US 11,817,078 B2
Systems and methods for dynamically improving user intelligibility of synthesized speech in a work environment
James Hendrickson, Ben Avon, PA (US); Debra Drylie Stiffey, North Huntingdon, PA (US); Duane Littleton, New Keningston, PA (US); John Pecorari, Harrison City, PA (US); and Arkadiusz Slusarczyk, Glogoczow (PL)
Assigned to VOCOLLECT, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed by Vocollect, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/328,189.
Application 18/328,189 is a continuation of application No. 16/869,228, filed on May 7, 2020.
Application 16/869,228 is a continuation of application No. 15/635,326, filed on Jun. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,685,643, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 15/635,326 is a continuation of application No. 14/561,648, filed on Dec. 5, 2014, granted, now 9,697,818, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 14/561,648 is a continuation of application No. 13/474,921, filed on May 18, 2012, granted, now 8,914,290, issued on Dec. 16, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/488,587, filed on May 20, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0317053 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 13/00 (2006.01); G10L 13/02 (2013.01); G10L 13/033 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 13/02 (2013.01) [G10L 13/033 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication system comprising:
a speech recognition system configured to gather speech inputs from a user and convert the speech inputs into text;
a text-to-speech engine configured to provide an audible output to the user; and
processing circuitry configured to:
access an inventory management system that is configured to provide one or more tasks, wherein the one or more tasks are audibly output via the text-to-speech engine to the user;
monitor an environmental condition;
modify an operational parameter of at least one of the text-to-speech engine and the speech recognition system based on the monitored environmental condition, wherein the environmental condition is an experience level of the user with at least one of the text-to-speech engine, the speech recognition system, and an area of a task application; and
cause a task of the one or more tasks to be audibly output.
 
17. A communication system comprising:
a speech recognition system configured to gather speech inputs from a user and convert the speech inputs to text;
a text-to-speech engine configured to provide an audible output to the user; and
processing circuitry configured to:
access an inventory management system that is configured to provide one or more tasks, wherein the one or more tasks are audibly output via the text-to-speech engine to the user, wherein the one or more tasks comprise at least one of a type of item, a number of items, and a location of items in a warehouse;
monitor an environmental condition, wherein the environmental condition comprises an ambient noise level and an experience level of the user with at least one of the text-to-speech engine, the speech recognition system, and an area of a task application;
modify an operational parameter of at least one of the text-to-speech engine and the speech recognition system based on the monitored environmental condition; and
cause a task of the one or more tasks to be audibly output.