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Apparatus and method for providing hands-free operation of a device

  • US 7,027,842 B2
  • Filed: 09/24/2002
  • Issued: 04/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hands-free adapter, comprising:

  • a device interface for interfacing the hands-free adapter to a device;

    a headset interface for interfacing the hands-free adapter to a hands-free headset;

    a memory for storing a plurality of voice commands and corresponding device commands;

    a digital signal processor for processing a voice command received from the hands-free headset, the voice command comprising a command to control a device and a command prefix, the command prefix preceding the command to control the device and providing an alert of the command to control the device subsequent to the command prefix; and

    a processing unit for further processing the voice command, generating a device command that emulates a user'"'"'s interaction with the device, and providing the device command to the device interface, the processing unit further providing a voice messaging feature such that an incoming communication to a communications device is connected, an outgoing announcement is presented via the communications connection, and a message is saved to the memory of the hands-free adapter,wherein the memory further stores a voice message command, a corresponding hands-free adapter command, and the outgoing announcement, wherein the digital signal processor further processes the voice message command received from the hands-free headset, and wherein the processing unit further processes the voice message command such that emulates the user'"'"'s interaction with the voice messaging feature.

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