Voice command remote control system
First Claim
1. A voice command remote control system comprising:
- a remote control device for controlling a household appliance controlled device comprising;
a transducer that converts sound of an audio voice command to an electrical signal;
a transmitter that transmits said electrical signal to a first controlled device, wherein said first controlled device comprises;
a recognition processor that converts said electrical signal to pattern data and compares said pattern data with a plurality of sets of stored pattern data to recognize said audio voice command as corresponding to one of the sets of the stored pattern data;
comprising said first controlled device and wherein said first controlled device performs a preset function corresponding to said audio voice command in response to recognition of said audio voice command; and
a recorder that records said electrical signal.
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Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for controlling electronic devices from a remote location. The method and apparatus utilizes a remote control device which receives and transmits voice commands as electrical signals to at least one controlled device having a recognition processor which converts received electrical signals to pattern data and compares that pattern data with data stored in the processor. The invention may incorporate the use of a recorder for recording electrical signals in the remote or controlled device and may further include a teaching circuit for retrieving and reproducing voice commands as visual or audio prompts as needed. The invention may be adapted to control multiple controlled devices in coordination so that each coordinated device is made to perform the same or a different function in response to a single voice command is disclosed.
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26 Claims
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1. A voice command remote control system comprising:
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a remote control device for controlling a household appliance controlled device comprising; a transducer that converts sound of an audio voice command to an electrical signal; a transmitter that transmits said electrical signal to a first controlled device, wherein said first controlled device comprises; a recognition processor that converts said electrical signal to pattern data and compares said pattern data with a plurality of sets of stored pattern data to recognize said audio voice command as corresponding to one of the sets of the stored pattern data; comprising said first controlled device and wherein said first controlled device performs a preset function corresponding to said audio voice command in response to recognition of said audio voice command; and a recorder that records said electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11)
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7. A voice command remote control system comprising:
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a remote control device for controlling a household appliance controlled device comprising; a transducer that converts sound of an audio voice command to an electrical signal; a transmitter that transmits said electrical signal to a first controlled device, wherein said first controlled device comprises; a recognition processor that converts said electrical signal to pattern data and compares said pattern data with a plurality of sets of stored pattern data to recognize said audio voice command as corresponding to one of the sets of the stored pattern data; comprising said first controlled device and wherein said first controlled device performs a preset function corresponding to said audio voice command in response to recognition of said audio voice command; and wherein said first controlled device further comprises a transmitter for generating and transmitting a second electrical signal to a second controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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12. A method of controlling at least one controlled device from a remote location comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving an audio voice command into a remote control device; b. converting said audio voice command to an electrical signal in said remote control device; c. transmitting said electrical signal from said remote control device to a first controlled device; d. converting said electrical signal into pattern data within said first controlled device; e. comparing said pattern data with a plurality of sets of pattern data stored within the first controlled device to recognize the audio voice command as corresponding to one of the sets of the stored pattern data; and f. recording the electrical signal on a recorder located within the remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling at least one controlled device from a remote location comprising the steps of:
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a. receiving an audio voice command into a remote control device; b. converting said audio voice command to an electrical signal in said remote control device; c. transmitting said electrical signal from said remote control device to a first controlled device; d. converting said electrical signal into pattern data within said first controlled device; e. comparing said pattern data with a plurality of sets of pattern data stored within the first controlled device to recognize the audio voice command as corresponding to one of the sets of the stored pattern data; and f. transmitting a second electrical signal from said first controlled device to a second controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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