Method and apparatus for controlling an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving a control message that corresponds to a keypad activation;
providing, responsive to the control message, keypad data corresponding to the keypad activation; and
controlling the electronic device according to the keypad data.
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Abstract
A method (300, 400), system (245) for and corresponding communications unit 200 provide assistance for and control of the unit. The system in one embodiment, preferably comprises: a processor (223) and a memory (225); where the processor interprets a control message, available from a local application or remote agent (119), that corresponds to one or more control commands, such as keypad activations to provide keypad data and executes software instructions stored in the memory to control the communication unit according to the keypad data. The control message can represent voiced instructions that have been converted to control commands in order to provide assistance to a user of the unit or device.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising:
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receiving a control message that corresponds to a keypad activation;
providing, responsive to the control message, keypad data corresponding to the keypad activation; and
controlling the electronic device according to the keypad data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communications unit arranged and constructed for utilizing remote assistance, the communications unit comprising:
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a transmitter to send a message corresponding to voiced instructions to a remote agent;
a receiver to receive, responsive to the message, a control message from the remote agent; and
a controller, coupled to the transmitter and the receiver, to decode the control message to obtain and execute control commands that correspond to a conversion of the voiced instructions by the remote agent. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for controlling a communications unit, the system comprising:
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a controller further comprising a processor and a memory;
the processor for interpreting a control message that corresponds to one or more keypad activations to provide keypad data; and
a keypad buffer for storing the keypad data;
wherein the processor executes software instructions stored in the memory to control the communication unit according to the keypad data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system arranged, constructed, and disposed within a communications unit for utilizing remote assistance to control the communication unit, the system comprising:
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a user interface for providing a voiced signal corresponding to voiced instructions; and
a controller, coupled to the user interface and further comprising;
a modem for generating a message corresponding to the voiced signal, the message intended for a remote agent and for demodulating a control message provided, responsive to the message, by the remote agent; and
a processor, coupled to the modem, to decode the control message to obtain and execute control commands that correspond to a conversion of the voiced instructions by the remote agent. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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