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The present invention relates to a wireless, voice-activated remote control device for controlling an electronic device having voice control circuitry. A short-range range wireless data and voice communication link, for example using Bluetooth technology, is established between the remote control de

The present invention relates to a wireless, voice-activated remote control device for controlling an electronic device having voice control circuitry. A short-range range wireless data and voice communication link, for example using Bluetooth technology, is established between the remote control device and the electronic device. To activate voice control circuitry in the electronic device, a user supplies an input to the remote control device. In response to the user input, wireless link circuitry within the remote control device sends a control signal, for example an AT command, to the electronic device. The electronic device receives the control signal and transmits a control signal indicating the status of the electronic device. Once the voice control circuitry is activated, the user provides a voice command to the remote control device. The remote control device transmits the voice signal to the electronic device over the wireless communication link. The electronic device processes the voice signal in the voice control circuitry and generates instructions in response to the voice signal if recognized. The voice control circuitry is advantageously located within the electronic device and not within the remote control device to simplify the remote control device and to minimize the amount of power dissipated in the remote control device.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A method of controlling an electronic device with a remote control device, the method comprising the steps of:establishing a wireless communication link between the electronic device and the remote control device over which data signals and voice signals may be transmitted; receiving a voice sign

1. A method of controlling an electronic device with a remote control device, the method comprising the steps of:establishing a wireless communication link between the electronic device and the remote control device over which data signals and voice signals may be transmitted; receiving a voice signal at the remote control device; transmitting the voice signal from the remote control device to the electronic device via the wireless communication link; receiving the voice signal at the electronic device; generating an instruction responsive to the voice signal in the electronic device; executing the instruction in the electronic device; transmitting at least one signal from the remote control device to the electronic device to elicit a response from the electronic device; transmitting an operational status of the electronic device in response to one of the at least one signal; storing the operational status in a memory unit in the remote control device, updating the operational status of the electronic device; and changing an operational status of the remote control device in response to the updating step.