Voice-activated motorized remote control device

• US 8,433,579 B1
• Filed: 01/25/2010
• Issued: 04/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Roberto Duran
• Original Assignee: Roberto Duran
• Inventors: Duran, Roberto
• Primary Examiner(s): Smits, Talivaldis Ivars
• Assistant Examiner(s): Roberts, Shaun
• Application Number:
  US12/693,312
• Time in Patent Office: 1,191 Days
• Field of Search: 704/275, 446/436, 446/437
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/31 Voice input
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/00 Non-electrical signal transmission systems, e.g. optical systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/28 Constructional details of speech recognition systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device

Abstract

The voice-activated motorized remote control device relates to a motorized remote control, for consumer electronics, with wheels that will drive itself over to an end-user in response to the sound of his or her voice. The voice-activated motorized remote control device will also feature a beeping noise during normal operation and also a high pitched beeping noise that will alert the user if the device has become stuck against an object. The voice-activated motorized remote control device comprises a plurality of wheels; a remote control; a plurality of axles; a microphone; a speaker, a central processing unit with a voice recognition system, and a drive motor.

Claims

1. A voice-activated motorized remote control device comprising:

wherein the remote control has a plurality of wheels;

wherein each wheel is driven by a motorizing means;

wherein the remote control includes a speaker and a microphone;

wherein the remote control includes a processing means that receives a signal from a microphone and directs the motorizing means accordingly;

wherein the processing means can operate the motorizing means in either direction independent of each wheel;

wherein the processing means computes the strengthening or weakening sound wave of an end user in order to determine what direction to rotate the wheels via the motorizing means.

2. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described claim 1 wherein the motorizing means comprises a plurality of axels and a plurality of motors, wherein each axle is attached between a wheel and a motor.

3. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 1 wherein the processing means can detect disturbance of the movement of the wheels, and in turn the processing means can play a sound via the speaker in order to alert an end user that the motorized remote control device is obstructed from movement.

4. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 1 wherein the processing means comprises a central processing unit (hereinafter CPU).

5. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 1 wherein the CPU includes a voice recognition capability further comprising a voice record button and a voice play button;

and wherein upon recordation of an individual voice via the voice record button, the voice recognition capability recognizes said voice and directs the motorizing means to transport said remote control in the direction of said voice.

6. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 5 wherein the voice record button ad the voice play button are located on a bottom surface of said remote control.

7. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 1 wherein the processing means and the drive motor is powered by a plurality of batteries.

8. A voice-activated motorized remote control device comprising:

wherein the remote control has a plurality of wheels;

wherein each wheel is driven by a motorizing means;

wherein the remote control includes a speaker and a microphone;

wherein the remote control includes a processing means that receives a signal from a microphone and directs the motorizing means accordingly;

wherein the processing means can operate the motorizing means in either direction independent of each wheel;

wherein the processing means computes the strengthening or weakening sound wave of an end user in order to determine what direction to rotate the wheels via the motorizing means;

wherein the processing means includes a voice recognition capability further comprising a voice record button and a voice play button; and

wherein upon recordation of an individual voice via the voice record button, the voice recognition capability recognizes said voice and directs the motorizing means to transport said remote control in the direction of said voice;

wherein the processing means can detect disturbance of the movement of the wheels, and in turn the processing means can play a sound via the speaker in order to alert an end user that the motorized remote control device is obstructed from movement.

9. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 8 wherein the motorizing means comprises a plurality of axels and a plurality of motors, wherein each axle is attached between a wheel and a motor.

10. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 8 wherein the processing means comprises a central processing unit (hereinafter CPU).

11. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 8 wherein the voice record button ad the voice play button are located on a bottom surface of said remote control.

12. The voice-activated motorized remote control as described in claim 8 wherein the processing means and the drive motor is powered by a plurality of batteries.