Voice driven wireless pointer
First Claim
1. A voice driven wireless device, comprising:
- a first component including;
a pointing device receiving a position input;
a position transmitter adapted to be connected to said pointing device, said position transmitter receiving said positioning input from said pointing device and generating a first signal by modulating said received positioning input on a carrier frequency;
a microphone, said microphone receiving voice input;
a modulator adapted to be connected to said microphone, said modulator receiving said voice input from said microphone and generating a second signal by modulating said received voice input on said carrier frequency, wherein frequency hopping is used to determine said carrier frequency;
a voice transmitter adapted to be connected to said modulator, said voice transmitter receiving said second signal from said modulator; and
a first antenna adapted to be connected to said position transmitter and said voice transmitter, said antenna receiving said first signal from said position transmitter and receiving said second signal from said voice transmitter, said antenna transmitting said first signal and said second signal over said wireless medium.
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Abstract
A voice driven wireless device for moving an image displayed on a screen and executing commands from the image'"'"'s position is presented. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a pointing device (such as a trackball or a joystick) and a microphone. The receiver is adapted to be integrated with a screen or monitor. Position and voice signals are transmitted over a wireless medium from the transmitter to the receiver. The receiver sends received position and voice signals to the screen or monitor. A user, positioned away from the screen or monitor, uses the transmitter pointing device to position an image on the screen. Upon positioning the image on the screen, the user speaks a desired command into the transmitter microphone. The command is then executed at the image'"'"'s position.
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25 Claims
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1. A voice driven wireless device, comprising:
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a first component including;
a pointing device receiving a position input;
a position transmitter adapted to be connected to said pointing device, said position transmitter receiving said positioning input from said pointing device and generating a first signal by modulating said received positioning input on a carrier frequency;
a microphone, said microphone receiving voice input;
a modulator adapted to be connected to said microphone, said modulator receiving said voice input from said microphone and generating a second signal by modulating said received voice input on said carrier frequency, wherein frequency hopping is used to determine said carrier frequency;
a voice transmitter adapted to be connected to said modulator, said voice transmitter receiving said second signal from said modulator; and
a first antenna adapted to be connected to said position transmitter and said voice transmitter, said antenna receiving said first signal from said position transmitter and receiving said second signal from said voice transmitter, said antenna transmitting said first signal and said second signal over said wireless medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A voice driven wireless device, comprising:
a pointer transmitter including;
a pointing device, said pointing device receiving a position input;
a position analog-to-digital (A/D) converter adapted to be connected to said pointing device, said position A/D converter generating a first digital signal using said position input;
a microphone, said microphone receiving a voice input;
a voice A/D converter adapted to be connected to said microphone, said voice A/D converter generating a second digital signal using said voice input;
a first antenna; and
a first transceiver adapted to be connected to said voice A/D converter, said position A/D converter, and said antenna, said transceiver receiving said first digital signal from said position A/D converter and said second digital signal from said voice A/D converter, generating a first signal using said first digital signal, generating a second signal using said second digital signal, and transmitting said first signal and said second signal over said wireless medium using said antenna. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for moving at least one object on a screen and executing commands at said at least one object'"'"'s position, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a position input signal and a voice signal;
transmitting said position input signal and said voice signal over a wireless medium;
receiving said position input signal and said voice signal;
generating a position output signal using said position input signal;
generating a command output signal using said voice signal;
transmitting said position output signal to a host device, said position output signal instructing said host device to move said at least one object on said screen of said host; and
transmitting said command output signal to said host device, said command output signal instructing said host to execute at least one command at a position of said at least one object, said transmitting at least one of said position input signal and said voice input signal over a wireless medium includes modulating at least one of said position input signal and said voice signal on a carrier frequency using frequency hopping to determine said carrier frequency. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article comprising:
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a storage medium having stored thereon instructions whose contents cause a system to move an image displayed on a screen and use voice inputs to execute commands at the image'"'"'s position by;
receiving a position input signal and a voice signal;
transmitting said position input signal and said voice signal over a wireless medium;
receiving said position input signal and said voice signal;
generating a position output signal using said position input signal;
generating a command output signal using said voice signal;
transmitting said position output signal to a host device, said position output signal instructing said host device to move said at least one object on said screen of said host; and
transmitting said command output signal to said host device, said command output signal instructing said host to execute at least one command at a position of said at least one object, said transmitting at least one of said position input signal and said voice input signal over a wireless medium includes modulating at least one of said position input signal and said voice signal on a carrier frequency using frequency hopping to determine said carrier frequency.
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