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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Kaveh Hushyar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Kaveh Hushyar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mostafa Tofighbakhsh, Cupertino, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A voice-activated command interface module for interacting with a plurality of home-based electronic devices so as to allow for a remotely-located home owner to communicate with, command and control various ones of the electronic devices. The module includes a plurality of communication ports, each communication port associated with a different type of communication interface for providing communications to and from the plurality of electronic devices. The module also includes a voice network communication port for receiving the voice commands from the home owner and a data network communication port for transmitting monitoring and control information between the plurality of electronic devices and the home owner. In operation, the command interface module is responsive to voice commands received from a remote user via an incoming telephone line (either data or voice). A voice recognition unit within the command interface module is utilized to translate the received voice signal into an 'action/control' signal and then perform the desired activity.