System and method for remotely controlling a device or system with voice commands

• US 20070049363A1
• Filed: 08/23/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Howard Green, Lloyd Green
• Original Assignee: Howard Green, Lloyd Green
• Inventors: Green, Howard, Green, Lloyd
• Application Number:
  US11/509,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20070049363A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.200
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23386 Voice, vocal command or message
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A remote command system is provided for controlling a device, for example a device or machine used in a manufacturing process. The system may include one headset with a microphone or a plurality of wireless headsets each having a microphone and configured to receive voice sounds from a user and a transmission unit configured to transmit voice signals in response to the voice sounds. A controller interface unit may be configured to receive the voice signals from the wireless headsets and to transmit control signals, where the controller interface is further configured to be trained to receive and interpret voice signals having personal characteristics of a user. A processor module is configured to receive the control signals from the controller interface unit to operate the device or machine.

Claims

6-1. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of wireless headsets configured to transmit voice commands from a user, wherein the wireless headsets are configured to be one of monaural and binaural design.