Systems and methods for TV navigation with compressed voice-activated commands
First Claim
1. A method of using voice activated commands to instruct electronic equipment to perform one or more functions, comprising:
- receiving at a remote control device speech representing a user command;
digitizing the speech at the remote control device;
compressing the digitized speech;
multiplexing the compressed digitized speech with control commands to produce a data transport stream comprising a control stream and a speech stream;
transmitting the data transport stream wirelessly to the electronic equipment;
receiving the data transport stream at the electronic equipment;
demultiplexing the data transport stream to produce the compressed digitized speech and the control commands;
decompressing the compressed digitized speech; and
performing at the electronic equipment a function based upon a stored instruction associated with the decompressed digitized speech.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system that receives speech commands at a remote control device microphone, digitizes those input speech commands, compresses the digitized speech commands, multiplexes control commands with the compressed digitized speech commands, and transmits the compressed digitized speech commands to an electronic device, such as a digital home communication terminal (DCHT). The electronic device decompresses and interprets the speech commands to allow the remote control operator to control the electronic device. Because speech recognition is performed at the electronic device, rather than at the remote control device, the remote control does not have to interpret and transmit infrared signals that represent user commands. This simplifies the processing and voice recognition capabilities required by the remote control. Additionally, because the electronic device processes the digitized voice received from the remote control device, the electronic device can negate the effect of sounds, such as television audio, likely captured by the microphone on the remote control device. This results in a great capability of the electronic device to interpret user commands.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of using voice activated commands to instruct electronic equipment to perform one or more functions, comprising:
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receiving at a remote control device speech representing a user command; digitizing the speech at the remote control device; compressing the digitized speech; multiplexing the compressed digitized speech with control commands to produce a data transport stream comprising a control stream and a speech stream; transmitting the data transport stream wirelessly to the electronic equipment; receiving the data transport stream at the electronic equipment; demultiplexing the data transport stream to produce the compressed digitized speech and the control commands; decompressing the compressed digitized speech; and performing at the electronic equipment a function based upon a stored instruction associated with the decompressed digitized speech. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A remote control apparatus that receives voice activated commands comprising:
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a first microphone; an enable microphone function configured to activate the first microphone such that the first microphone can receive inputs; a processor configured to digitize inputs received at the first microphone; a speech encoder configured to compress the digitized inputs; a multiplexer configured to multiplex the compressed digitized inputs with control commands to produce a data transport stream comprising a control stream and a speech stream; and a transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the data transport stream to a device associated with the remote control apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A home communication terminal that receives voice activated commands and, based upon the voice activated commands, instructs electronic equipment to perform functions, comprising:
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a receiver that receives a data transport stream comprising a control stream and a speech stream from a remote device, wherein the speech stream includes encoded digitized signals representing a voice activated command; a demultiplexor that demultiplexes the data transport stream to produce the encoded digitized signals and control commands; a speech decoder that decodes the encoded digitized signals; a memory that stores a dictionary of terms derived from voice samples of a user associated with the home communication terminal and a portion of the decoded digitized signals; an audio buffer that stores audio signals broadcast by a device in electrical communication with the receiver; a processor that eliminates stored audio signals from the decoded digitized signals, such that the resulting decoded digitized signals do not contain audio signals broadcast by the device in electrical communication with the receiver; and a comparison component that matches at least a portion of the resulting decoded digitized signals to commands representing a function the home communication terminal is operative to perform. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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