Speech Recognition in a Lighting Apparatus
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1. A method for controlling a lighting apparatus, the method comprising:
- receiving acoustic energy at a lighting apparatus to create acoustic data;
performing speech recognition on the acoustic data to determine one or more words; and
sending a message from the lighting apparatus across a network, wherein the message is based on the acoustic data.
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Abstract
Acoustic energy is received at a lighting apparatus to create acoustic data, and speech recognition is performed on the acoustic data to determine one or more words. A message based on the acoustic data is sent across a network from the lighting apparatus.
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1. A method for controlling a lighting apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving acoustic energy at a lighting apparatus to create acoustic data; performing speech recognition on the acoustic data to determine one or more words; and sending a message from the lighting apparatus across a network, wherein the message is based on the acoustic data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a processor, result in:
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receiving acoustic energy from a microphone in a lighting apparatus to create acoustic data; performing speech recognition on the acoustic data to determine one or more words; and sending a message through a network adapter in the lighting apparatus, wherein the message is based on the acoustic data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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a controller comprising a network adapter; circuitry coupled to the controller to control an on/off state of a visible light source under command of the controller; and an acoustic energy detector coupled to the controller; wherein the controller is configured to; receive acoustic data from the acoustic energy detector; perform speech recognition on the acoustic data to determine one or more words; and send a message through a network adapter, wherein the message is based on the acoustic data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A home automation system comprising:
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a lighting apparatus comprising a visible light source, an acoustic energy detector, and circuitry to send acoustic data from the acoustic energy detector over a network; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer executable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to receive the acoustic data from the lighting apparatus over the network; computer readable program code configured to perform speech recognition on the acoustic data to determine one or more words; and computer readable program code configured to send a control message over the network to a networked device, wherein the control message is based on the acoustic data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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