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Electronic apparatus and method for controlling the electronic apparatus using voice

  • US 8,725,515 B2
  • Filed: 09/22/2011
  • Issued: 05/13/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

  • a microphone operable to pick up a voice command from a user;

    a motherboard;

    recording software;

    a processor electronically connected to the motherboard, the processor comprising a general purpose input/output terminal; and

    a voice recognition microchip electronically connected to the processor and the microphone, the voice recognition microchip comprising an interrupt pin electronically connected to the general purpose input/output terminal;

    wherein the interrupt pin outputs an interrupt signal to the general purpose input/output terminal, and the processor is directed by the interrupt signal to control the recording software to generate a recording indication; and

    wherein the voice recognition microchip determines whether the voice command is identical with a pre-stored voice command, the processor outputs a control signal to the motherboard according to the determination of the voice command and the pre-stored voice command, and the motherboard controls the electronic apparatus to perform an action corresponding to the control signal;

    wherein the control signal is a power button (PWRBTN) signal, and the motherboard receives the PWRBTN signal and controls the electronic apparatus to turn on.

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