Pillow remote controller using audible commands

• US 20170069318A1
• Filed: 12/10/2015
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Raymond Henry Hardman
• Original Assignee: Raymond Henry Hardman
• Inventors: Hardman, Raymond Henry
• Application Number:
  US14/757,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20170069318A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2009/006 comprising sound equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/143 producing means
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/146 recording or detecting means
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/20 Vibration
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 2200/226 sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 9/1045 shaped as, combined with, or convertible into other articles, e.g. dolls, sound equipments, bags or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A pillow, with its internally contained electronics (an audio receiver, decoder, function controller, power controller, transmitter selector, interface, and transmitter circuitries) that provides a user with the ability to conveniently speak, or sound out in any manner, audible commands into it (the pillow) to remotely control the operating functions of various different types of devices while he or she is comfortably resting on it (the pillow)

Claims

1. Pillow Remote Controller Apparatus Comprising:

A Pillow, along with its internally contained parts and equipment, having means of providing the ability of someone to rest on said pillow and also at the same time, if desired, remotely control the operating functions of any number of different devices and equipment by speaking (or sound-out) special audible commands into said pillow. Some of these said devices and equipment include;

1. Adjustable beds

2. Adjustable lift+other chairs

3. Air conditioning units

4. Televisions/radios

5. Window blinds and curtains

6. Other entertainment equipment

7. Telephone equipment

Also, internally contained within said pillow and most likely in an enclosure within, may be an audio generating device, such as a radio, player;

which would be controlled by audible means from a user resting on said pillow as stated above. With this radio or other audio generating device, its moderate audio output level may travel to the exterior of the said pillow through the same passage way that channels the audible command from said user outside the pillow to the interior of said enclosure. Also with said pillow and most likely within its said enclosure may be a Bluetooth transmitter and/or receiver that would be controlled by audible means by a user in a similar fashion as stated above. This Bluetooth device contained within said pillow can be for telephone/cellular communications or other purposes.

2. A Pillow Remote Controller Apparatus as in claim 1 Comprising:

A pillow having a passageway (recommended at end of pillow) for an enclosure with its associated parts, to be inserted into or removed from its interior. Also said pillow having means of storing said enclosure in its interior. Said pillow also having one or more designated areas at its outer surface for receiving an audible acoustical signal and means of channeling said audible signal into said enclosure, internally contained in said pillow. The pillow also having means of passing any internal transmitter generated control signal to its exterior that would enable said signal to travel to a distant receiver for equipment function controlling. The pillow may also have an infrared Light Emitting Diode element near or at its outer surface for ejection of said signal.

An enclosure to be contained within said pillow that houses the electronic equipment necessary for the device and equipment controlling operation as described in claim one. Also said enclosure may have one or more battery compartments to contain batteries necessary to power the circuitry within the enclosure.

A pressure sensing element (with one arrangement, two sensing elements) physically attached to said enclosure of the pillow that will be active upon the sensing of someone resting on said pillow and in doing so will imitate the powering up and enabling of the of audible command reception from the user.

A power distribution point such as the power control and alarm circuitry housed within said enclosure, after having received battery power from pressure sensors will, depending specified conditions, in cases where the power control and alarm circuit is used, distribute the battery power to other circuits such as an audio receiving, decoding and function command circuitry, also possibly a transmitter selector and interface circuitry.

An audio receiving, decoding, and function command circuitry also housed within said enclosure of said pillow which receives, decodes (interprets) the audible commands given by a user and applies the