General remote using spoken commands
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1. A voice-translating remote control comprising:
- a microphone operable to receive a nontrivial voice command and output a nontrivial voice signal;
an audio transmitter operably connected to the microphone to transmit an audio input signal to a host system based on the nontrivial voice signal, wherein the host system comprising a nontrivial speech recognition processor;
a signal receiver arranged to receive a command signal transmitted by the host system;
a signal transmitter operably connected to the signal receiver to transmit a control signal to an appliance based on the command signal; and
a user interface for validating the command signal, wherein the user interface configured to display contents of the command signal, wherein the contents of the command signal corresponds to an alpha-numeric representation of the non-trivial voice command.
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Abstract
A speech-translating remote control includes a microphone operable to receive speech command, thereby outputting a speech signal; an audio transmitter operably connected to the microphone to transmit an audio input signal to a host system based on the speech signal; a signal receiver to receive a command signal transmitted by the host transmitter; and a signal transmitter operably connected to the signal receiver to transmit a control signal to an appliance based on the command signal.
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1. A voice-translating remote control comprising:
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a microphone operable to receive a nontrivial voice command and output a nontrivial voice signal; an audio transmitter operably connected to the microphone to transmit an audio input signal to a host system based on the nontrivial voice signal, wherein the host system comprising a nontrivial speech recognition processor; a signal receiver arranged to receive a command signal transmitted by the host system; a signal transmitter operably connected to the signal receiver to transmit a control signal to an appliance based on the command signal; and a user interface for validating the command signal, wherein the user interface configured to display contents of the command signal, wherein the contents of the command signal corresponds to an alpha-numeric representation of the non-trivial voice command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A voice-translating remote control system comprising:
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a host system comprising a host receiver, a nontrivial speech-recognition processor, and a host transmitter, wherein the host receiver is operably connected to the nontrivial speech-recognition processor, which is in turn operably connected to the the host transmitter; and a remote control comprising a microphone operable to receive a nontrivial voice command and output a nontrivial voice signal, an audio transmitter operably connected to the microphone to transmit an audio input signal to the host system based on the nontrivial voice signal, a signal receiver arranged to receive a command signal transmitted by the host system, and a signal transmitter operably connected to the signal receiver to transmit a control signal to an appliance based on the command signal; and a user interface for validating the command signal, wherein the user interface configured to display contents of the command signal, wherein the contents of the command signal corresponds to an alpha-numeric representation of the non-trivial voice command. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A voice-translating remote control comprising:
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a microphone to receive a nontrivial voice command and output a nontrivial voice signal; a first transmitter means operably connected to the microphone for transmitting an audio input signal to a host system based on the nontrivial voice signal, wherein the host system comprising a nontrivial speech recognition processor; a receiver means for receiving a command signal transmitted by the host system; a second transmitter means operably connected to the receiver means for transmitting a control signal to an appliance based on the command signal; and a user interface for validating the command signal, wherein the user interface is configured to display contents of the command signal wherein the contents of the command signal corresponds to an alpha-numeric representation of the non-trivial voice command. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for controlling an appliance using voice commands comprising:
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receiving a nontrivial voice command by a microphone in a remote control and outputting a nontrivial voice signal; transmitting an audio input signal based on the nontrivial voice signal to a host system comprising a host receiver, a speech-recognition processor, and a host transmitter; processing the audio input signal by the speech-recognition processor to generate a command signal; transmitting the command signal to the remote control; receiving the command signal by the remote control; wirelessly transmitting a control signal to the appliance based on the command signal; and validating the command signal received by the remote control using a user interface, wherein the user interface is configured to display contents of the command signal and wherein the contents of the command signal corresponds to an alpha-numeric representation of the non-trivial voice command. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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