Device, system and method for enabling speech recognition on a portable data device

Abstract

Devices, systems and methods for converting analog data to digital data or digital data to analog data for enabling speech recognition processing on a portable data device are provided. The system includes at least one portable data device including an input module configured to receive analog audio signals; a processing module configured to convert the analog audio signals to digital audio data; a communication module configured to transmit the digital audio data to a remote processor and to receive digital text data from the remote processor; and a display module for displaying the received digital text data; the remote processor configured for receiving digital audio data, converting the digital audio data to digital text data and transmitting the converted digital text data to the at least one portable data device; and a communications network for coupling the remote processor to the at least one portable data device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable, wireless device for converting audio speech data to text data, the portable, wireless device comprising:
 an input module configured to receive analog audio speech signals;   a processing module configured to record an audio file of the analog audio speech signals on the portable, wireless device and to convert the analog audio speech signals to digital audio data;   a communication module configured to transmit the audio file having the digital audio data to a remote processor via a wireless connection using a wireless data protocol, the remote processor configured to convert the digital audio data to digital text data;   the communication module configured to receive the digital text data via the wireless connection using the wireless data protocol; and   a display module for displaying the received digital text data.   
     
     
         2 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , wherein the processing module includes a voice recognition algorithm for recognizing at least one audible command to initiate the recording of the audio file. 
     
     
         3 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , wherein the communication module is configured to e-mail the received digital text data to a personal data terminal. 
     
     
         4 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , wherein the communication module is configured to instant message the digital text data to a personal data terminal. 
     
     
         5 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , wherein the processing module further comprises an editing module for editing the digital text data. 
     
     
         6 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , wherein the communication module is configured to connect to a wireless communications network and to receive voice mail messages, the voice mail messages being input to the input module. 
     
     
         7 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , further comprising an audible output device configured to audibly produce the received digital text data. 
     
     
         8 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , wherein the processing module is configured to compress the digital audio data before the communication module transmits the audio file having the digital audio data to the remote processor. 
     
     
         9 . The portable, wireless device as in  claim 1 , wherein the communication module is further configured to transmit analog audio speech signals to at least one second portable, wireless device via a cellular communication protocol. 
     
     
         10 . A system for converting audio data to text data on a portable, wireless data device comprising:
 at least one portable, wireless data device comprising:
 an input module configured to receive analog audio speech signals; 
 a processing module configured record an audio file of the analog audio signals on the portable, wireless data device and to convert the analog audio speech signals to digital audio data; 
 a communication module configured to transmit the audio file having the digital audio data to a remote processor via a wireless connection using a wireless data protocol and to receive digital text data from the remote processor via the wireless connection using the wireless data protocol; and 
 a display module for displaying the received digital text data; 
   the remote processor configured for receiving the digital audio data via the wireless connection using the wireless data protocol, converting the digital audio data to digital text data and transmitting the converted digital text data to the at least one portable, wireless data device via the wireless connection using the wireless data protocol;   a wireless communications network for coupling the remote processor to the at least one portable, wireless data device via the wireless data protocol.   
     
     
         11 . The system as in  claim 10 , wherein the remote processor further includes at least one speech recognition algorithm. 
     
     
         12 . The system as in  claim 11 , wherein the processing module of the at least one portable, wireless data device includes a voice recognition algorithm for recognizing at least one audible command to initiate the recording of the audio file. 
     
     
         13 . The system as in  claim 12 , wherein the communication module of the at least one portable, wireless data device is further configured to transmit analog audio speech signals to at least one second portable, wireless data device via a cellular communication protocol. 
     
     
         14 . The system as in  claim 10 , wherein the processing module of the at least one portable, wireless data device is configured to compress the digital audio data before the communication module transmits the audio file having the digital audio data to the remote processor. 
     
     
         15 . A method for converting audio speech data to text data using a portable, wireless data device, the method comprising the steps:
 recording an audio file of analog audio speech data on the portable, wireless data device;   converting the analog audio speech data to digital audio data;   compressing the digital audio data;   transmitting, via a wireless connection using a wireless data protocol, the audio file having the digital audio data to a remote processor;   converting the digital audio data to text data at the remote processor; and   receiving, via the wireless connection using the wireless data protocol, the text data at the portable, wireless data device.   
     
     
         16 . The method as in  claim 15 , further comprising the step of transmitting the text data from the portable, wireless data device to a personal data terminal. 
     
     
         17 . The method as in  claim 15 , wherein the converting the digital audio data step is performed by a speech recognition algorithm. 
     
     
         18 . The method of as in  claim 16 , further comprising the steps:
 receiving at least second text data from at least one personal data terminal;   transmitting the received at least second text data to the remote processor;   converting the received at least second text data to at least second audio data at the remote processor; and   receiving the at least second audio data on the portable, wireless data device.   
     
     
         19 . The method as in  claim 18 , further comprising the step of audibly producing the at least second audio data. 
     
     
         20 . The method as in  claim 19 , further comprising the steps of:
 replying to the at least second audio data by inputting at least third audio data into the portable, wireless data device;   transmitting the at least third audio data to the remote processor;   converting the at least third audio data to at least third text data at the remote processor;   receiving the at least third text data at the portable, wireless data device; and   transmitting the at least third text data to the at least one personal data terminal.