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U.S. Patent: 10,162,596


Patent Title

Portable electronic device configured to receive voice activated commands and to wirelessly manage or drive an output device

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Issued Date: Dec. 25, 2018
Inventor: William Ho Chang et al
External Links: UPSTO, Google Patents

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Abstract

A portable electronic device configured for receiving voice activated commands for wirelessly managing or driving an output device. The output device may include, for example, a television, a controller connectable to a television, a printer, an audio output device, or a projector. The portable electronic device includes an interface that includes at least one button or other controls, a microphone, and wireless communication circuitry. Subsequent to establishing, within a physical proximity, a wireless connection to the output device using the wireless communication circuitry, the portable electronic device is operable for receiving an indication from a user via the interface, for wirelessly sending information to the output device related to the indication, and for wirelessly receiving data or component from the output device in response to having sent the information. Additionally, the portable electronic device is configured to receive voice activated commands from the user via the microphone.

U.S. Patent Number: 10,162,596

Sample Claim

1. A portable electronic device for wirelessly managing or driving an output device, comprising:

a microphone;

an interface for interacting with a user, the interface includes at least one button or other controls;
wireless communication circuitry for wireless communication with the output device; and

wherein the portable electronic device is operable to:

(1) receive, via the interface of the portable electronic device, at least an indication from the user, the indication related to managing or driving the output device;

(2) wirelessly send, via the wireless communication circuitry, information from the portable electronic device to the output device, the wirelessly sending of the information being based, at least in part, on having received the indication from the user in (1);

(3) wirelessly receive, via the wireless communication circuitry, data or a component from the output device, the wirelessly receiving of the data or the component from the output device being based, at least in part, on having wirelessly sent the information from the portable electronic device to the output device in (2);

(4) receive, via the microphone of the portable electronic device, a voice activated command subsequent to having wirelessly received the data or the component from the output device in (3); and

(5) wirelessly transmit, using the wireless communication circuitry, audio data or sound data from the portable electronic device to the output device, the audio data or sound data being related, at least partly, to the voice activated command received via the microphone in (4).