Mobile wireless display providing speech to speech translation and avatar simulating human attributes
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
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a portable, miniature display configured to display multimedia content;
a wireless interface configured to establish a wireless connection between the device and at least one host computing device, the wireless interface configured to transmit a request to the at least one host computing device for multimedia content made available at a host display interface, and receive multimedia content from the at least one host computing device in response to the request for multimedia content;
a speaker;
a microphone configured to receive an audio signal including speech;
a converter configured to convert the audio signal to a first digital representation of the audio signal; and
a controller configured to compare the digital representation of the audio signal to a lookup table stored in the memory, convert the first digital representation of the audio signal to a control output based on the comparison, and output the control output to components of the apparatus to enable interaction with at least one of the apparatus, the at least one host computing device, and external devices.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a monocular display with a wireless communications interface, user input device, transmitter, and controller, and may provide a video link to and control and management of a host device and other devices, such as a cell phone, computer, laptop, or media player. The apparatus may receive speech and digitize it. The apparatus may compare the digitized speech in a first language to a table of digitized speech in a second language to provide translation or, alternatively, may compare the digitized speech to a table of control commands. The control commands allow user interaction with the apparatus or other remote devices in a visual and audio manner. The control signals control a “recognized persona” or avatar stored in a memory to provide simulated human attributes to the apparatus, network or third party communication device. The avatar may be changed or upgraded according to user choice.
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40 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a portable, miniature display configured to display multimedia content; a wireless interface configured to establish a wireless connection between the device and at least one host computing device, the wireless interface configured to transmit a request to the at least one host computing device for multimedia content made available at a host display interface, and receive multimedia content from the at least one host computing device in response to the request for multimedia content; a speaker; a microphone configured to receive an audio signal including speech; a converter configured to convert the audio signal to a first digital representation of the audio signal; and a controller configured to compare the digital representation of the audio signal to a lookup table stored in the memory, convert the first digital representation of the audio signal to a control output based on the comparison, and output the control output to components of the apparatus to enable interaction with at least one of the apparatus, the at least one host computing device, and external devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of interacting with at least one of an apparatus, at least one host computing device, or external devices, the method comprising:
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establishing a wireless connection between a wireless interface at the device and at least one host computing device; transmitting a request to the at least one host computing device for multimedia content made available at a host display interface; receiving multimedia content from the at least one host computing device in response to the request for multimedia content; receiving an audio signal including speech; converting the audio signal to a first digital representation of the audio signal; comparing the digital representation of the audio signal to a lookup table stored in a memory; converting the first digital representation of the audio signal to a control output based on the comparison; and outputting the control output to components of the apparatus to enable interaction with at least one of the apparatus, the at least one host computing device, and external devices. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for providing multimedia content to a user, the system comprising:
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at least one host computing device, including a host display interface and a first wireless interface configured to establish a wireless connection between the at least one host computing device and an external device, the at least one host computing device configured to provide to the external device multimedia content made available at the host display interface of the at least one host computing device, and the first wireless interface further configured to receive a request for multimedia content from the external device and transmit multimedia content to the external device in response to the request for multimedia content; and an apparatus including a portable, miniature display configured to display multimedia content, a second wireless interface configured to establish a wireless connection between the apparatus and at the least one host computing device, the second wireless interface further configured to transmit the request to the at least one host computing device for multimedia content made available at the host display interface of the at least one host computing device, and receive multimedia content from the at least one host computing device in response to the request for multimedia content, a speaker, a microphone configured to receive an audio signal including speech, a converter configured to convert the audio signal to a first digital representation of the audio signal, and a controller configured to compare the digital representation of the audio signal to a lookup table stored in the memory, convert the first digital representation of the audio signal to a control output based on the comparison, and output the control output to components of the apparatus to enable interaction with at least one of the apparatus, the at least one host computing device, and external devices.
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40. A computer readable medium containing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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establish a wireless connection with at least one host computing device; transmit a request to the at least one host computing device for multimedia content made available at a host display interface; convert a received audio signal including speech to a first digital representation of the audio signal; compare the digital representation of the audio signal to a lookup table stored in a memory; convert the first digital representation of the audio signal to a control output based on the comparison; and output the control output to the memory to enable interaction with at least one of the computer, at least one host computing device, and external devices.
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