Portable Electronic Device Configured to Receive Voice Activated Commands to Output Digital Content

• US 20160313974A1
• Filed: 07/01/2016
• Published: 10/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Chang, William Ho, Liu, Christina Ying
• Granted Patent: US 10,162,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/12 Digital output to print unit , e.g. line printer, chain printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1206 resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1226 Discovery of devices having required properties
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1247 by conversion to printer ready format
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/126 Job scheduling, e.g. queuing, determine appropriate device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1285 Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4012 Verifying personal identification numbers [PIN]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 : Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 : Establishing or using transaction specific rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 : Business processing using cryptography
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 : Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 : indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2838 : Distribution of signals within a home automation network, e.g. involving splitting/multiplexing signals to/from different paths adaptations of television systems for transmission by electric cable for domestic distribution H04N7/106; hybrid transport H04L12/6418; home network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 : Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 : Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/285 : Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 : Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2478 : Telephone terminals specially adapted for non-voice services, e.g. email, internet access centralized arrangements where telephones services are combined H04M7/0024; for recording text messages H04M3/5322; for accessing Internet H04M3/4938
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 : locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices

Abstract

A portable electronic device configured to receive voice activated commands to output digital content is disclosed and enabled. The portable electronic device includes wireless communication circuitry for searching output devices; displaying, on the touch screen display or interfacing with user over voice, a list identifying one or more output devices found by the searching; receiving input supplied to the touch screen display or via voice for selecting a selected output device; and subsequently receiving a voice activated command to output digital content to the selected output device; configuring an output data stream using, at least in part, the digital content; and wirelessly transmitting, via the wireless communication circuitry, at least part of the configured output data stream to the selected output device. The output device may be a display device, a television, a printer, an audio device, or an external controller connectable to a television.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

a microphone;

a speaker;

wireless communication circuitry; and

memory configured to store instructions,

wherein the stored instructions configure the one or more processors to;

search for output devices using the wireless communication circuitry,

display, on the touch screen display, a list identifying one or more output devices found by the search,

receive input supplied to the touch screen display for selecting an output device from the list of the one or more output devices,

receive a voice activated command to output digital content to the selected output device,

configure an output data stream using at least part of the digital content, and

wirelessly transmit, via the wireless communication circuitry, at least part of the configured output data stream to the selected output device for output of at least part of the digital content.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1 in which the portable electronic device is embodied as a smart phone.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1 in which the portable electronic device is embodied as a digital pad.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a television, a television output controller connected to the television, or a sound output device, individually or in any combination.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the output device comprises a printer.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is compatible with at least part of a protocol within IEEE 802.11 standards.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication unit is compatible with at least part of a protocol within Bluetooth®

standards.