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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Bahram Ghaffarzadeh Kermani, Whitehall, PA (US);
Bahram Ghaffarzadeh Kermani, Whitehall, PA (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention is a method and apparatus for controlling electronic devices from a remote location. The method and apparatus utilizes a remote control device which receives and transmits voice commands as electrical signals to at least one controlled device having a recognition processor which converts received electrical signals to pattern data and compares that pattern data with data stored in the processor. The invention may incorporate the use of a recorder for recording electrical signals in the remote or controlled device and may further include a teaching circuit for retrieving and reproducing voice commands as visual or audio prompts as needed. The invention may be adapted to control multiple controlled devices in coordination so that each coordinated device is made to perform the same or a different function in response to a single voice command is disclosed.