Mobile wireless communications device with speech to text conversion and related methods

Abstract

A communications device and method are provided for converting speech to text and applying corrections to the text. The communications device may include at least one audio interface, such a microphone and/or speaker, and at least one communications subsystem, as well as a controller or processor operative to receive speech input using the at least one audio interface, convert the speech input to input text, correct the input text to corrected text, and send the corrected text over a network using the communications subsystem. The corrected text may involve the application of proposed modification, such as a grammatical correction or ambiguity resolution, to the input text. The application of the proposed modification may be based upon the receipt of an instruction to accept or reject the proposed correction or resolution. The instruction may be a spoken instruction.

1 . A method for a mobile wireless communications device comprising a microphone, a speaker, and a controller cooperating with the microphone and the speaker, the method comprising:
 converting a speech input through the microphone to converted text,   determining a modification for the converted text,   applying the determined modification to the converted text to make corrected text,   outputting an audible playback of the corrected text including the applied modification from the speaker.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising wirelessly sending the corrected text including the applied modification over a network based on a received spoken command. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the modification includes an automatically applied modification and a proposed modification, and   the applying the modification to the converted text to make corrected text comprises:   automatically applying the automatically applied modification to the text;   receiving, from a user, an input including an instruction in regard to a review of the proposed modification in addition to the automatically applied modification to the converted text; and   applying the proposed modification to the converted text upon receiving an instruction to accept the proposed modification.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the automatically applied modification comprises either a grammatical correction or punctuation. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the proposed modification comprises either a grammatical correction or resolving an ambiguity. 
     
     
         6 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code which, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device comprising a microphone and a speaker, causes the computing device to perform:
 converting a speech input through the microphone to converted text,   determining a modification for the converted text,   applying the determined modification to the converted text to make corrected text,   outputting an audible playback of the corrected text including the applied modification from the speaker.   
     
     
         7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 6 , further storing code which causes the computing device to implement:
 wirelessly sending the corrected text including the applied modification over a network upon receiving a spoken command.   
     
     
         8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 6 , wherein the modification includes an automatically applied modification and a proposed modification, and
 the applying the modification to the converted text to make corrected text comprises:   automatically applying the automatically applied modification to the text,   receiving, from a user, an input including an instruction in regard to review of the proposed modification in addition to the automatically applied modification to the converted text, and   applying the proposed modification to the converted text upon receiving an instruction to accept the proposed modification.   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the automatically applied modification comprises either a grammatical correction or punctuation. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to  claim 8 , wherein the proposed modification comprises either a grammatical correction or an ambiguity resolution.