example, the size of keyboards on mobile devices is limited due to the need to make the mobile device as Small and compact as possible.
Conventional limited size keyboards typically use multi function keys to further reduce size and space requirements. Multi-function keys are keys that depend on the selection of previous key sequences. Multi-function keys can be used to perform many different functions. However, as the number of additional functions increases …

Date

2007

Authors

B Gajic, SS Narayanan, S Parthasarathy, RC Rose, AE Rosenberg

Inventors

Bojana Gajic, Shrikanth Sambasivan Narayanan, Sarangarajan Parthasarathy, Richard Cameron Rose, Aaron Edward Rosenberg

Patent_office

US

Patent_number

7209880

Application_number

10091689