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Remote control audio link

  • US 8,914,287 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2011
  • Issued: 12/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A voice control system, the system comprising:

  • a television receiver, comprising;

    a processing unit configured to execute a voice recognition module and one or more executable commands;

    a receiver coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive a first audio file from a remote control device, the first audio file comprising at least one voice command;

    a communication component coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive programming content; and

    one or more storage media storing the voice recognition module, the voice recognition module being configured to determine if the at least one voice command is from the signal carrying the programming content or whether the at least one voice command is from an audio signal separate from the signal carrying the programming content, and in response to the audio signal separate from the signal carrying the programming content convert the at least one voice command into text.

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