REMOTE CONTROL SERVER PROTOCOL SYSTEM

• US 20090076824A1
• Filed: 03/27/2008
• Published: 03/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: QNX Software Systems Company (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Taylor, Norrie
• Granted Patent: US 8,694,310 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.100
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/0208 Noise filtering

Abstract

A remote control server protocol system transports data to a client system. The client system communicates with the server application using a platform-independent communications protocol. The client system sends commands and audio data to the server application. The server application may respond by transmitting audio and other messages to the client system. The messages may be transmitted over a single communications channel.

Claims

1. A remote control server protocol system for transporting data, comprising:

a client system having a processor and memory;

a server application in communication with the client system, the server application having a plurality of modules, where the client system communicates with the server application remotely using a platform-independent communications protocol configured control operation of the server application;

the client system configured to send command messages and/or audio stream data messages to the server application, and the server application is configured to send response messages and/or audio stream data messages to the client system in response to the command messages sent from the client system; and

where the messages are sent over a single communications channel using the platform-independent communications protocol.

2. The system of claim 1, where the server application is a speech enhancement system.

3. The system of claim 2, where each module of the speech enhancement system performs a speech enhancement process.

4. The system of claim 2, where at least one module is a noise reduction module.

5. The system of claim 3, where the speech enhancement processes are selected from the group consisting of an echo-cancellation process, an automatic gain control process, a noise reduction process, a parametric equalization process, a high-frequency encoding process, a wind buffet removal process, a dynamic limiting process, a complex mixing process, a noise compensation process, and a bandwidth extension process.

6. The system of claim 1, where the communications protocol is in an XML or an XML-derived language format.

7. The system of claim 3, where at least one speech enhancement processes is created and corresponding memory space is allocated remotely under control of the client system using the platform-independent communications protocol.

8. The system of claim 3, where at least one speech enhancement processes is destroyed and corresponding memory space is de-allocated remotely under control of the client system using the platform-independent communications protocol.

9. A method for transporting data, comprising:

providing a client system;

providing a server application in communication with the client system, the server application having a plurality of modules;

sending command messages and/or audio stream data messages from the client system to the server application to remotely control operation of the server application;

sending response messages and/or audio stream data messages from the server application to the client system in response to the command messages sent from the client system; and

where the messages are sent over a single communications channel using the platform-independent communications protocol.

10. The method of claim 9, where the server application is a speech enhancement system.

11. The method of claim 10, where each module of the speech enhancement system performs a speech enhancement process.

12. The method of claim 10, where at least one module performs a noise reduction process.

13. The method of claim 11, where the speech enhancement processes are selected from the group consisting of an echo-cancellation process, an automatic gain control process, a noise reduction process, a parametric equalization process, a high-frequency encoding process, a wind buffet removal process, a dynamic limiting process, a complex mixing process, a noise compensation process, and a bandwidth extension process.

14. The method of claim 9, where the communications protocol is in an XML or an XML-derived language format.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising creating at least one speech enhancement process by allocating corresponding memory under control of the client system remotely using the platform-independent communications protocol.

16. A computer-readable storage medium having processor executable instructions to transport data by performing the acts of:

providing a client system operable by a user;

providing a server application in communication with the client system, the server application having a plurality of modules;

sending command messages and/or audio stream data messages from the client system to the server application to remotely control operation of the server application;

sending response messages and/or audio stream data messages from the server application to the client system in response to the command messages sent from the client system; and

where the messages are sent over a single communications channel using the platform-independent communications protocol.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising processor executable instructions to cause a processor to perform the act of providing a speech enhancement system in the server application.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising processor executable instructions to cause a processor to perform the act of performing a noise reduction process.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising processor executable instructions to cause a processor to perform the act of selecting a speech enhancement process from the group consisting of an echo-cancellation process, an automatic gain control process, a noise reduction process, a parametric equalization process, a high-frequency encoding process, a wind buffet removal process, a dynamic limiting process, a complex mixing process, a noise compensation process, and a bandwidth extension process.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising processor executable instructions to cause a processor to perform the act of providing communications protocol in an XML or an XML-derived language format.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising processor executable instructions to cause a processor to perform the act of creating at least one speech enhancement process by allocating corresponding memory under control of the client system remotely using the platform-independent communications protocol.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, further comprising processor executable instructions to cause a processor to perform the act of destroying at least one speech enhancement process by de-allocating corresponding memory space under control of the client system remotely using the platform-independent communications protocol.

23. A remote control server protocol that transports data comprising:

a memory that retains control and configuration data; and

a processor in communication with the memory that is configured to transport control, configuration, and monitoring data.

24. A method for transporting data, comprising:

providing a server application having a plurality of modules;

the server application receiving command messages and/or audio stream data messages, the command messages configured to control operation of the server application;

sending response messages and/or audio stream data messages from the server application in response to the command messages received; and

where the messages are sent over a single communications channel using the platform-independent communications protocol.

25. A method for transporting data, comprising:

providing a client system;

sending command messages and/or audio stream data messages from the client system to remotely control operation of an external application;

the client system receiving response messages and/or audio stream data messages in response to the command messages sent from the client system; and

where the messages are sent over a single communications channel using the platform-independent communications protocol.