System and method of enhancing control of a portable music device
First Claim
1. A portable device for use with an audio or video content provider to establish hands-free control of available functions of a content provider, said device comprising:
- a) a microphone interface, said microphone interface capable of receiving an electric signal;
b) a processor, said processor capable of receiving and converting said electrical signal transmitted from said microphone interface into a digital signal, said processor being capable of comparing said digital signals to a template of signals representing known commands, said processor capable of outputting a known command;
c) non-volatile memory, said non-volatile memory capable of storing parameters received from said processor, said non-volatile memory also capable of supplying said parameters to said processor to be utilized as a custom start-up setting during successive use of said device;
d) a control interface, said control interface capable of receiving audio or video signals from the content provider, said interface capable of transmitting recognized commands from said processor to the content provider; and
e) an output interface, said output interface capable of receiving said audio signal or said video signal or said combined signal from said control interface, and said output interface capable of providing output.
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Abstract
A portable device is disclosed for use with an audio or video content provider to establish hands-free control of the available functions of the content provider. The device may include a microphone interface to receive an electric signal from an integral or an externally plugged in microphone which, through use of a processor, may permit digitization of the signals, and comparison to a template of digital signals representing known voice commands that may be transmitted to the content provider. Non-volatile memory utilized in conjunction with the processor enables extended customization capabilities which are retained for later use, even after the device has been powered off. Operation of the device may alternatively occur according to default factory settings, or user programmed custom settings. Customizable features may include user trained voice commands, volume settings, sound effects, voice recognition thresholds, tone settings, and album lists.
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36 Claims
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1. A portable device for use with an audio or video content provider to establish hands-free control of available functions of a content provider, said device comprising:
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a) a microphone interface, said microphone interface capable of receiving an electric signal; b) a processor, said processor capable of receiving and converting said electrical signal transmitted from said microphone interface into a digital signal, said processor being capable of comparing said digital signals to a template of signals representing known commands, said processor capable of outputting a known command; c) non-volatile memory, said non-volatile memory capable of storing parameters received from said processor, said non-volatile memory also capable of supplying said parameters to said processor to be utilized as a custom start-up setting during successive use of said device; d) a control interface, said control interface capable of receiving audio or video signals from the content provider, said interface capable of transmitting recognized commands from said processor to the content provider; and e) an output interface, said output interface capable of receiving said audio signal or said video signal or said combined signal from said control interface, and said output interface capable of providing output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A portable device for use with an audio or video content provider to establish hands-free control of available functions of a content provider, said device comprising:
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a) a microphone interface, said microphone interface capable of receiving an electric signal, said electric signal comprising the sound of a spoken command or a video signal converted into said electric signal; b) a processor, said processor capable of receiving and converting said electrical signal transmitted from said microphone interface into a digital signal, said processor being capable of comparing said digital signals to a template of signals representing known voice commands, said processor capable of outputting a known command; c) an control interface, said control interface capable of receiving audio or video signals from the content provider, said interface capable of transmitting recognized commands from said processor to the content provider; and d) an output interface, said output interface capable of receiving said audio signal or said video signal or said combined signal from said control interface, and said output interface capable of providing output.
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