Methods for translating a device command
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time, while the second device is not physically connected to the first device, and is only intermittently local to the first device, comprising:
- using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device, (b) manipulate the obtained information, and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system;
the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device;
transmitting the formatted device command to the second device; and
the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system, while the second device is local to the first device.
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Abstract
An item of information is transmitted to a distal computer, translated to a different sense modality and/or, language and in substantially real time, and the translation is transmitted back to the location from which the item was sent. The device sending the item is preferably a wireless device, and more preferably a cellular or other telephone. The device receiving the translation is also preferably a wireless device, and more preferably a cellular or other telephone, and may advantageously be the same device as the sending device. The item of information preferably comprises a sentence of human speech having at least ten words, and the translation is a written expression of the sentence. All of the steps of transmitting the item of information, executing the program code, and transmitting the translated information preferably occurs in less than 60 seconds of elapsed time.
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1. A method of using a first electronic device to operate a second electronic device in real time, while the second device is not physically connected to the first device, and is only intermittently local to the first device, comprising:
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using a first device to (a) obtain visual or auditory information from external to the first device where the information comprises a human-understandable device command directed toward an operation of the second device, (b) manipulate the obtained information, and (c) transmit the manipulated information to a distal computer system; the distal computer system operating as a remote human-to-device command translation service provider using at least a portion of the manipulated information to translate the human-understandable device command into a formatted device command executable by the second device; transmitting the formatted device command to the second device; and the second device executing the formatted device command having received the formatted device command from the distal computer system, while the second device is local to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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