Process and device for the speech-controlled remote control of electrical consumers
First Claim
1. A method for remote controlling electrical consumer devices in accordance with speech commands, wherein a personal computer (PC) and said consumer devices are connected to a remote control network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving speech commands from at least one speech channel having an electro-acoustic transducer, said transducer being connected to the PC via a speech channel interface;
transforming the speech commands into a corresponding control commands for controlling consumer devices using a speech recognition program;
encoding every control command generated by the speech recognition program to provide infrared codes, each infrared code being enterable, modifiable and assignable to a respective consumer device by an operator using the PC;
generating an image display on the PC in the form of a graphic user interface corresponding to each of said consumer devices to be controlled, said interface being assignable to a respective speech command and a codeset;
transmitting said infrared codes to said respective consumer device via the remote control network; and
transforming said infrared codes into electrical control signals for controlling the respective consumer device.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a process and a device for the speech-controlled remote control of electrical consumers by means of speech commands entered via a standard, commercially available PC (1). The PC (1) stores the control sequences for the sequencing control of the individual electrical consumers (21, 22, 23, 24, . . . , 2n). The control sequences are infrared-encoded signals enabling any electrical consumers featuring an infrared remote control unit to be controlled. Units which do not feature a remote control unit can be at least switched on and off via an upstream infrared receiver. A graphical user interface which is capable of being displayed on a monitor of the PC (1) forms an image display which is assigned to each individual electrical consumer, said image display being capable of being assigned the respective speech commands entered and infrared-encoded signals (FIG. 1).
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11 Claims
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1. A method for remote controlling electrical consumer devices in accordance with speech commands, wherein a personal computer (PC) and said consumer devices are connected to a remote control network, comprising the steps of:
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receiving speech commands from at least one speech channel having an electro-acoustic transducer, said transducer being connected to the PC via a speech channel interface; transforming the speech commands into a corresponding control commands for controlling consumer devices using a speech recognition program; encoding every control command generated by the speech recognition program to provide infrared codes, each infrared code being enterable, modifiable and assignable to a respective consumer device by an operator using the PC; generating an image display on the PC in the form of a graphic user interface corresponding to each of said consumer devices to be controlled, said interface being assignable to a respective speech command and a codeset; transmitting said infrared codes to said respective consumer device via the remote control network; and transforming said infrared codes into electrical control signals for controlling the respective consumer device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for remote controlling electrical consumer devices in accordance with speech commands, comprising:
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a processor having a speech recognition program for recognizing and transforming the speech commands received by a speech channel into corresponding control command for controlling said consumer devices, said processor having a speech channel interface; at least one speech channel being connected to said processor via an electro-acoustic transducer and the speech channel interface; a remote control network connecting said consumer devices to said processor; an encoder for encoding every speech command generated by said speech recognition program to provide infrared codes; a transformer for transforming said infrared codes into encoded signals; a storage device for storing said infrared codes; an input device for inputting and modifying an infrared code and assigning the modified infrared code to a respective consumer device; a monitor connected to the processor for displaying an image in the form of a graphic user interface, said graphic user interface being assignable to said respective consumer device; a transmitter for transmitting the encoded signals to said respective consumer device via the remote control network; and an infrared received associated with said respective consumer device for receiving the encoded signals. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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