Command and Control of Devices and Applications by Voice Using a Communication Base System

• US 20170047067A1
• Filed: 10/28/2016
• Published: 02/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TiVo Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Geldbach, Erik, Rooks, Kelsyn D., Smith, Shane M., Wilmoth, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,881,606 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/088 Word spotting
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1295 Details of dual tone multiple frequency signalling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A first communication path for receiving a communication is established. The communication includes speech, which is processed. A speech pattern is identified as including a voice-command. A portion of the speech pattern is determined as including the voice-command. That portion of the speech pattern is separated from the speech pattern and compared with a second speech pattern. If the two speech patterns match or resemble each other, the portion of the speech pattern is accepted as the voice-command. An operation corresponding to the voice-command is determined and performed. The operation may perform an operation on a remote device, forward the voice-command to a remote device, or notify a user. The operation may create a second communication path that may allow a headset to join in a communication between another headset and a communication device, several headsets to communicate with each other, or a headset to communicate with several communication devices.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a local device using voice-commands, the method comprising:

establishing a wireless communication path directly between a user communication device and a base station;

establishing a second wireless communication path between the base station and the local device;

receiving a communication from the user communication device with the base station;

identifying, with a command processing module of the base station, during the communication from the user communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command;

determining, by the base station, a local device operation corresponding to the voice-command;

communicating a command corresponding to the local device operation from the base station to the device; and

executing the local device operation at the local device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by a user.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the local device operation corresponding to the voice command of the user differs from a second local device operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the local device includes a processor and the local device operation comprises executing a program step with the local device processor.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the local device is a communication device and the operation comprises sending a notification to the communication device.

8. A base station storing computer executable instructions for wirelessly controlling a device using voice-commands that, when executed, cause the base station to:

establish a wireless communication path directly between a user communication device and the base station;

establish a second wireless communication path between the base station and a local device;

receive a communication from the user communication device;

identify, with a command processing module, during the communication from the communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command;

determine a local device operation corresponding to the voice-command; and

communicate a command corresponding to the local device operation to the local device.

9. The base station of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause the base station to identify the speech pattern as including a voice command by detecting a preliminary pre-determined address word.

10. The base station of claim 9, wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by a user.

11. The base station of claim 9, wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

12. The base station of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause the base station to determine a local device operation corresponding to the voice command for a first user that is different from a second local device operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

13. A device control system comprising;

a local device;

a user communication device; and

a base station storing computer executable instructions for wirelessly controlling the local device using voice-commands that, when executed, cause the base station to;

establish a wireless communication path directly between the user communications device and the base station;

establish a second wireless communication path between the base station and the local device;

receive a communication from the user communication device;

identify, with a command processing module, during the communication from the user communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command;

determine a local device operation corresponding to the voice-command; and

communicate a command corresponding to the local device operation to the local device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by the detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by the user.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

17. The system of claim 13 wherein the local device operation corresponding to the voice command of the user differs from a second local device operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the local device includes a processor and the local device operation comprises executing a program step with the local device processor.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the local device is a communication device and the operation comprises sending a notification to the communications device.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the user communication device is a cellular telephone.