Speech activated door operator system
First Claim
1. A barrier operator system for moving a barrier between open and closed positions, including:
- lighting associated with said operator system;
an operator mechanism operably connected to a barrier for moving said barrier between open and closed positions;
a base controller operably associated with said operator mechanism for causing said operator mechanism to move said barrier; and
at least one remote controller including a speech recognition module programmed to recognize one or more spoken gateway words and one or more spoken command words, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter operably connected to said speech recognition module for transmitting a radio frequency signal to said base controller in response to a signal from said speech recognition module, and a microcontroller operably connected to said RF transmitter and to said speech recognition module and operable to transmit a signal to said RF transmitter on receipt of a signal from said speech recognition module to effect one of controlling said lighting and moving said barrier between open and closed positions.
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Abstract
A barrier operator system, such as a garage door operator system, includes one or more remote control units, such as an inside remote control unit, an external wall mounted remote control unit and portable vehicle disposed remote control units which include speech recognition modules for recognizing spoken command signals to open or close a garage door or energize or de-energize lighting associated with the garage. The speech recognition modules are operably connected to interface or microcontroller circuits for operating a radio frequency transmitter for sending signals to operate lighting, and/or the barrier operator to move a barrier between open and closed positions, and possibly perform other functions.
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20 Claims
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1. A barrier operator system for moving a barrier between open and closed positions, including:
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lighting associated with said operator system; an operator mechanism operably connected to a barrier for moving said barrier between open and closed positions; a base controller operably associated with said operator mechanism for causing said operator mechanism to move said barrier; and at least one remote controller including a speech recognition module programmed to recognize one or more spoken gateway words and one or more spoken command words, a radio frequency (RF) transmitter operably connected to said speech recognition module for transmitting a radio frequency signal to said base controller in response to a signal from said speech recognition module, and a microcontroller operably connected to said RF transmitter and to said speech recognition module and operable to transmit a signal to said RF transmitter on receipt of a signal from said speech recognition module to effect one of controlling said lighting and moving said barrier between open and closed positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A door operator system for moving an upward acting door between open and closed positions, including:
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an operator mechanism operably connected to a door for moving said door between open and closed positions; a base controller operably associated with said operator mechanism for causing said operator mechanism to move said door; a wall mounted remote controller adapted for signal transmitting communication with said base controller, said remote controller including a speech activatable unit comprising a speech recognition module programmed to recognize one or more spoken gateway words and one or more spoken command words for effecting operation of said door to move between said open and closed positions; a radio frequency (RF) transmitter operably connected to said speech recognition module for transmitting a radio frequency signal to said base controller in response to a signal from said speech recognition module; a microcontroller operably connected to said RF transmitter and to said speech recognition module and including means for transmitting a rolling code signal to said RF transmitter on receipt of a signal from said speech recognition module; and a keypad operably connected to said microcontroller and operable to provide a signal to said microcontroller to command operation of said RF transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An operator system for moving an upward acting door between open and closed positions, including:
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an operator mechanism connected to an upward acting door for moving said door between open and closed positions; a base controller associated with said operator mechanism for causing said operator mechanism to move said door; a wall mountable remote controller adapted for signal transmitting communication with said base controller, said remote controller including voice analysis means comprising a speech recognition module programmable to recognize one or more spoken words for effecting operation of said door to move between said open and closed positions; a radio frequency (RF) transmitter connected to said speech recognition module for transmitting a radio frequency signal to said base controller in response to a signal from said speech recognition module; and a microcontroller connected to said RF transmitter and to said speech recognition module and operable to transmit a signal to said RF transmitter on receipt of a signal from said speech recognition module. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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