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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Applicant:
David Llewellyn Rees, Bracknell, GB;
Inventor:
David Llewellyn Rees, Bracknell, GB;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voice activated camera is described which allows users to take remote photographs by speaking one or more keywords. In a preferred embodiment, a speech processing unit is provided which is arranged to detect extended periodic signals from a microphone of the camera. A control unit is also provided to control the taking of a photograph when such an extended periodic component is detected by the speech processing unit.