Voice activated image capture device and method
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1. An image capture device comprising:
- a first receiver operable to receive a user input for initiating a remote image capture operation of the image capture device;
a second receiver operable to receive a speech signal representative of an utterance of a user;
a processor operable to process the received speech signal to detect a keyword in the utterance;
an image capturer operable to capture an image; and
a controller responsive to said first receiver and said processor and operable to control said image capturer, such that said controller is operable to;
(a) in response to the user input, set the image capture device into a standby state for a period of time in which the image capture device is unresponsive to utterances of the user, and(b) after the period of time, set the image capture device into a listening state in which said controller is operable, in response to keyword detection by the processor, to cause said image capturer to capture an image.
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Abstract
An image capture device is described having a remote photograph mode in which images can be captured without physical contact with the device. The device is activated by the user speaking a keyword. The image capturing device is arranged so that after being initialized in the remote capture mode of operation, it enters a standby state for a period of time in which it is unresponsive to utterances and, after a period of time sets itself into a listening state in which it can capture images in response to detecting spoken keywords.
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36 Claims
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1. An image capture device comprising:
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a first receiver operable to receive a user input for initiating a remote image capture operation of the image capture device; a second receiver operable to receive a speech signal representative of an utterance of a user; a processor operable to process the received speech signal to detect a keyword in the utterance; an image capturer operable to capture an image; and a controller responsive to said first receiver and said processor and operable to control said image capturer, such that said controller is operable to; (a) in response to the user input, set the image capture device into a standby state for a period of time in which the image capture device is unresponsive to utterances of the user, and (b) after the period of time, set the image capture device into a listening state in which said controller is operable, in response to keyword detection by the processor, to cause said image capturer to capture an image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An image capturing method carried out in an image capture device, the method comprising:
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receiving a user input for initiating a remote image capture operation of the image capture device; receiving a speech signal representative of an utterance of a user; processing the received speech signal to detect a keyword in the utterance; and controlling the image capture device to capture an image in response to the user input and keyword detection, said controlling step comprising; (a) in response to the user input, setting the image capture device into a standby state for a period of time in which the image capture device is unresponsive to utterances of the user, and (b) after the period of time, setting the image capture device into a listening state and causing the image capture device to capture an image in response to the keyword detection. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An image capture device comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving a user input for initiating a remote image capture operation of the image capture device; second receiving means for receiving a speech signal representative of an utterance of a user; processing means for processing the received speech signal to detect a keyword in the utterance; capturing means for capturing an image; and a controller responsive to said first receiving means and said processing means and operable to control said capturing means, wherein said controller is operable to; (a) in response to said user input, set the image capture device into a standby state for a period of time in which the image capture device is unresponsive to utterances, and (b) after the period of time, set the image capture device into a listening state in which said controller is operable, in response to keyword detection by the processor, to cause said capturing means to capture an image.
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36. An image capture device comprising:
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a first receiver operable to receive a user input for initiating a remote image capture operation of the image capture device; a second receiver operable to receive a speech signal representative of an utterance of a user; a processor operable to process the received speech signal to detect a keyword in the user'"'"'s utterance; an image capturer operable to capture an image; and a controller responsive to said first receiver and said processor and operable to control said image capturer; wherein said controller is operable, in response to the user input, to set the image capture device into a standby state for a period of time in which the image capture device is unresponsive to utterances of the user and, after said period of time, is operable to set the image capture device into an active state.
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