IP Library Granted Patent US 10,482,880
Granted Patent B2
US 10,482,880 · App. 15/852,095 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

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

Inventors: Erik Geldbach (Charlotte, NC); Kelsyn D. Rooks (Overland Park, KS); Shane M. Smith (Bailey, CO); Mark Wilmoth (Gardner, KS)
Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC
G10L15/22G10L15/08G10L15/30G10L17/22H04M7/1295H04W68/00H04W76/14G10L2015/088G10L2015/223
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,482,880
App. No.
15/852,095
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
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 (37)

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

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

identifying, with the base station, a speech pattern as including a voice-command by the detection of an address word, wherein the address word is associated with the base station and is unassociated with the voice-command;

determining a second device operation corresponding to the voice-command;

communicating the second device operation from the base station to the second device; and

executing the second device operation at the second device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising separating the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the address word portion of the speech pattern.

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

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

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

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second device includes a processor and the second device operation comprises executing a program step with a second device processor.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second device is a communication device and the operation comprises sending a notification to the communication device.

8. A base station storing non-transitory computer executable instructions for wirelessly controlling a device using voice-commands that, when executed, cause the base station to:

receive a communication from a first device;

identify a speech pattern in the communications as including a voice-command by detecting an address word, wherein the address word is associated with the base station and is unassociated with the voice-command;

determine a second device operation corresponding to the voice-command; and

communicate a command corresponding to the second device operation to the second device.

9. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the base station to separate the voice command portion of the speech pattern from the address word portion of the speech pattern.

10. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by a user.

11. The base station of claim 9 , wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

12. The base station of claim 8 , wherein the instructions cause the base station to determine a second device operation corresponding to the voice command for a first user that is different from a second device operation corresponding to the same voice command of a second user.

13. A device control system comprising;

a first device;

a second device; and

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

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

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

receive a communication from the first device;

identify, with a command processing module, during the communication from the first device, a speech pattern as including a voice-command by detecting an address word, wherein the address word is associated with the base station and is unassociated with the voice-command;

determine a second device operation corresponding to the voice-command; and

communicate a command corresponding to the second device operation to the second device.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the address word is a phrase in a non-English language as predetermined by the user.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the address word is a user-specified noun.

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

17. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second device includes a processor and the second device operation comprises executing a program step with the second device processor.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second device is a communication device and the operation comprises sending a notification to the communications device.

19. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first 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 Mar 30, 2018
From: GELDBACH, ERIK; ROOKS, KELSYN D.; SMITH, SHANE M.; WILMOTH, MARK
To: EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 045402/0304 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 30, 2018
From: EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
To: CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC
Reel/Frame 045814/0425 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 15337698 · Oct 28, 2016
Continuation 14679785 · Apr 6, 2015
Continuation 12011268 · Jan 25, 2008
Provisional Application 61003519 · Nov 16, 2007
Related Publication 20180122381A1 · May 3, 2018