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System and method for voice actuated configuration of a controlling device

CAFC
  • US 9,847,083 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2011
  • Issued: 12/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for configuring a controlling device to command functional operations of a target appliance, the method comprising:

  • causing a codeset record to be provisioned to the controlling device for use in commanding functional operations of the target appliance, the provisioned codeset record comprising protocol and formatting information and a plurality of individual command function entries wherein each of the plurality of individual function entries within the codeset record comprises command data, a standard function identifier, data which comprises a phonetic representation of a function name corresponding the standard function identifier, and a plurality of data each of which comprises a phonetic representation of a unique one of a plurality of synonyms of the function name;

    causing less than all of the individual command function entries from within the provisioned codeset record to each be matched to one or more of a plurality of user input elements of the controlling device whereupon a subsequent activation of a one of the plurality of user input elements will cause the controlling device to transmit a command communication by using the protocol and formatting information and the command data of a one or more of the plurality of individual command function entries from within the provisioned codeset record that was mapped to the one of the plurality of user input element activated; and

    causing the controlling device to transmit a command communication by using the protocol and formatting information and the command data of a one of the one or more of the plurality of individual command function entries from within the provisioned codeset record having a phonetic representation of the function name or a synonym of the function name which corresponds to voice data provided to a speech recognition engine.

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