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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2003
Theodore Calderone, San Carlos, CA (US);
Mark J. Foster, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harry William Printz, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Jay Kistler, San Jose, CA (US);
Theodore Calderone, San Carlos, CA (US);
Mark J. Foster, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harry William Printz, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Jay Kistler, San Jose, CA (US);
Promptu Systems Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for remotely processing voice commands for controlling a television. A voice command is uttered by a user into a microphone contained in a remote control. The voice command is digitized, modulated, compressed, and wirelessly transmitted to a wireless receiver connected to a set-top box. The voice command is then transmitted to a cable head-end unit for voice and word recognition processing. Once the command function is determined, the function is transmitted back to the set-top box where the set-top box performs the command. The microphone is activated and deactivated by pressing and releasing a push-to-talk (PTT) switch. The PTT activates other functions by being turned, double-clicked and toggled up and down, left and right.