Appliance control programmer using voice recognition
First Claim
1. A voice activated programmer for controlling the operation of an appliance comprising:
- a receiver operating in the audio frequency range to receive commands spoken by a person;
a converter converting commands received by the receiver into an electrical signal;
a processor processing the electrical signal to determine if the person who spoke is a person previously authorized to operate the appliance;
a controller performing the function requested by the person who spoke only if the person is a previously authorized person; and
,a voice programmer for initially processing each authorized voice to which said programmer is to respond, the voice programmer including a memory for storing voice indicia by which said authorized voice is to be later recognized, means establishing a hierarchy of voices so if more than one person directs a command at the programmer, the programmer can determine a sequence by which commands will be responded, and appliance selection means for selecting from which of a plurality of appliances with which said programmer may be used, commands spoken by an authorized person are directed.
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Abstract
A voice activated programmer (10) controlling the operation of an appliance such as a television (T) or VCR (V). A receiver (12) operating in the audio frequency range receives an audio command spoken by a person. A converter (20) converts the audio input to the receiver into an electrical signal. A processor (22) processes the electrical signal to determine if the person who spoke is a person previously authorized to operate the appliance. A controller (32) performs the function requested by the person who spoke only if the person is a previously authorized person. If more than one person directs a command to the programmer, the sequence with which the commands are executed is determined based on a voice hierarchy.
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18 Claims
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1. A voice activated programmer for controlling the operation of an appliance comprising:
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a receiver operating in the audio frequency range to receive commands spoken by a person; a converter converting commands received by the receiver into an electrical signal; a processor processing the electrical signal to determine if the person who spoke is a person previously authorized to operate the appliance; a controller performing the function requested by the person who spoke only if the person is a previously authorized person; and
,a voice programmer for initially processing each authorized voice to which said programmer is to respond, the voice programmer including a memory for storing voice indicia by which said authorized voice is to be later recognized, means establishing a hierarchy of voices so if more than one person directs a command at the programmer, the programmer can determine a sequence by which commands will be responded, and appliance selection means for selecting from which of a plurality of appliances with which said programmer may be used, commands spoken by an authorized person are directed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A voice activated programmer for controlling the operation of an appliance comprising:
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a receiver operating in the audio frequency range to receive a command for said appliance spoken by a person; a voice programmer for authorizing persons who may use said programmer to command said appliance, said voice programmer initially processing each authorized voice to which said programmer is to respond, said voice programmer including a memory for storing voice indicia by which said authorized voice is to be later recognized, and said voice programmer including means establishing a hierarchy of voices so if more than one person directs a command at the programmer, the programmer can determine a sequence by which commands will be responded; a processor processing a received command and determining if the person who spoke is a person authorized to operate the appliance; and
,means responsive to a verification from said processor that the person is authorized to command the requested function of said appliance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A voice activated programmer for controlling the operation of an appliance comprising:
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a receiver operating in the audio frequency range to receive a command for said appliance spoken by a person; a voice programmer for authorizing persons who may use said programmer to command said appliance, said voice programmer including means by which execution of said received commands is limited to selected time intervals; a processor processing a received command and determining if the person who spoke is a person authorized to operate the appliance; and, means responsive to a verification from said processor that the person is authorized to command the requested function of said appliance. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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