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Remote control system for a locomotive using voice commands

  • US 6,697,716 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2002
  • Issued: 02/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A controller for a locomotive, comprising:

  • a) an input for receiving a signal derived from a spoken utterance;

    b) a processing unit operative to process the signal to derive data indicative of at least one recognition result that is a potential match to the spoken utterance;

    c) said processing unit being operative to transmit a control signal derived at least in part on the basis of the at least one recognition result when a validation data element derived from a validation signal provided by a human operator confirms that the data indicative of at least one recognition result is a match to the spoken utterance, said control signal being indicative of a command to be executed by the locomotive.

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