REMOTE CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for remotely triggering verbally invokable actions on a smartphone without producing audible sounds, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing a first digitized voice file and a second digitized voice file;
a wireless communication module for establishing wireless communication with the smartphone using a wireless communication protocol;
first and second user accessible buttons, wherein the first user accessible button is associated with the first digitized voice file and the second user accessible button is associated with the second digitized voice file; and
a computer processor configured to execute non-transitory instructions to;
detect a user actuation of one of the first and the second user accessible buttons;
retrieve a one of the first and second digitized voice files from the memory that is associated with the actuated button in response to the detection of the actuated button; and
transmit the retrieved one of the first and the second digitized voice files to the smartphone using the wireless communication module according to the wireless communication protocol to remotely trigger one of the verbally invokable actions on the smartphone that is associated with the transmitted digitized voice file.
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Abstract
A remote control for an electronic device includes a memory for storing a first digitized voice file and a second digitized voice file and a wireless communication module for establishing wireless communication with the electronic device. The remote control also includes first and second user accessible buttons associated with the first and second user accessible buttons, respectively. The remote control also includes a computer processor configured to execute non-transitory instructions to detect a user actuation of one of the first and the second user accessible buttons, retrieve a one of the first and second digitized voice files that is associated with the actuated user accessible button, and transmit the retrieved digitized voice file for delivery to the smartphone in order to remotely trigger a verbally invokable action on the smartphone without verbally speaking a command.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for remotely triggering verbally invokable actions on a smartphone without producing audible sounds, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory for storing a first digitized voice file and a second digitized voice file; a wireless communication module for establishing wireless communication with the smartphone using a wireless communication protocol; first and second user accessible buttons, wherein the first user accessible button is associated with the first digitized voice file and the second user accessible button is associated with the second digitized voice file; and a computer processor configured to execute non-transitory instructions to; detect a user actuation of one of the first and the second user accessible buttons; retrieve a one of the first and second digitized voice files from the memory that is associated with the actuated button in response to the detection of the actuated button; and transmit the retrieved one of the first and the second digitized voice files to the smartphone using the wireless communication module according to the wireless communication protocol to remotely trigger one of the verbally invokable actions on the smartphone that is associated with the transmitted digitized voice file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for remotely and electronically launching a process from among a plurality of processes available on an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
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wireless communication circuitry for establishing a wireless communication link with the electronic device using a wireless communication protocol; a user interface for receiving an input from a user of the apparatus, wherein the input indicates a user selection of a process from among the plurality of available processes; and control circuitry configured to; retrieve a digitized voice file associated with the user selected process from among a plurality of digitized voice files based on the user selected process; and transmit an electronic message that includes the retrieved digitized voice file for delivery to the electronic device over the wireless communication link, the electronic message comprising a request to launch the user selected process on the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of remotely initiating a voice invokable action on a portable electronic device without producing audible sounds, the method comprising:
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detecting a user input at a remote control device; retrieving a digitized voice file from a memory of the remote control device, wherein the digitized voice file is selected from among a plurality of digitized voice files in the memory based on the user input; and wirelessly transmitting the retrieved digitized voice file from the remote control device to the portable electronic device according to a wireless communication protocol in order to remotely select and initiate the voice invokable action from a plurality of actions executable on the portable electronic device, the voice invokable action associated with the user input and the retrieved digitized voice file, the transmitting of the retrieved digitized voice file to the portable electronic device mimicking a spoken command transmitted to the electronic device from a wireless microphone that is separate from the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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