Voice operated remote control

• US 10,523,740 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2016
• Issued: 12/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rateze Remote Mgmt. L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Rateze Remote Mgmt. L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Igoe, Patrick T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, William J
• Application Number:
  US15/214,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20170104953A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,260 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440209 for formatting on an optical medium, e.g. DVD
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 : Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A remote control device may transmit electrical signals to a wireless hub to cause control of a display device in a first zone having first devices registered to the wireless hub. The remote control may receive, from the wireless hub based on a user initiated source change, a control signal to assign buttons for control of the display device. The remote control may transmit to the wireless hub a first signal responsive to a voice command detected by the sound detection device to cause control of content and a second signal responsive to a gesture command detected by a motion sensing device to cause a source change on the display device and to cause control of another display device in a second zone having second device.

Claims

1. A remote control device comprising:

a processor electrically coupled to a transmitter, the processor configured to wirelessly transmit, via the transmitter, electrical signals to a wireless hub to cause control of a display device in a first zone having first devices registered to the wireless hub, wherein the remote control device communicates with the wireless hub using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and in a low power mode communicates using a poll via bluetooth;

the processor configured to receive, from the wireless hub based on a user initiated source change, a control signal to assign one of a plurality of buttons for control of the display device;

a sound detection device electrically coupled to the processor;

the transmitter is configured to transmit to the wireless hub a first signal responsive to a voice command detected by the sound detection device to cause control of content and a second signal responsive to a gesture command detected by a motion sensing device to cause a source change on the display device and to cause control of another display device in a second zone having second devices; and

wherein the motion sensing device detects one of a predetermined set of physical motions of the remote control device.

2. The remote control device of claim 1, wherein the wireless hub is in standby prior to transmission of the first signal.

3. The remote control device of claim 1 further comprising:

the processor further configured to send a command to substantially simultaneously display a first video output on the display device and to display a second video output on the another display device.

4. The remote control device of claim 3, wherein the first video output and the second video output are different.

5. The remote control device of claim 3, wherein the second video output includes complimentary content to the first video output.

6. The remote control device of claim 3, wherein the second video output includes an alternate view of the first video output.

7. A method performed by a remote control device, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a processor wirelessly via a transmitter, electrical signals to a wireless hub to cause control of a display device in a first zone having first devices registered to the wireless hub, wherein the remote control device communicates with the wireless hub using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and in a low power mode communicates using a poll via bluetooth;

receiving, from the wireless hub based on a user initiated source change, a control signal to assign one of a plurality of buttons for control of the display device;

transmitting, by the transmitter to the wireless hub, a first signal responsive to a voice command detected by a sound detection device electrically coupled to the processor to cause control of content and a second signal responsive to a gesture command detected by a motion sensing device to cause a source change on the display device and to cause control of another display device in a second zone having second devices; and

wherein the motion sensing device detects one of a predetermined set of physical motions of the remote control device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the wireless hub is in standby prior to transmission of the first signal.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising:

sending, by the processor, a command to substantially simultaneously display a first video output on the display device and to display a second video output on the another display device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first video output and the second video output are different.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the second video output includes complimentary content to the first video output.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the second video output includes an alternate view of the first video output.

13. A remote control device comprising:

a processor configured to wirelessly control content on a display device in a first zone having first devices registered to a wireless hub, wherein the processor is electrically coupled to a transmitter and a sound detection device, wherein the remote control device communicates with the wireless hub using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and in a low power mode communicates using a poll via bluetooth;

the transmitter configured to receive, from the wireless hub based on a user initiated source change, a control signal to assign one of a plurality of buttons for control of the display device;

the sound detection device configured to detect a voice command;

the transmitter configured to transmit, to the wireless hub, a first signal having the voice command to change programming of the content;

a motion sensing device configured to detect one of a predetermined set of physical motions of the remote control device; and

the transmitter further configured to transmit, to the wireless hub based on the detected one of a predetermined set of physical motions of the remote control device, a second signal having a command to change a source and to cause control of another display device in a second zone having second devices.

14. The remote control device of claim 13 further comprising:

the processor configured to send a command to substantially simultaneously display a first video output on the display device and to display a second video output on the another display device.

15. The remote control device of claim 14, wherein the first video output and the second video output are different.

16. The remote control device of claim 14, wherein the second video output includes complimentary content to the first video output.

17. The remote control device of claim 14, wherein the second video output includes an alternate view of the first video output.