Environmental condition detector with speech recognition
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1. An environmental condition detector comprising:
- an environmental condition sensor;
control circuitry coupled to the sensor;
the sensor senses an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector;
speech recognition circuitry coupled to the control circuitry in response to audible verbal commands recognized by the recognition circuitry, the control circuitry initiates one of a selected non-test function of the detector or a test of the detector, wherein a first received and recognized verbal command prepares the detector to receive and recognize at least a second verbal command;
after reception of first recognized verbal command, if a second verbal command is not received and recognized within a preset time interval, the detector re-enters a waiting mode to receive a first verbal command;
an output device, coupled to the control circuitry which indicates a test result;
the sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a heat sensor, or a motion sensor; and
a housing which contains the sensor, the circuitry and the output device.
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Abstract
An ambient condition detector incorporates speech recognition circuitry for the receipt of verbal commands in a selected language. The commands can be used to initiate functions, such as tests of various components of the detector, or over-all detector operation. Test results can be reported audible, for example by tones, verbally or optically. Recognizable commands and messages can be pre-recorded and not user alterable. Other types of functions can be verbally initiated. Alternately, the user can expand upon the pre-recorded set of commands, or, can record a user specific set of commands.
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1. An environmental condition detector comprising:
- an environmental condition sensor;
control circuitry coupled to the sensor;
the sensor senses an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector;
speech recognition circuitry coupled to the control circuitry in response to audible verbal commands recognized by the recognition circuitry, the control circuitry initiates one of a selected non-test function of the detector or a test of the detector, wherein a first received and recognized verbal command prepares the detector to receive and recognize at least a second verbal command;
after reception of first recognized verbal command, if a second verbal command is not received and recognized within a preset time interval, the detector re-enters a waiting mode to receive a first verbal command;
an output device, coupled to the control circuitry which indicates a test result;
the sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a heat sensor, or a motion sensor; and
a housing which contains the sensor, the circuitry and the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- an environmental condition sensor;
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11. A verbally responsive environmental condition detector comprising:
- a housing;
at least one ambient condition sensor carried in the housing;
speech recognition circuitry, carried in the housing and responsive to verbal input from a displaced source;
control circuitry, coupled to the sensor, responsive to outputs therefrom to establish the presence of a predetermined alarm condition, the control circuitry is also coupled to the speech recognition circuitry and is responsive to recognized audible verbal input to implement a function corresponding to the audible verbal input, wherein a first received and recognized verbal command prepares the detector to receive and recognize at least a second verbal command;after reception and recognition of the first verbal command, if a second verbal command is not received and recognized within a preset time interval, the detector re-enters a waiting mode to receive a first verbal command; the sensor senses an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector; an audio output transducer coupled to the control circuitry to emit an audible alarm when the sensor senses the environmental condition; the sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a heat sensor, or a motion sensor; the housing contains at least the sensor, the control circuitry and the audio output transducer; and the detector is not connected to a centrally monitored alarm system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- a housing;
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22. An environmental condition detector receiving at least one audible verbal command to test the functionality of the detector comprising:
- a housing, at least one sensor for detecting an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector, a first electronic circuit for activation of an audio output transducer to emit an alarm having an audible tonal pattern for the duration of the detection of the environmental condition;
speech recognition circuits for receiving and electronically recognizing audible verbal commands and thereby initiating at least one diagnostic test of at least one electronic component of the environmental condition detector, wherein a first received and recognized verbal command prepares the detector to receive and recognize at least a second verbal command;after reception and recognition the first verbal command, if a second verbal command is not received and recognized within a preset time interval, the detector re-enters a waiting mode to receive a first verbal command; a power source selected from a group including a battery, a non-battery power supply, and a non-battery power supply with battery backup; the sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a heat sensor, or a motion sensor; the housing contains at least the sensor, the first electronic circuit, and the audio output transducer; and the detector functions as a stand-alone unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
- a housing, at least one sensor for detecting an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector, a first electronic circuit for activation of an audio output transducer to emit an alarm having an audible tonal pattern for the duration of the detection of the environmental condition;
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26. An environmental condition detector receiving at least one audible verbal command to test the condition of a battery in the detector comprising:
- a housing;
at least one sensor for detecting an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector, control circuitry that activates an audio output transducer to emit an alarm having an audible tonal pattern for the duration of the detection of said environmental condition;
speech recognition circuitry that receives and electronically recognizes audible verbal commands and thereby initiating at least one diagnostic test to provide a report of the condition of a selected element of the detector, wherein a first received and recognized verbal command prepares the detector to receive and recognize at least a second verbal command;after reception and recognition of the first verbal command, if a second verbal command is not received and recognized within a preset time interval, the detector re-enters a waiting mode to receive a first verbal command; a power source selected from a group including a battery and a non-battery power supply with a battery back-up; the at least one sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a heat sensor, or a motion sensor; the housing contains at least the sensor, the control circuitry, and the audio output transducer; and the detector is not a component of a centrally monitored alarm system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
- a housing;
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31. An environmental condition detector receiving audible verbal commands and electronic speech recognition to test the functionality of the detector comprising:
- a housing;
at least one sensor that detects an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector;
control circuitry that activates an audio output transducer to emit an alarm having an audible tonal pattern for the duration of the detection of said environmental condition;
speech recognition circuitry that receives and electronically recognizes said audible verbal commands and thereby initiating at least one diagnostic test of at least one electronic component of said environmental condition detector, wherein a first received and recognized verbal command prepares the detector to receive and recognize at least a second verbal command;after reception and recognition of the first verbal command, if a second verbal command is not received and recognized within preset time interval, the detector re-enters a waiting mode to receive a first verbal command; an electronic memory in which the user can record at least one verbal command for user dependent speech recognition;
the at least one sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a heat sensor, or a motion sensor;a power source selected from the group including a battery, a non-battery power supply, and a non-battery power supply with a back-up power supply; the housing contains at least the sensor, the control circuitry, and the audio output transducer; and the detector is independent of a centrally monitored system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
- a housing;
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35. An environmental condition detector receiving audible verbal commands and electronic speech recognition to remotely test the condition of the battery power supply of the detector comprising:
- a housing;
at least one sensor that detects an indoor presence of an environmental condition in the ambient vicinity of the detector;
control circuitry that activates an audio output transducer to emit an alarm having an audible tonal pattern for the duration of the detection of said environmental condition;
speech recognition circuitry that receives and electronically recognizes said audible verbal commands and thereby initiating at least one diagnostic test to provide a report of the condition of said battery power supply, wherein a first received and recognized verbal command prepares the detector to receive and recognize at least a second verbal command;after reception and recognition of the first verbal command, if a second verbal command is not received and recognized within a preset time interval, the detector re-enters a waiting mode to receive a first verbal command; an electronic memory in which the user records at least one verbal command for user dependent speech recognition;
a power source selected from the group including a battery and a non-battery source with a battery back-up;the at least one sensor comprises at least one of a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, a carbon monoxide sensor, a heat sensor, or a motion sensor; the housing contains at least the sensor, the control circuitry, and the audio output transducer; and the detector does not communicate with a centrally monitored system. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
- a housing;
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