Voice-operated remote control system
First Claim
1. A voice-operated remote control system including a transmitter comprising:
- a switch disposed in one of an activated state and a deactivated state such that placing said switch in said activated state enables said transmitter and placing said switch in said deactivated state disables said transmitter;
a microphone for converting a voice command into an electric signal;
a first circuit for recognizing the voice command based on the electric signal from said microphone and producing command data corresponding to the voice command;
a transmitter for generating and transmitting a remote control signal corresponding to said command data;
a second circuit, responsive to said switch, for producing an instruction signal when said switch remains in said activated state for a predetermined time period to apply a repetition command to repeat an operation to a remotely controlled device; and
a third circuit for adding said repetition command to said remote control signal in response to said instruction signal.
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Abstract
A voice-operated remote control system which transmits a remote control signal in response to a voice command has a detector for detecting whether a voice command is received or not. A detected signal from the detector is applied to a power supply control circuit. When there is no voice command received as detected by the detector, the power supply control circuit cuts off electric energy supplied to a speech recognition circuit which consumes the largest amount of electric energy in the voice-operated remote control system. The voice-operated remote control system also has a continuous operation instructing unit which produces an instruction signal that instructs a repetition command to cause a remotely controlled device to repeat an operation. The instruction signal is supplied to a continuous operation control unit which adds the repetition command to the remote control signal that is transmitted to the remotely controlled device.
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1. A voice-operated remote control system including a transmitter comprising:
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a switch disposed in one of an activated state and a deactivated state such that placing said switch in said activated state enables said transmitter and placing said switch in said deactivated state disables said transmitter; a microphone for converting a voice command into an electric signal; a first circuit for recognizing the voice command based on the electric signal from said microphone and producing command data corresponding to the voice command; a transmitter for generating and transmitting a remote control signal corresponding to said command data; a second circuit, responsive to said switch, for producing an instruction signal when said switch remains in said activated state for a predetermined time period to apply a repetition command to repeat an operation to a remotely controlled device; and a third circuit for adding said repetition command to said remote control signal in response to said instruction signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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