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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2019
Roku, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Anthony Wood, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lloyd Klarke, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Roku, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a battery operated, audio responsive remote control for controlling a media device. The remote control includes a speaker, microphone and talk button. The remote control is configured to: detect the talk button being pressed; responsive to the detection and within a time period that commences from the detection, analyze audio data received via the microphone to recognize one or more audio commands; and process the recognized audio commands. The remote control is also configured to: determine a volume level of the received audio data; and audibly confirm the recognized audio commands at the determined volume level. According to some embodiments, the remote control also includes a motion sensor, and is configured to: detect motion of the remote control using the motion sensor; determine that the detected motion corresponds to a volume changing motion; and adjust volume of the remote control and/or a media device according to the volume changing motion.