IP Library Granted Patent US 9,881,606
Granted Patent B2
US 9,881,606 · App. 15/337,698 · Granted Jan 30, 2018

Command and control of devices and applications by voice using a communication base system

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Patent No.
US 9,881,606
App. No.
15/337,698
Granted
Jan 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first communication path for receiving a communication is established. The communication includes speech, which is processed. A speech pattern is identified as including a voice-command. A portion of the speech pattern is determined as including the voice-command. That portion of the speech pattern is separated from the speech pattern and compared with a second speech pattern. If the two speech patterns match or resemble each other, the portion of the speech pattern is accepted as the voice-command. An operation corresponding to the voice-command is determined and performed. The operation may perform an operation on a remote device, forward the voice-command to a remote device, or notify a user. The operation may create a second communication path that may allow a headset to join in a communication between another headset and a communication device, several headsets to communicate with each other, or a headset to communicate with several communication devices.

Claims (40)

1. A method for controlling a computer using voice-commands, the method comprising:

establishing a wireless communication path directly between a user communication device and a base station;

establishing a second wireless communication path between the base station and the computer;

receiving a communication from the user communication device with the base station;

identifying, with a command processing module of the base station, during the communication from the user communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by the detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word;

separating the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the preliminary address word portion of the speech pattern;

determining, by the base station, an application operation executable by the computer, corresponding to the voice-command portion of the speech pattern;

communicating a command corresponding to the application operation from the base station to the computer; and

executing the application operation with the computer.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by a user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application operation corresponding to the voice command of the user differs from a second application operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the application operation comprises launching a computer program.

6. A base system includes non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing computer executable instructions for wirelessly controlling a computer using voice-commands that, when executed, cause the base station to:

establish a wireless communication path directly between a user communication device and the base station;

establish a second wireless communication path between the base station and the computer;

receive a communication from the user communication device;

identify, with a command processing module, during the communication from the communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by the command processing module by the detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word;

separate the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the preliminary address word portion of the speech pattern;

determine an application operation executable by the computer corresponding to the voice-command portion of the speech pattern; and

communicate a command corresponding to the application operation to the computer.

7. The base system of claim 6 , wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by a user.

8. The base system of claim 6 , wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

9. The base system of claim 6 , wherein the instructions cause the base station to determine an application operation corresponding to the voice command for a first user that is different from a second application operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

10. A computer control system comprising;

a computer;

a user communication device; and

a base station storing computer executable instructions for wirelessly controlling the local device using voice-commands that, when executed, cause the base station to:

establish a wireless communication path directly between the user communications device and the base station;

establish a second wireless communication path between the base station and the computer;

receive a communication from the user communication device;

identify, with a command processing module, during the communication from the user communication device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command, wherein the speech pattern is identified as including a voice command by the detection of a preliminary pre-determined address word;

separate the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the preliminary address word portion of the speech pattern;

determine an application operation executable by the computer corresponding to the voice-command; and

communicate a command corresponding to the application operation to the computer, thereby causing the computer to execute the application operation.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by the user.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the application operation corresponding to the voice command of the user differs from a second application operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the application operation comprises launching a computer program.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user communication device is a cellular telephone.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2026
From: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
To: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 075304/0073 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: TIVO CORPORATION
To: TIVO LLC
Reel/Frame 069083/0270 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: TIVO LLC
To: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 069083/0339 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063707/0884 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2021
From: CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC
To: TIVO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057803/0959 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2016
From: GELDBACH, ERIK; ROOKS, KELSYN D.; SMITH, SHANE M.; WILMOTH, MARK
To: EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 040174/0215 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 31, 2016
From: EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
To: CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC
Reel/Frame 040516/0521 →